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Officer-involved shooting in Cameron Parish leaves suspect dead and officer injured
State police have released more information on the officer-involved shooting that took place Saturday in Vinton. Trooper Derek Senegal says it all started when Cameron Parish Sheriff Deputies attempte...
Aug 31, 2023
Firefighters continue to battle Louisiana wildfires and investigators ask for help in finding arson suspects
The Tiger Island Fire in Beauregard Parish and the one on Highway 113 in Vernon Parish both broke containment last night. State Ag and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said the blaze at Highway 113 w...
Aug 31, 2023 Photo courtesy of Beauregard Parish Fire District 2 Facebook Page, dated August 23, 2023.
Louisiana will once again promote tourism with a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade
For the third year in a row, Louisiana will have a float in the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena California to promote tourism. This year's parade theme is "Celebrating a World of Music: Th...
Aug 31, 2023
DOTD to host public meeting on I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge today
The Louisiana Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting at the Lake Charles Civic Center today from 4:00 to 7:00 PM to discuss the $2 billion dollar expansion of the Calcasieu River Int...
Aug 31, 2023 A conceptual view of what the bridge could look like courtesy of DOTD
LSU AgCenter patents bait to reduce hog population
Scientists with the LSU AgCenter and LSU Department of Chemistry have received a patent for a bait to kill off feral hogs. The bait has the consistency of gummy bears, about the size of a golf ball an...
Aug 30, 2023 LSU AgCenter scientists are working on a sodium nitrite-based bait to kill feral hogs. The bait has a gummy bear-like texture and is shaped into balls.
Baton Rouge Representative Garret Graves introduces legislation to stop harmful imported shrimp from reaching U.S. consumers
Baton Rouge Representative Garret Graves and Florida Representative Kathy Castor introduced bipartisan legislation to stop unsafe illegally produced shrimp from reaching U-S consumers and flooding the...
Aug 30, 2023
RWE wins bid to develop wind energy in the Gulf
RWE Offshore U.S. Gulf has won a bid to develop wind energy in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. They are paying $5.6 million for 102,000 acres about 44 miles from Lake Charles. "It's really excit...
Aug 30, 2023 Nina_Ali
Edwards says wildfires remain a threat and urges residents not to cook outdoors
Governor John Bel Edwards, along with State Ag Commissioner Mike Strain and State Fire Marshall Dan Wallis, said the wildfires are still a threat despite the recent rains. And while the statewide burn...
Aug 30, 2023 Governor John Bel Edwards (at podium) asks residents to observe the state burn ban and not to grill outdoors this Labor Day weekend.
August 30, 2023
3-year-old toddler killed in vehicle crash on LA Hwy 77 in East Carroll Parish
A 3-year-old Lake Providence toddler, who was not properly restrained, was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 877 in East Carroll Parish on Tuesday. Trooper Ryan Davis says Tavorious Hop...
Aug 30, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
Multiple myeloma, what is it and how is treated
Congressman Steve Scalise announced Tuesday he's been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which is a cancer of plasma cells found in blood marrow. LSU Health New Orleans Oncologist Dr. Suki Subbiah said ...
Aug 29, 2023 Dr. Suki Subbiah, Oncologist, LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine
