
Resolution introduced to start LSU home football games no earlier than 6 p.m. during the month of September due to heat concerns
If a lawmaker gets his way, there will be no more LSU home football afternoon games in the month of September. Harahan Republican Representative John Illg has introduced a resolution that would request that all LSU home games in September start no earlier than 6 p.m. Illg points to the game against UCLA last September ...
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Louisiana House Civil Law Committee approves bill restricting recovery of damages from auto accidents
The House Civil Law Committee has approved a bill that says if police determine a driver is 51% or more at fault for an accident, that driver cannot recover damages for injuries suffered in the wreck. The bill's author, Baton Rouge Republican Emily Chenevert, says you should not be able to collect damages if the accide...
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Northwestern State University in Natchitoches seeking to establish law school to begin in fall of 2026
Northwestern State is in the process of establishing a law school. Currently, there are only four law schools in the state, none of which are in North Louisiana. Executive Vice President and Provost Greg Handel says people in the region want a law school in North Louisiana. "We have probably 20 or 22 letters of su...
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The Destruction of Hazardous Import Act looks to protect Americans
Representatives Republican Clay Higgins and Democrat Troy Carter have reintroduced the bipartisan Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act of 2025 to strengthen food safety by empowering the FDA to destroy contaminated food imports, eliminating the current option to re-export rejected goods. Deborah Long with the Southern ...
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DA Brad Burget to seek death penalty for Thomas Sanders in 2010 murder of 12-year-old Lexis Roberts
A grand jury in Catahoula Parish hands down a first-degree murder indictment against a man who killed a 12-year-old girl back in 2010. Thomas Sanders was previously convicted in federal court for the death of Lexis Roberts. He was sentenced to death; but Brad Burget, the district attorney in Catahoula and Concordia par...
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