Category Archives: News
Arrest made in the murder of Baton Rouge civil activist
Baton Rouge Police have made an arrest in the murder of civil activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph. The 75-year-old was found dead in her trunk on Friday. Chief Murphy Paul says 38-year-old Ronn Bell has bee...
Jul 16, 2019
Gov's race finance report drops with qualifying right around the corner
Governor's race finance reports are out and Governor Edwards has 9.6 million cash on hand, while Republicans Eddie Rispone and Congressman Abraham have 9.8 and 1.3 million dollars respectively. John B...
Jul 16, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
Troopers arrest man for causing a second fatal crash in less than four months
A 50-year-old St. Francisville man is dead after being struck by a truck on LA Hwy 10 in West Feliciana Parish driven by 60-year-old Salvatore Euggino of Ethel. Trooper Taylor Scrantz says this is the...
Jul 16, 2019
Bonnet Carre to remain open
The Bonnet Carre Spillway will have to remain open longer than officials were hoping for as rainwater from once Hurricane Barry makes it's way down the Mississippi River. Corps of Engineers spokespers...
Jul 16, 2019 Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University / CC
NFIB finds a slight downturn in small business owner optimism
The optimism of small business owners has seen a modest downturn, according to the National Federation of Independent Small Business. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns says business owners are more caut...
Jul 16, 2019
Juvenile Justice hoping to replace 100 year old decaying youth prisons
Louisiana is beginning the 60-million-dollar process of replacing two 70-100-year-old youth prisons with newer, "Therapeutic Model" buildings. Deputy Secretary for the Office of Juvenile Justice Dr. J...
Jul 16, 2019
Governor Edwards: "This is just the beginning of Hurricane Season"
Governor Edwards is praising the state's level of readiness in the face of Barry but wants to remind folks that "This is just the beginning of Hurricane Season, and we have a long way to go." The Gove...
Jul 15, 2019
University of Louisiana System launches a new program to help college dropouts finish what they started
A new program called Compete Louisiana aims to ease the burden of returning to college for those that may have finished school without receiving a degree. President of the University of Louisiana syst...
Jul 15, 2019 COD Newsroom / CC
BR Coroner: African American History Museum founder was asphyxiated
Police are hunting suspects in the murder of Baton Rouge African American History Museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who was found dead in the trunk of a car from asphyxiation. The Capital City icon...
Jul 15, 2019
Power outages, with some flooding, among issues created by Hurricane Barry
People around Louisiana are surveying the aftermath of Hurricane Barry today. Many are feeling they dodged a bullet. Director of the St. Mary Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedn...
Jul 15, 2019 Trending Topics 2019 / CC
