Category Archives: Politics & Government
Ruston Fire Department Chief Chris Womack passes away at 54 after battling cancer
Lincoln Parish is mourning the death of Ruston Fire Department Chief Chris Womack, who died at the age of 54 after a brief battle with cancer. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker appointed Womack as fire chief ...
Nov 19, 2025 Former Ruston Fire Department Chief CHRIS WOMACK (photo courtesy of Ruston Fire Department)
Louisiana becomes first state to receive over $1 billion in federal funding to expand statewide broadband internet access
Louisiana is the first state in the country to be approved for almost $1.36 billion in federal funding to expand broadband internet access across the state. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of ...
Nov 19, 2025
Louisiana State University reactivates Corps of Cadets program
LSU restarts its Corps of Cadets program for the first time since 1968. The first cadets were sworn in over the weekend in a ceremony on the Tiger Stadium field in front of more than 100,000 LSU fans....
Nov 19, 2025
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy proposes alternatives for handling Affordable Care Act subsidies
Amid the disagreement over an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that ground the federal government to a halt for 43 days, Senator Bill Cassidy says he has a better idea - give that subsidy di...
Nov 19, 2025 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Northwest Louisiana town attempting to cope with the tragic loss of slain police officer Marc Brock
The mayor of Vivian, in Caddo Parish, says his tight-knit community is shaken to the core following Friday's murder of police officer Marc Brock. He was shot to death Friday evening as he was investig...
Nov 18, 2025 (photo courtesy of City of Vivian, Louisiana)
Vernon Parish Library ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate new broadband internet access
State and local officials will celebrate the completion of a broadband expansion project at the Vernon Parish Library this morning. ConnectLA executive director Veneeth Iyengar says the project will b...
Nov 18, 2025 VERNON PARISH LIBRARY (courtesy of Vernon Parish Library, Leesville La.)
Southeastern Louisiana University professor files grievance after being removed from Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project
A chemistry professor at Southeastern Louisiana University has filed a grievance against the school, asking to be reinstated as the lead of the Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project. William Most, the atto...
Nov 17, 2025 Dr. FERESHTEH EMAMI (courtesy of Southeastern Louisiana University)
Vivian police officer shot, killed while serving warrant for an alleged cyberstalker
The Caddo Parish community of Vivian is mourning the line-of-duty murder of a police officer. Marc Brock was among the officers investigating a cyberstalking complaint Friday evening against 58-year-o...
Nov 17, 2025 Vivian Police Officer MARC BROCK (courtesy of Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office)
Family of 13-year-old girl takes legal action against Lafourche Parish School Board over expulsion tied to AI scandal
The Lafourche Parish School Board is coming under fire for how it handled an incident in which a group of boys shared AI nude images of female classmates. One of them had been expelled for hitting a b...
Nov 17, 2025
Military spending in Louisiana up 77% since 2021, according to Louisiana Economic Development report
Military-related spending in Louisiana generated more than $17 billion in total economic activity during fiscal year 2024, a 77% increase since 2021. That's according to a new report from Louisiana Ec...
Nov 17, 2025
