Category Archives: News
NWS introduces new terminology to warn about cold weather
With Old Man Winter bearing down on Louisiana, there's some new terminology from the National Weather Service to get used to. "Before, what we had was freeze and hard freeze watches and warnings; and ...
Dec 06, 2024 Gary Fultz / Unsplash
First bear hunt in Louisiana since 1987 started on Saturday
The first black bear hunt in Louisiana since 1987 gets underway this weekend. John Hanks, the large carnivore program manager at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says the season will last 16 ...
Dec 06, 2024 Jitze Couperus / CC
Convicted felon from Lafayette charged with the illegal shooting of a black bear
A 30-year-old Lafayette man is facing charges for killing a black bear in Concordia Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Lt. Chad Watts says over the Thanksgiving weekend, Christophe...
Dec 06, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Signed, sealed, delivered: Landry signs tax package in Capitol ceremony
It's a done deal. On Thursday, Gov. Landry signed the tax reform package passed by gthe legislature in the special session that wrapped up prior to Thanksgiving in a ceremony at the State Capitol. Lan...
Dec 06, 2024
Meta's A.I. data center in Richland Parish will we powered by Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana has announced a transformative partnership with Meta to construct Meta's largest data center in Richland Parish, part of a 10-billion-dollar investment. Entergy Louisiana CEO Philip ...
Dec 06, 2024
Sulphur Band Director Kyle Cook receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Band director at Maplewood Middle School, was honored with the prestigious Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 cash prize to Kyle Cook during a school assembly, with State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brum...
Dec 06, 2024 Credit: Milken Educator Awards
ULM Political Science Professor: race between Fleming and Cassidy will be interesting
Republican Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming announced his 2026 U.S. Senate candidacy, challenging incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy. Fleming, a former naval officer and senior Trump advisor, emphasize...
Dec 05, 2024 US Senator Bill Cassidy (R)
LSU football coach Brian Kelly gives his thoughts on NIL and recruiting in aftermath of early signing period
LSU football coach Brian Kelly sounded off on the NIL landscape that's dominating recruiting. The veteran head coach says recruiting used about relationships, now it's about the dollars. "It's about '...
Dec 05, 2024
Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois explains how the Meta AI project in Rayville came to fruition
Facebook and Instagram parent company, Meta, will build a massive 10-billion-dollar artificial intelligence data center in Rayville in Richland Parish. A project expected to create 500 or more direct ...
Dec 05, 2024
197 million people shopped online and in stores from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday
The five-day shopping period from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday delivered promising results for retailers, particularly in e-commerce. U.S. online sales reached 41-billion-dollars. The National Retail ...
Dec 05, 2024 sebastiangauert / Depositphotos.com
