Bill to require classrooms to display 10 Commandments nears final passage
Legislation mandating the 10 Commandments be displayed in public school and college classrooms passes in the Senate on a 30 to 8 vote. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis challenged Bossier City Senator Adam Bass who presented House Bill 71 in the upper chamber. "Do you believe that posting of the 10 Commandments ...
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Saints 2024 schedule is doable but no cakewalk
The wake of the release of the Saint's 2024 regular season schedule sees many fans questioning if the team could see the postseason for the first time since 2020. NOLA.com's Luke Johnson, who covers the Saints, says early season games against the Cowboys, Eagles, Falcons and Super Bowl champion Chiefs will test the Bla...
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US and Cuba discuss trade for rice and poultry
Agriculture Commissioner Mike strain is at the U.S. Agriculture Business Conference in Havana, Cuba to connect US rice and poultry exporters with potential Cuba importers. Strain says the country is in desperate need of food and that need continues to climb. "Their going to import over $2 billion worth of food. ...
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Couple accused of sexual abuse, burning and shooting teen girl
Authorities say 41 year old Terrence Washington of Thibodaux was sexually abusing a 15 year old and the teens mother blamed her daughter then set her on fire. Cops also say on April 18th Washington shot the 15-year old in the chest and the face. On April 20th they left Louisiana headed for Texas. Terrebonne Parish Sher...
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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use Congressional map with two Black districts
The Congressional map with two Black majority districts will be the map used for this fall's federal election. That's the result of a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that blocks a previous ruling by a panel of three federal judges that said the map approved by lawmakers this year was illegal because it was driven to...
May 15, 2024