
Cancer Advocates Rally at Louisiana Capitol
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network held Cancer Action Day at the State Capitol on Tuesday. Louisiana Government Relations Director Alic Kline says the rally was to advocate for increased funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs. "Tobacco use is still the number one cause of preventable...
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LSU earns a Top 8 National Seed; the road to Omaha doesn't seem too difficult
I don't know if you could draw it up any better for LSU to get back to the College World Series. The Tigers first game on Friday is against Little Rock, who is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 14 seasons. The Trojans are 24-32 and won five games in four days as an eight-seed to win the Ohio Valley Confere...
May 26, 2025

Commissioner: Trump, Musk may have played role in Sunday's blackout in New Orleans area
One public service commissioner says there could be more blackouts like the one in New Orleans Sunday; and if there are, you could blame President Trump and Elon Musk. More than 100,000 people in and around New Orleans were thrust into darkness in a series of rolling blackouts Sunday. Commissioner Davante Lewis says th...
May 26, 2025

"Duck Dynasty" dad Phil Robertson dies at 79
The patriarch of "Duck Dynasty" has died. Phil Robertson passed away Sunday at the age of 79 following a battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Greg Hilburn is a reporter with USA Today who has gotten to know the Robertson family very well; he says he will never forget the time when he was a kid when he asked for R...
May 26, 2025
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Auto insurance bills moving closer to final legislative passage
There are a little over two weeks left in the legislative session, and several bills aimed at bringing down Louisiana's extremely high auto insurance rates are nearing final legislative passage. Senate Insurance Chairman Kirk Talbot led the effort on the Senate floor to pass a bill that would give the insurance commiss...
May 26, 2025
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