Category Archives: News
Congresswoman Letlow seeking her third term
Congresswoman Julia Letlow officially qualified to run for re-election this morning. The Republican's 5th Congressional District was altered when the lines for District 6 were redrawn. Letlow said she...
Jul 18, 2024 Congresswoman Julia Letlow, July 18, 2024.
TPSO: 3-year-old died from accidental gunshot to the face
A tragic accident occurred in Hammond, on Wednesday, when a 3-year-old toddler died from an accidental gunshot wound to the head. Authorities reported that the incident took place at a residence where...
Jul 18, 2024
15-year-old dies after accidental shooting in St. Tammany Parish
A 15-year-old girl accidentally shot at a home in St. Tammany Parish has died. St. Tammany Parish sheriff's Office Lt Suzanne Carboni says the teenager was sitting in the living room of the home in th...
Jul 18, 2024 Smarterlam / CC
Speaker Johnson on Trump's speech to close the Republican National Convention
Presidential candidate Donald Trump will address delegates at the Republican National Convention this evening, just days after an assassination attempt on his life. As for what his speech will entail,...
Jul 18, 2024 US Speaker Mike Johnson
Alligator attacked 9-year-old boy swimming in Lake Pontchartrain Sunday
A 9-year-old boy was attacked by an alligator while swimming in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday. The boy was with his family near the mouth of Bayou St. John around dusk when the alligator bit him on the...
Jul 17, 2024 Judy Gallagher / CC
Fields and Guillory file to represent the state's newly drawn 6th Congressional District
Two candidates who qualified for the newly drawn 6th Congressional District today are no strangers to politics. Democrat Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields, who served two terms in Congress in the 90s, a...
Jul 17, 2024 Left Senator Cleo Fields (D) and right, Elbert Guillory (R). July 17, 2024.
New state law slows down speed camera tickets, makes appeals process easier
A new state law makes it easier to appeal traffic citations from speeding cameras. Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey said he wrote the law after complaints from his constituents, including a call from loc...
Jul 17, 2024 valtron84 / Depositphotos.com
Qualifying for the November 5th election underway with candidates seeking to represent the newly drawn 6th Congressional district
The three-day qualifying period begins today for the November 5th election. At the top of the ballot is the Presidential race and Louisiana voters will also choose their U-S Representative. There is a...
Jul 17, 2024 Congressional Map in Senate Bill 8
Speaker Mike Johnson promises thorough investigation of assassination attempt
Within hours after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump's life Saturday, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that there would be a Congressional investigation into the matt...
Jul 17, 2024 U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the Republican National Convention July 15, 2024.
Suspended LSU running back Trey Holly court case granted a mid-September continuance date
Suspended LSU running back Trey Holly was scheduled to appear in court today related to a Union Parish shooting that happened in February. Because more evidence is expected to be provided to attorneys...
Jul 16, 2024 Ex-LSU running back TREY HOLLY (courtesy of LSU Athletics)
