
1970 homicide cold case leads to arrest of Mother
Over five and a half decades after the death of her 16-month-old son, 75-year-old Alice Bunch Idlett of Norwood has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Police Chief John Wall says the Sulphur Police Department reopened the case in 2022 at the request of the child's family. "We had some new evidenc...
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Jan Moeller says Louisiana voters rejected Governor Jeff Landry's Constitutional Amendments
Louisiana voters overwhelmingly rejected four constitutional amendments, a political setback for Governor Jeff Landry and the Republican-led Legislature. Landry promoted Amendment 2, a tax reform measure, as part of his broader economic strategy, but 65 percent of voters voted against it. Invest in Louisiana Executive ...
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Willis Knighton opens new nuclear oncology center that promises to improve cancer for patients
Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its new seven-million-dollar nuclear oncology department today. Officials say it will radically change cancer treatments for patients in the region. Medical director of Radiation Oncology at Willis Knighton Health System, Doctor Lane Rosen, says nuclear oncology, also known as...
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Poor 2nd quarter puts an end to the Lady Tigers season in the Elite Eight
For the second year in a row the LSU Lady Tigers season ended in the Elite Eight. LSU shot 37 percent from the field as they missed several shots they normally make in a 72-65. Coach Kim Mulkey says the game was lost in the second quarter when UCLA's best player, Lauren Betts, was out of the game in foul trouble and th...
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All four constitutional amendments on March 29th ballot go down in defeat
Louisiana voters rejected all four Constitutional amendments on Saturday's ballot. It's a political defeat for Governor Jeff Landry, who pushed for Amendment 2, telling voters it would make the state more business-friendly. But John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says the governor didn't start campaigning for t...
Mar 30, 2025
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