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2026 Louisiana State Pickleball Championship to be held in Bossier City
The 2026 Louisiana State Pickleball Championship will be held in Bossier City for the first time in the event's history. Emma Boone with Visit Shreveport-Bossier says it will be a huge boost for tourism when the tournament is held October 9th through the 11th. "The tournament is going to be bringing in over 300 Pi...
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser promotes "Louisiana Staycation" experience
The Louisiana Office of Tourism is encouraging residents not to forget the Bayou State when planning their summer vacations this year. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the Louisiana Staycation campaign reminds Louisianians of the destinations, attractions, festivals, food and culture their state has to offer. &...
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Public and charter school students set record-breaking LEAP scores
Public and charter students in grades 3-12 are making record-breaking achievements in the classroom. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says this year's LEAP scores set new standards for the state. "Our students who have achieved, at that basic level of understanding or better, is around 62% of students t...
Jul 06, 2026
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center to conduct study on childhood obesity treatments
LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center has launched a research study to test different ways to treat childhood obesity. It's called the COACH trial and children 5-17 who are obese can visit a health clinic near them and receive weight management treatment. Dr. Amanda Staiano is the director of Pediatric Obesity an...
Jul 06, 2026

Audit reveals alarming increase in number of New Orleans restaurants serving imported shrimp
A recent audit of New Orleans restaurants has discovered that the rate of shrimp authenticity has declined over the last year. SeaD Consulting diners ordered shrimp dishes at 44 restaurants, and of those, 11 served imported shrimp. Chief Operating Officer Erin Williams says of those 11, nine of them misrepresented the ...
Jul 06, 2026

Shreveport officer injured, one dead after shooting Sunday morning
A person was killed in the shooting of a Shreveport Police officer early Sunday morning. Police responded to a call about an altercation outside a downtown bar on North Spring Street. Tim Huck is the business owner who alerted police and witnessed the event. He said four people were fighting in an alley next to the bus...
Jul 06, 2026

LSU's outfield overhaul complete with the addition of Freshman All-American Angel Laya
When the 2026 LSU baseball season ended, LSU head coach Jay Johnson had to get started in putting together a new outfield. It appears Johnson has completed construction of his new outfield, as Oregon's starting right fielder, Angel Laya, has committed to LSU. Laya received Freshman All-American honors from both Perfect...
Jul 04, 2026

Louisiana Supreme Court issues an emergency stay against the Murrill indictment
One legal analyst says the 16-count indictment against Attorney General Liz Murrill is going nowhere. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino who says the best evidence to support his legal opinion is that the Louisiana State Supreme Court issued a stay in the indictment less than 24 hours an Orleans Parish Grand ...
Jul 03, 2026

LSUA breaks ground on health education campus that will train future healthcare workers
LSU-Alexandria breaks ground on its new 43-million-dollar Health Education Campus. University officials say it's a transformational project that will address the shortage of nurses and allied health professionals. "This project represents exactly what a public university should do," Chancellor Paul Coreil sai...
Jul 03, 2026

Orleans Parish Grand Jury indicts AG Liz Murrill; LA Supreme Court puts the case on hold
The Louisiana Supreme Court has issued a stay of the 16-count indictment against Attorney General Liz Murrill. It took only a few hours for the state's highest court to react to an Orleans Parish grand jury's decision to charge Murrill with eight counts of public intimidation and eight counts of malfeasance in office, ...
Jul 02, 2026






