Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court
The law, which applies to all public K-12 school and state-funded university classrooms, took effect Jan. 1. Days after the mandate went into effect, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill — the state ...
Hunters venture out into rare coastal snowstorm and need rescue, Louisiana agents say
A series of rescues were staged in the Louisiana wilderness after duck hunters defied warnings and set out during a rare coastal snowstorm, state officials said. Five rescues were made in the ...
Manhunt continues after pharmaceuticals driver killed in robbery/carjacking at Shreveport Walgreens
A pharmaceuticals delivery driver died after being shot, robbed and carjacked at a drugstore in Shreveport on Wednesday, Jan.
Senate committee passes bill to require Ten Commandments in all South Dakota classrooms
The bill would require the Ten Commandments be posted in each classroom in South Dakota's public schools. But it could face ...
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Louisiana moves incarcerated girls to controversial north Louisiana facility
Louisiana is transferring incarcerated girls to a youth center with which the leader of the state juvenile justice office has a longstanding personal connection.
Bird flu Illinois: Latest cases and what you should know as virus spreads
A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.
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Woman dies in Beauregard Parish fire
KVVP in Leesville is reporting that the Louisiana State Fire Marshall has been called in to assist in the investigation of a fire that resulted in a death in Beauregard ...
US Deep Freeze Leaves Gravediggers Struggling to Bury Dead
Special equipment must be employed to remove frost from the ground so graves can be more easily dug. Shukwit says a high-powered torch is used to thaw the frozen ground, making it easier for the ...
‘Not the Cajun sneaux-mobile’: New Orleans freezes over, and Louisiana handles it like only Louisiana can
The Gulf Blizzard of 2025 crashed into the southern portion of the United States this week, impacting 1,500 miles of land between Texas and the Carolinas and wreaking havoc on road safety and air ...
WBR, Iberville Parish residents urged to conserve water following winter storm
Government officials in multiple parishes are urging residents to conserve water after a winter storm in south Louisiana.
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Jim Gazzolo column: Closing the gap year
With all the talk of NCAA transfer portals and player movement, high school players are often left out in the cold. Last weekend, McNeese State’s football staff brought them back into the fold. In a ...
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Sales of carbon credits from north Louisiana forests begin; program offsets greenhouse gases
The project sets aside 20,000 acres of hardwood bottomland forests inside the Mississippi River Delta of northeastern Louisiana and western Mississippi.