Category Archives: News
Ragin Cajuns athletics announce plans to start major renovation of the football stadium
Ragin Cajuns athletics announced today that 65-million dollar renovation of the west side of their football stadium will begin December 11th. Athletic department spokesperson Evan Roberts says the pro...
Nov 16, 2023
Fleming v Granger in run-off for State Treasurer
Saturday is election day and among the statewide races is the run-off for Treasurer. Republican John Fleming, says his combined experience as a family physician, business owner, former member of Congr...
Nov 16, 2023 Democrat Dustin Granger (left) and Republican John Fleming (right).
Governor John Bel Edwards plans to meet with Governor-Elect Jeff Landry as he transitions out of office
Term-limited Governor John Bel Edwards says his transition out of office is going as planned. As he prepares to turn over power to Louisiana's 57th governor, Edwards says his team is prepared to hand ...
Nov 16, 2023 Governor John Bel Edwards smiles as he thanks his wife Donna for serving as First Lady during his final State of the State address. April 10, 2023.
5,000 tickets are up for grabs for Governor-Elect Jeff Landry's Inaugural Ball on January 8th
Governor-Elect Jeff Landry has set aside five thousand tickets for the public to attend the inaugural ball on January 8. Landry says tickets can be purchased at one-team-dot-la. "Our inaugural ball is...
Nov 16, 2023 Jeff Landry and his wife Sharon Landry. Courtesy of JeffLandry.com
Governor-elect Landry believes carbon neutrality efforts hurt the economy
When announcing his appointment to lead the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Governor-elect Jeff Landry was asked if he plans to continue Governor John Bel Edwards' 2050 Carbon-Neutral i...
Nov 16, 2023
Latest on the state's congressional map, who will for call the special session and when?
Governor-elect Jeff Landry, who will be sworn in on January 8th, said he plans to call a special session for lawmakers to draw a new court-ordered congressional map by January 15th. In the meantime, G...
Nov 15, 2023 Governor John Bel Edwards on his monthly radio show "Ask the Governor" November 15, 2023.
Ask the Governor for November
In his last second to last "Ask the Governor" show, Governor John Bel Edwards hit on a variety of topics. Including the transition, how far the state has come over the last eight years, the possibilit...
Nov 15, 2023
Landry appoints first Black woman to lead DEQ, Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto
Governor-elect Jeff Landry appoints the first Black woman to head the Department of Environmental Quality. The appointment of Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto is also his first cabinet appointment. Giacome...
Nov 15, 2023 Governor-elect Jeff Landry (left) announces Aurelia Skipwtth Giacometto (center) will be Director of Environmental Quality. Soon to be First Lady, Sharon Landry (right). November 15, 2023.
One stabbing victim dies from injuries at LA Tech
One of the four victims in Monday's stabbing on the Louisiana Tech campus has passed away from her injuries. Annie Richardson lived in Ruston and was a Louisiana artist. Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie op...
Nov 15, 2023 23-year-old Jacoby of Rayville. Courtesy of Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office.
Natchitoches Parish President cleared of assault charges from political competitor
Natchitoches Parish President John Richmond said he's relieved a Parish Grand Jury has dismissed assault charges that were filed against him by Latorria Freeman, an opponent in his re-election campaig...
Nov 15, 2023 Natchitoches Parish President John Richmond and his wife Kathy Richmond. Courtesy of Facebook.
