Category Archives: News
Strawberry season is fast approaching, how did the freeze affect strawberry crops
Warm temperatures have returned and the cold weather appears to be behind us. So how did Louisiana's strawberry crop do with a historic snowfall and last week's freezing weather. Darryl Poche is the c...
Feb 25, 2025 Amy / CC
COWBOY UP: McNeese State men's basketball claims second straight regular season championship
McNeese men's basketball is regular season champs of the Southland Conference for a second straight season. The Cowboys clinched the title with a 100 to 65 win over UT Rio Grande Valley last night. Mc...
Feb 25, 2025
Louisiana is seeing an increase in Whooping cough among children, with two reported deaths.
Whooping cough, a preventable respiratory illness, is spreading among children in Louisiana, with two reported deaths in the last six months. Manning Family Children's Hospital Physician in-Chief Dr. ...
Feb 25, 2025 Barabasa / Depositphotos.com
Governor Landry says he did something to similar to DOGE when he was Attorney General
DOGE's Elon Musk is calling on federal employees to document their work or resign. In an appearance on Fox News today, Governor Jeff Landry says he conducted a similar exercise when he was Louisiana's...
Feb 24, 2025
Unrestrained driver killed and Deputy injured in two-vehicle crash in Red River Parish
Saturday morning Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash involving a Red River Parish Sheriff's Office patrol unit on U.S. Highway 84 near Cut-Off Road. LSP Trooper Eddie...
Feb 24, 2025
Death row inmate Sepulvado, 81, dies; was slated to be executed next month
A death row inmate slated to be the first to be executed in Louisiana in 15 years has died. Christopher Sepulvado, 81, passed away over the weekend after spending more than 30 years on death row. Sepu...
Feb 24, 2025 Tom Hart / CC
Houma and Thibodaux Pediatrics joining Manning Family Chilldren's Acadian practice
Manning Family Children's is welcoming Houma Pediatrics and Thibodaux Pediatrics to its pediatric primary care team in March. Manning Family Children's Hospital Physician and Chief D. Mark Kline says ...
Feb 24, 2025
Ten-digit dialing starts in 318 area code today
If you're in the 318 area code, which encompasses all of North Louisiana and most of Central Louisiana, start dialing ten digits for all calls, including local calls, today. It's to prepare for the up...
Feb 24, 2025 BrianAJackson / Depositphotos.com
LSU rallies from 16 points down for the biggest road win of the year
The LSU women's basketball team earned its biggest road win of the season on Sunday in Lexington. The Lady Tigers trailed by 16 points late in the 2nd quarter but went on a huge run in the third quart...
Feb 23, 2025 Photo courtesy of LSU Athletics
LSU baseball suffers its first setback, but responds in a big way
Since the start of full-squad workouts in January, the LSU baseball team has had nothing but positive news. Coach Jay Johnson and the players' reports were glowing, and the team backed that assessment...
Feb 23, 2025
