Category Archives: News
It's termite swarming season in Louisiana
Chances are you've been seeing termite swarms in the evenings here in the Bayou State. LSU AgCenter urban entomologist Dr. Karen Sun said they are Formosan termites, and while you might not have an in...
May 12, 2022 Ganesh Subramaniam / CC
NOAA study finds a link between a drop in pollution to an increase in hurricanes
A National Oceanic at Atmospheric Administration study said there's a potential link in the decline of air pollution to the increase in the number of hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim said ef...
May 12, 2022
Letlow named to Appropriations Committee
Congresswoman Julia Letlow has been chosen to fill an empty seat on the House Committee on Appropriations. The committee is responsible for funding the Federal government's vital programs. Letlow said...
May 12, 2022 Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R)
COVID-19 shots to remain on the list of shots to attend high school and college as a result of action in Senate committee
Students 16 and older will likely be required to show proof of a COVID vaccination to attend school this fall. A House resolution preventing that rule from going into effect was rejected by a Senate c...
May 12, 2022 Stuart Seeger / CC
"Abortion is murder" bill scheduled for House vote today. Governor says he'll veto, if it passes
A bill that would consider an abortion an act of murder is scheduled for debate today on the House floor. House Bill 813 would punish women who have the procedures, and doctors who perform them, with ...
May 11, 2022 Maria Oswalt / Unsplash
A bill to require schools to adopt policies on installing cameras in special needs classrooms nears final passage
Senate Bill 45 requiring public schools to adopt policies by the end of the year regarding cameras to be installed in Louisiana special education classrooms advances from House Education. Sandra Guich...
May 11, 2022 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
LDH expands opioid treatment services in Shreveport and Hammond
As part of the ongoing effort to fight the nation's opioid epidemic, the Louisiana Department of Health Office of Behavioral Health is offering extended hours and treatment services in the Northwest a...
May 11, 2022 Find Rehab Centers / CC
LDH has advice for parents looking for infant formula amid nationwide shortage
The nationwide shortage of infant formula has parents of newborns looking for options and guidance. Director of Nutrition Services at the Louisiana Department of Health Jennifer Nicklas advises famili...
May 11, 2022 Jason Sung / Unsplash
Mother charged with manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend and five-week-old child
The driver in a fatal accident that took two lives, including her five-week-old child, in Monroe Monday night, has been arrested. Monroe Police Sgt. Mike Fendall says officers responded to a theft at ...
May 11, 2022
Former State Police Superintendent held in contempt by legislative committee investigating death of Ronald Greene
The House Committee investigating the death of Ronald Greene voted to hold former State Police leader Colonel Kevin Reeves in contempt for refusing to turn over journals while he was superintendent. H...
May 11, 2022
