Category Archives: News
Law enforcement officials ask lawmakers not to overturn constitutional carry veto
Dozens of law enforcement officials from around the state gathered in Baton Rouge Thursday to implore lawmakers to not override Governor Edwards' veto of legislation allowing concealed carry without a...
Jul 08, 2021 tacit requiem (joanneQEscober ) / CC
Governor vetoes drug court bill pushed by Attorney General
Governor Edwards vetoed legislation pushed by Attorney General Jeff Landry that would have expanded state drug courts using funds obtained from opioid settlements. Port Allen Senator Rick Ward said th...
Jul 08, 2021
Family caregivers could receive tax credit under Credit for Caring Act
Congress is looking at giving family caregivers a tax credit to help offset expenses. AARP said caregivers spend on average just over seven thousand out of pocket annually. AARP State Director Denise ...
Jul 08, 2021
Federal investigation of Ronald Greene death leads to more investigations of state police
The federal investigation into the death of black motorist Ronald Greene who died shortly after his arrest by state police in 2019, has prompted investigators to look at other incidents involving LSP....
Jul 07, 2021 Roland Greene
Authorities asking for help with murder suspect that's been on the run for a decade
It was over a decade ago when Mary Jeannette Duhon, the estranged wife of Joe Constance was murdered in her home in Calcasieu Parish. Retired Lake Charles Police Chief and now lead investigator Don Di...
Jul 07, 2021 Age progression photo of Joe Constance
Plastics facility in Webster Parish set to expand
Continental Structural Plastics announces a 13.3 million dollar expansion to their Webster Parish-based manufacturing facility, adding 22,000 square feet to their already three-building complex. Louis...
Jul 07, 2021
LSU economist: Surge in retirees further exacerbates labor shortage
As the economy begins to recover with what appears to be the worst of the pandemic behind the US employers are finding many of their older workers aren't heading back into the office and instead retir...
Jul 07, 2021 Economist Dr. Loren Scott
Pennington Biomedical Research offers free weight loss courses
There's a new tool in the battle against weight loss and it's a more user-friendly approach from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Research Scientist Dr. Casie Lindsly said the free flashca...
Jul 07, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
18-wheeler tire blowout leads to two deaths and several dead cattle on I-10 near Duson
A tire blowout on an 18-wheeler is believed to have started a series of events that ended in the deaths of two men on I-10 near Duson. Trooper Thomas Gossen said an 18-wheeler in the eastbound lane ex...
Jul 06, 2021
Black legislative caucus calling on federal investigation of LSP
The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police and root out what they say are systemic practices of racism. Baton Rouge Repres...
Jul 06, 2021
