Category Archives: News

With the future of West Monroe's Glenwood Regional Hospital in jeopardy, after parent company Steward Health Care declared bankruptcy, Mayor Staci Mitchell said the potential closure would gravely imp...

According to the Violence Policy Center in 2022, Louisiana ranked second in the nation for gun deaths. Kristen Rand with VPC says states with weak firearm laws and higher gun ownership consistently ha...

The three-panel court has given the state a June 3rd deadline to draw a new congressional map. The legislature is in session, and they are scheduled to end June 3rd as well. But with the budget yet to...

Legislation is moving closer to final passage that would end the requirement for employers to give minor workers at least a 20-minute meal break if they work five hours or more. Denham Springs Republi...

Steward Health Care has announced its selling Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe. Steward has filed for bankruptcy and is looking to sell several of its 31 hospitals in eight states. The ...

Dead last is what Louisiana is ranked for the second year in a row in US News and World Report's 2024 Best States report. Managing Editor for Government Rankings Gary Emerling says the ranking is base...

Since the 2020 hurricane season a Lake Charles shelter for domestic and sexual violence victims hasn't been able to house residents. Executive director of Oasis A Safe Haven, Kathy Manuel said on Mond...

University Medical Center in New Orleans is looking to hire 100 Nursing Techs this summer. Spokesperson Rachel Nichols says this is a strategic move from UMC and LCMC to build a stronger Healthcare wo...

A Senate-approved bill to require public school students to either turn off or stow away their cell phones during instructional time receives approval from the House Education Committee. Franklinton S...

Legislation to hold a Constitutional Convention passes in the full House after amendments to change the start date from May 20th to August 1st. Bill author New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu sai...