Category Archives: News
Lane Kiffin addresses media regarding National Signing Day, LSU's QB room and recruiting the state of Louisiana
Lane Kiffin spoke to the media yesterday for the first time since being hired as LSU's head football coach. One of the first things Kiffin did in Baton Rouge was to sign the two best high school playe...
Feb 05, 2026 LSU football head coach LANE KIFFIN (photo: Glenn Guilbeau/Tiger Rag)
Northeast Louisiana begins recovery in aftermath of last week's ice storm
Northeast Louisiana is thawing out from last week's ice storm. Now, the daunting task of recovery is getting underway. In Monroe, Mayor Friday Ellis says the destruction rivals that caused by Hurrican...
Feb 05, 2026 (photo courtesy of Entergy Louisiana)
Delta Utilities launches "DU Cares" customer assistance program in partnership with United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Certain Delta Utilities customers who are struggling to pay their natural gas bills can now get some much-needed assistance. Sarah McLaughlin Porteous with Delta Utilities says the company has just la...
Feb 05, 2026
State Rep. Michael Bayham files bill to make AI deepfake images involving child exploitation illegal
Using images of children to create AI deepfake images of a sexual nature would be illegal if a state lawmaker has his way. Representative Michael Bayham has filed a bill that would classify deepfake c...
Feb 04, 2026 St. Bernard Parish Representative MICHAEL BAYHAM (photo courtesy of Michael Bayham)
Candidates abound as race for Louisiana District 5 U.S. House seat ramps up
The race for the District 5 U.S. House seat that Julia Letlow gave up to run for U.S. Senate is getting crowded. Blake Miguez dropped out of the senate race to seek the District 5 House seat. State Se...
Feb 04, 2026
Grandmother arrested in connection with housefire in Shreveport that killed her two granddaughters
In October, two young sisters were killed in a house fire in Shreveport - and now, two people, including their grandmother, have been arrested. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese Jr. announced the a...
Feb 04, 2026 RITA MONTGOMERY (photo courtesy of Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office)
Early polling finds Julia Letlow ahead of Bill Cassidy in upcoming Republican primary
A new poll finds that Congresswoman Julia Letlow is the preferred choice of Republican primary voters. The survey of 600 voters conducted by pollster Greg Rigamer finds Letlow receiving 27% of the vot...
Feb 04, 2026 JULIA LETLOW (left) and BILL CASSIDY (right) (photos: Wikimedia Commons)
SNAP recipients in eight central and north Louisiana parishes to receive additional benefits due to recent ice storm
Families in north Louisiana that rely on SNAP will see additional benefits because of the ice storm. Officials say there are thousands of households who have less money and less food because of road c...
Feb 04, 2026
LDWF is stocking ponds throughout the state with Rainbow Trout as part of its "Get Out & Fish!" program
LDWF plans to complete this week the stocking of adult-size Rainbow Trout at 17 community ponds across the state. Joshua Porter, who is a fisheries outreach biologist, says they stock ponds with Rainb...
Feb 03, 2026
Blake Miguez pivots from U.S. Senate campaign to run for vacant U.S. House fifth District seat
A campaign detour for Blake Miguez just before the start of qualifying. The state senator from New Iberia announced on social media today that he's ending his run for U.S. Senate and is instead runnin...
Feb 03, 2026 (photo courtesy of Blake Miguez/Facebook)
