
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Louisiana's 2nd Black Majority Congressional district is legal
The U-S Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether Louisiana's Congressional map is constitutional. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office defended the map approved in 2024 that features two Black majority districts for the first time. Solicitor General Ben Aguinaga says they were told by federal judges a second m...
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4 people shot at trail ride in Natchitoches
Four people were shot during a "ukes and Boots" trail ride event in Clarence last Saturday. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office responded to reports of gunfire at the event, which had over 1,000 attendees. Captain Tony Moran says upon arrival, deputies faced heavy traffic and located four victims with g...
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St. Tammany Sheriff's Deputy killed in the line of duty
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's office is mourning the death of Sergeant Grant Candies. The 37-year-old Candies was killed early Sunday morning while deploying a spike strip on Interstate 10 as authorities were trying to stop a 17-year-old driver who refused to stop after another deputy tried to initiate a traffic sto...
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McNeese eliminated by Purdue, Wade likely gone
The dream run for McNeese is over -- and in all likelihood, so is the Will Wade era in Lake Charles. The Cowboys could not keep up with Purdue, losing to the Boilermakers in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, 76-62. On Thursday, McNeese won its first-ever Tournament game, beating fifth-seeded Clemson. But they co...
Mar 23, 2025

Lady Tigers dominate SDSU, advances to Second Round
The game Saturday night was pretty much decided when the LSU Lady Tigers arrived safely at the Pete Maravich Assembly enter. LSU scored the first 11 points of the game and was on cruise control the rest of the way, beating San Diego State, 103-48, in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament. Junior guard Flau'Jae...
Mar 23, 2025