Category Archives: News
LSU finally defeats Alabama to put themselves in position to play for an SEC title
The eight game losing streak to Alabama is over. The Fighting Tigers went into Tuscaloosa on Saturday and beat the Crimson Tide 46-41 in a game that was quite the departure from LSU's last victory ove...
Nov 10, 2019
Ruston scores 17 million dollar transportation grant
Ruston receives a 17-million dollar federal transportation grant to transform the city's connection with Louisiana Tech. Mayor Ronny Walker says the money will go towards building seamless transition ...
Nov 08, 2019
Early voting numbers are up as Saturday is the last day to cast an early ballot
Saturday is the final day of early voting. Prior to the final two days of the early voting period, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says more than 300,000 ballots have been cast for the runoff races thu...
Nov 08, 2019 Brett Neilson / CC
Minimum $270 to Get into LSU Bama Game
According to Stubhub, it's the second hottest ticket of the year.... we're talking about tickets to tomorrow's Alabama-LSU game. As of this morning, fourteen hundred tickets were left and Adam Budelli...
Nov 08, 2019 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
Edwards pounces on White House claims of "booming" Louisiana economy
Governor Edwards' campaign is highlighting recent tweets from the White House touting the success of the Louisiana economy, a sentiment that runs counter to local Republican messaging. The tweets cele...
Nov 08, 2019
LA oil industry set for expansion, jobs not so much
The LSU Center for Energy Studies is projecting employment in the oil and gas sectors will remain flat even as the industry as a whole sees expansion in the coming years. Study co-author, LSU professo...
Nov 07, 2019 haymarketrebel / CC
Rispone sees significant fundraising boost
Campaign finance reports are out for the late September to late October fundraising period and Eddie Rispone has seen a fundraising explosion since entering the run-off. Rispone pulled in 2.9 million ...
Nov 07, 2019
Impeachment takes center stage at Monroe rally
Last night's Presidential rally in Monroe may have been held to hype Eddie Rispone to north Louisiana Republicans, but impeachment ended up taking center stage for most of the night. President Trump g...
Nov 07, 2019 Michael Vadon / CC
Tuscaloosa bracing for thousands of college football fans and President Trump
Thousands of Tiger fans will flock to Tuscaloosa for the biggest college football game in the nation as LSU takes on Bama on Saturday. Don't already have accommodations? President and CEO of the Chamb...
Nov 07, 2019 jmartcmu / CC
Edwards, Trump hold dueling Monroe rallies
Monroe was a political hotbed Wednesday as Governor John Bel Edwards and President Donald Trump descended on the city as the 2019 Louisiana Governor's race heats up. Thousands crammed into the Monroe ...
Nov 06, 2019
