Category Archives: News
This year's budget sees increases in more than just K-12 education
July 1st marked the beginning of the new fiscal year, and while the budget battle was focused on K-12 funding increases and teacher pay raises, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne pointed out ...
Jul 02, 2019 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Senator John Kennedy says 2019 governor's race remains wide open
Senator John Kennedy spoke at the Baton Rouge Press Club and during the address, he gave his thoughts on the current state of the Governor's race. Kennedy says he's spoken with President Trump about t...
Jul 01, 2019 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
Three people arrested in connection with fatal shooting of two-year-old
In Lafayette, police are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a two-year-old. The incident happened around eight o'clock Sunday night and three adults at the home have been arrested ...
Jul 01, 2019
Pennington study looks at why those who exercise regularly, fail to lose weight
LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center has found that people who exercise regularly, but do not lose as much weight as expected are eating too much. Doctor Tim Church says they looked at people w...
Jul 01, 2019
Pels nab two highly regarded veterans in free agency
The Pelicans made a splash at the start of the NBA free agency last night by using their cap space on two widely respected veterans at positions of need. The team started the night by securing New Orl...
Jul 01, 2019
Love triangle results in two deaths in Caddo Parish
Two men are dead following a break in at a Shreveport home early Sunday morning. A female witness who lived told investigators that her ex-boyfriend, 39-year-old Brandon Brown, broke into the home thr...
Jul 01, 2019
LSU Psychologist finds society pays heavy price for failure to diagnose and treat conduct disorder
An LSU study shows high social and economic costs occur when there is a failure to diagnose and treat conduct disorder in kids. LSU psychology professor Paul Frick details the symptoms of conduct diso...
Jul 01, 2019
Invasive species of eel found in New Orleans bayou
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking fishermen to be on the lookout for the Asian swamp eel. The invasive species of eel was found in Bayou St. John in New Orleans. It primaril...
Jun 29, 2019 Group of live eels
Eunice man shot in chest accused of staging robbery and shooting
A Eunice man's plan to dodge jail for unpaid child support goes south when he's caught staging his own robbery and shooting. Officers responded to a call of a man being shot in the chest. During the i...
Jun 29, 2019
Governor Edwards signs 700-million dollar transportation funding bill
Governor John Bel Edwards signed a bill Friday morning that gives the state an addiational 700-million dollars to spend on specific transportation projects. The money comes from the BP oil spill settl...
Jun 28, 2019
