Category Archives: News
Unemployment boost returns, but no stimulus check in new 908 billion dollar COVID relief bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers comes to an agreement on a 908 billion dollar Congressional COVID relief bill. Senator Bill Cassidy signed on to the effort. He says it would help support unemployed wo...
Dec 01, 2020
$11,000 reward for information about black bear killed in St Mary Parish
There's an $11,000 reward for the arrest and conviction related to the death of a black bear that was illegally killed last month in St. Mary Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spo...
Dec 01, 2020
State officials growing confident that schools are not COVID hotbeds
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley thanked Governor Edwards for allowing schools to stay in Phase Three even as most of the rest of the state moves back into Phase Two. Brumley said Edward...
Dec 01, 2020 Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley
LWC reviewing 32,000 unemployment claims
If you've recently applied for unemployment in Louisiana, there could be a delay in payment. That's because the Louisiana Workforce Commission is reviewing about 32,000 claims that could be fraudulent...
Dec 01, 2020
Food banks seek holiday support
Food banks across the country are being inundated with requests for aid and are seeking your help on this Giving Tuesday. Second Harvest Food Bank spokesperson Jay Vise said families are struggling wi...
Nov 30, 2020
How to shop safely this Cyber Monday
Today is Cyber Monday, one of the largest online shopping days of the year. Carmen Million with the Better Business Bureau of South-Central Louisiana said according to an Accenture Holiday Shopping Su...
Nov 30, 2020
2020 hurricane season has ended, but the recovery is just beginning in southwest Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana says good riddance to the worst hurricane season in recent memory. Lake Charles and surrounding areas were hammered by Hurricane Laura in late August and then Hurricane Delta six w...
Nov 30, 2020 Hurricane Laura damage in Lake Charles August 31, 2020.
Kenner gas store clerk executed during robbery
In Kenner, a 30-year old gas station clerk was brutally murdered early this morning after cooperating with two men that robbed the store. Kenner PD Lt. Michael Cunningham Abd Del Ghader Sylla was kill...
Nov 30, 2020
Louisiana home sales are up despite COVID
According to Zillow, more homes are changing hands now than in the last 15 years, something that is hard to believe in a year of economic downturn. CEO of Louisiana Realtors Norman Morris said histori...
Nov 30, 2020
Saints keep it simple in 31-3 win over short-handed Broncos
It wasn't much of a football game, but it goes down as a Black and Gold victory as New Orleans defeated the quarterback less Denver Broncos 31-3. Because of COVID issues involving the Broncos QBs, Den...
Nov 29, 2020
