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Governor Jeff Landry pushes EPA to expedite cleanup of Tangipahoa River in wake of Smitty's Supply explosion in Roseland
Governor Landry wants the EPA to pick up the pace in cleaning up the Tangipahoa River following last month's explosion at Smitty's Supply in Roseland. In a video posted to social media, Landry said he...
Sep 29, 2025
One bystander killed, three others wounded in shooting on Bourbon Street early Sunday morning
She was in the wrong place at the wrong time - a woman visiting New Orleans from Chicago celebrating her 33rd birthday is shot dead on Bourbon Street early Sunday morning. New Orleans Police Superinte...
Sep 29, 2025
LSU Health Shreveport awarded grant from National Science Foundation to research metabolic diseases
LSU Health Shreveport is awarded a $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to launch a new research center. It's the first NSF-funded center grant in the history of LSUHS. Dr. Oren Rom...
Sep 29, 2025
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple supports the creation of a sixth category to rate the strength of hurricanes
You can count Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple among those who would support a change in how the National Hurricane Center rates the strength of hurricanes. Currently, the hurricane center rates hurr...
Sep 29, 2025 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner TIM TEMPLE
LSU can't hide anymore from its issues on offense
Following the win over Florida, LSU football coach Brian Kelly was not in the mood to take questions about the lack of production on offense, its poor performance on third down, and the lack of a runn...
Sep 28, 2025 LSU Head Coach Brian Kelly - 'Here we go again' (PHOTO BY Brock Holifield)
Former southwest Louisiana resident Choy Van Leo sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for rape, child molestation
A south Louisiana man, who went on the run for more than 20 years after raping and molesting several children in the 1990s, has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison. Calcasieu ...
Sep 27, 2025 CHOY VAN LEO (photo courtesy of Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office)
Louisiana "Seat Check Saturday" is tomorrow; nine statewide locations to perform free child safety seat inspections
If you have a "baby on board," take a few minutes to check on the installation of your child safety seat. Saturday is National Seat Check Saturday, and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is setti...
Sep 26, 2025
Daniel Callihan sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 murders of 35-year-old Callie Brunett and her four-year-old daughter, Erin Brunett
An Amite man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of a 35-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say Daniel Callihan stabbed to death Callie Brunett 50-times ...
Sep 26, 2025 DANIEL CALLIHAN (photo courtesy of Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office)
Early voting in New Orleans mayoral election begins Saturday, with candidate Helena Moreno leading early in polling
Early voting starts Saturday in the New Orleans mayoral election. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says Helena Moreno has such a big lead in the polls that the other two major candidates i...
Sep 26, 2025 HELENA MORENO (courtesy of Helena Moreno)
Louisiana in midst of an industrial construction boom, according to Leaders for a Better Louisiana
Louisiana is in the midst of another industrial construction boom, and that could lead to a population boom. Leaders for a Better Louisiana says six megaprojects are driving construction activity and ...
Sep 26, 2025
