Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is using a federal grant to lure United Airlines back. The airport is receiving one-million dollars through the Small Community Air Service Development Program. England Airpark Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says they've wanted to lure United back ever since the airline left in...

New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter will be sleeping outside tonight to draw attention to youth homelessness in the city, the state and the country. Congressman Carter will be participating in the Covenant House Sleep Out tonight. "We'll be meeting the officials and other leaders at the Covenant House in New Orlea...

The December 7 election has four amendments that Louisiana Voters will vote on, addressing judicial ethics, legislative budgeting, and property tax processes. Amendment 1 proposes adding five appointees to the Judiciary Commission, expanding its current nine-member structure, and give the Supreme Court authority to ini...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, plans to build a $5 billion artificial intelligence data center in Holly Ridge, near Monroe due to its location out of the Hurricane Zone, available land and electricity. Economist Loren Scott described the project as transformative for northeastern Louisiana. "It is in the ar...

For the third year in a row, Louisiana's statewide school performance score has increased, and it is now at its highest level under the current scoring system. Louisiana's 2024 statewide school performance score is 80.2, compared to 78.5 in 2023. "That tells us that our academic strategy is the right one," sa...

Facebook parent company Meta is planning to build a five-billion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) data center near Monroe in Richland Parish. Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says this would be huge. "It's the largest thing that's ever happened in north Louisiana. We're all excited about it...

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy to rename the U.S. Postal Service facility in Rayville, as the "Luke Letlow Post Office Building." Cassidy says the legislation honors Luke Letlow, a Louisiana native, elected in 2020 to represent the state's 5th Congressional Distric...

LSU Police are looking for whoever stole approximately 40 championship rings from legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux's on campus office. Breaux retired as coach in 2020 and still works for the university in an ambassador role. She says she normally keeps her door locked when she leaves for the day; but one day earli...

While Congressman Garret Graves was considered for Transportation Secretary, the role went to Sean Duffy. Graves expressed support for Duffy and their collaboration. He highlighted Trump's cabinet selections as a sign of significant change, emphasizing the administration's focus on inflation, infrastructure, energy, an...

Senator Bill Cassidy will serve as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee during the 119th Congress. Cassidy addressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose controversial views on public health topics like vaccinations and fluoride in drinking water have sparked significant debate. "...