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Senator Bill Cassidy suggests an easier option to obtain latest COVID-19 vaccine in Louisiana
Due to new federal rules, Louisiana is one of 12 states where a prescription is now required to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Senator Bill Cassidy says there is a go-around - a blanket prescription...
Sep 10, 2025 Anthony Quintano / CC
Rare solid silver statue of Abraham Lincoln stolen from Houmas House Estate and Gardens Plantation in Ascension Parish
Over the weekend, someone stole a statue of Abraham Lincoln from an Ascension Parish historic antebellum estate, and the owner would really like it back. Kevin Kelly, who owns Houmas House and Gardens...
Sep 09, 2025 (photo courtesy of Kevin Kelly)
Lake Charles' new $2.3 billion I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge expected to open in 2030; tolling set to begin in 2031
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has received an update on the new $2.3 billion Lake Charles I-10 bridge project. Project spokesman Johnathan Hill says that it's currently in the design phase and is p...
Sep 09, 2025 Rendering of new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles, Louisiana (image courtesy of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development)
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill seeks to reinstate death penalty for convicted murderer Dale Dwayne Craig
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has started the legal process in the state's attempt to reinstate the death sentence for convicted killer Dale Dwayne Craig. In 1992, Craig fired three bullets t...
Sep 09, 2025 DALE DWAYNE CRAIG (courtesy of Louisiana Attorney General's Office)
Roseland residents express frustration over lack of progress in cleanup effort, weeks after Smitty's Supply explosion
The explosion at Smitty's Supply in Roseland happened more than two weeks ago, and people who live near the site are getting frustrated at what they say is a lack of progress in the cleanup effort. Pa...
Sep 09, 2025 courtesy of Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office
Six-year-old girl who was shot during balloon release in Lafayette has died; four suspects have been arrested
A six-year-old south Louisiana girl shot during a balloon release has died. Lafayette Police Sergeant Robin Green says the shooting took place on August 24. Green says the shooting was in response to ...
Sep 08, 2025
NOPD arrests mother of autistic boy Bryan Vasquez, who was found dead in a lagoon last month
The mother of Bryan Vasquez, the 12-year-old non-verbal autistic boy found dead in a lagoon last month 12 days after disappearing from his home has been arrested. New Orleans Police Deputy Superintend...
Sep 08, 2025 BRYAN VASQUEZ (courtesy of New Orleans Police Department)
Governor Jeff Landry to pay fine for non-disclosure of private flights taken while Louisiana Attorney General
Governor Landry is $900 lighter in the wallet this morning. Steven Procopio, the president and CEO of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, says Landry was fined that amount of money relat...
Sep 08, 2025
988 Day event to be hosted today at Louisiana State Capitol to bring awareness to Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
With September being Suicide Prevention Month, and with today - 9/8 - recognized as 988 Day, the Louisiana Department of Health and other organizations are hosting 988 Day at the Capitol. Sherrard Cre...
Sep 08, 2025
ACLU of Louisiana denounces plan to incarcerate ICE detainees at Angola State Penitentiary
The ACLU of Louisiana says the housing of undocumented immigrants convicted of serious crimes at the Louisiana State Penitentiary is a dangerous disregard of the legal system. ACLU Louisiana legal dir...
Sep 08, 2025
