Category Archives: News
Garth Brooks concert Saturday could go down as the largest outdoor attended concert in the country
The capital city is gearing up for a huge influx of visitors with Garth Brooks set to take the stage in Tiger Stadium before an anticipated crowd of more than 102,000 Saturday night. President and CEO...
Apr 27, 2022 Library of Congress Life
Shooting in Opelousas kills one man, a four year old and injures three children
An early morning shooting in Opelousas kills a 46-year-old man and a four-year-old and injures three children. Opelousas Police Chief Martin McLendon said officers had already visited the Mia Street a...
Apr 27, 2022
Bill to ban corporal punishment in public schools advances to the House floor
The House Education Committee approves a bill that bans corporal punishment in public schools. Metairie Representative Stephanie Hilferty says children should not be physically punished by the princip...
Apr 27, 2022 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
78-year-old Slidell man injured in squirrel attack
When a dog bites a man, that's not news, but how about when a squirrel bites one? A 78-year-old Slidell man sustained significant injuries in a squirrel attack. It all started Wednesday morning, says ...
Apr 27, 2022
Entergy to offer clean energy options for customers beginning in May
Soon Entergy customers will have the option to match some or get all of their electricity usage from renewable energy sources. Director of regulatory affairs Elizabeth Ingram says the Green Select pro...
Apr 27, 2022
Baton Rouge man found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2019 fatal crash released from mental hospital
A Baton Rouge man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity after driving his speeding truck into the back of a 51-year-old woman's car, killing her as a result has been released from a state men...
Apr 27, 2022 Photo of Jack Jordan, July 23, 2019.
Senate committee advances bill to repeal Louisiana's 2016 "Raise the Age" law. More juvenile offenders could be tried as adults
A bill to repeal Louisiana's 2016 "Raise the age" law passes a Senate committee without objection. The law assures all persons under 18 who commit serious crimes are tried in juvenile court. The bill ...
Apr 26, 2022 Tex Texin / CC
Organizers anticipate record-breaking attendance for Festival International 2022
The largest free international music festival kicks off Wednesday night in Lafayette and after a two-year absence organizers of Festival International are tuning up for record-breaking crowds. Spokesp...
Apr 26, 2022
A proposal to give judges the authority to order surgical castration for child rapists is tabled for the legislative session
Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow will not move forward with a bill that would give judges the authority to sentence a convicted sex offender to surgical castration if the victim is under the age of 1...
Apr 26, 2022 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Bill giving LDH approval process over nursing home evacuation plans passes in House
After 850 nursing home patients were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida, resulting in more than a dozen deaths, legislation to give the state more oversite powers has b...
Apr 26, 2022 Photo courtesy APNews.
After 850 nursing home patients were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida in 2021, the Louisiana Department of Health assists with their relocation.
