Category Archives: News
Mental Health Awareness month showcases Louisiana 988 crisis assistance help line
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and if you are feeling depressed, overwhelmed or experiencing any mental health-related distress, you can call or text 988. Sherrard Crespo with VIA LINK says Lou...
May 15, 2026
2026 Louisiana turkey hunting season yields record harvest of over 4,000 birds
The 2026 Louisiana turkey hunting season produced a record harvest as more than 4,000 birds were harvested. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Turkey Program Manager, Cody Cedotal, says 4....
May 15, 2026 (photo courtesy of John Koehl)
LSU AgCenter provides tips on how to protect homes in Louisiana from termites
We're well into spring; so if you haven't taken proactive steps to protect your home from termites, now would be a very good time to do so. LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook says Louisiana's cl...
May 15, 2026 Formosan subterranean termite swarm (photo: Edward Freytag/New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board)
"Last Stand": As election day approaches, incumbent Bill Cassidy may be facing end of his political career
A U.S. Senate campaign that started in December of 2024 when John Fleming announced a primary challenge against Bill Cassidy reaches its first critical checkpoint tomorrow with the primary election. S...
May 15, 2026 U.S. Senator BILL CASSIDY (photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Louisiana Senate passes redrawn Congressional map; measure now heads to House for debate
This afternoon, the State Senate passed a Congressional map with five Republican-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning district. The vote was 27-10, straight down party lines. West Monroe Repub...
May 14, 2026 Proposed 5-1 Louisiana Congressional Map (image courtesy of Louisiana Senate)
New legislation will allow 16 and 17-year-olds to work part-time jobs in Louisiana without a work permit
16 and 17-year-olds no longer need to obtain a work permit from their school board to obtain a part-time job. Governor Landry has signed House Bill 232 into law, removing a lot of the red tape that th...
May 14, 2026 Got Credit / CC
Championship-winning football coach Joe Spatafora leaving Union Parish High School for new job in Arkansas
Two-time state championship-winning football coach Joe Spatafora is leaving Union Parish for a high school coaching job in Arkansas. Spatafora says this new opportunity at Drew Central High School in ...
May 14, 2026 Former Union Parish High School Football Head Coach JOE SPATAFORA (photo courtesy of Drew Central High School Athletics)
Louisiana vehicle inspection stickers set to be replaced by QR codes as House bill passes in Senate
If your vehicle inspection sticker is not due for renewal until next year or beyond, don't bother - you'll never need to renew it again. A House bill to replace the inspection sticker with a QR code h...
May 14, 2026 photo courtesy of Louisiana State Police
Louisiana legislature sets new election dates for U.S. House races
The legislature has approved a bill that sets new election dates for the six U.S. House races. House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullieu says the 2026 House races will be an open primary in N...
May 14, 2026 Stuart Seeger / CC
Louisiana ranks first nationally in reading growth, second in math according to latest national education scorecard
Education Scorecard ranks Louisiana first among states in reading growth from 2022 to 2025 and second among states in math growth over that same time frame. Governor Jeff Landry congratulates the stud...
May 14, 2026
