
Maintenance worker arrested in connection with New Orleans jail break
A 33-year-old Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, was arrested for aiding the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center, as announced by the Attorney General's office. "At this point we've kind of zeroed in on the maintenance worker turning the water off over a period ...
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Dr. Carrie Castille named tenth president of The University of Louisiana Monroe
ULM has its new president. The school has hired Dr. Carrie Castille as its 10th president in school history. Dr. Castille begins her new role on July 1st, taking over for interim president Dr. Nick Bruno, the retired president who's serving in an interim role following the resignation of Ron Berry, who went back to tea...
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Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his personal office announced on Sunday. LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Urology Dr. Kevin Hebert says the cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9, has metastasized to his bones, indicating a high-risk, advanced stag...
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Tate to step down as LSU president, taking identical role at Rutgers
LSU President William Tate is heading to the Garden State. Tate has announced that he is leaving his post to become the new president at Rutgers University. "It's been rumored for several weeks around the university that Tate was soon to depart," says Piper Hutchinson, a reporter for Louisiana Illuminator. &q...
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Survey: Louisianans split 50-50 on whether the state is headed in the right direction
The number of people who say Louisiana is heading in the right direction is on the rise. That's one of the findings in the annual Louisiana Survey conducted by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication. It shows that the percentage of those who say the state is hea...
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