Category Archives: Politics & Government
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple supports the creation of a sixth category to rate the strength of hurricanes
You can count Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple among those who would support a change in how the National Hurricane Center rates the strength of hurricanes. Currently, the hurricane center rates hurr...
Sep 29, 2025 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner TIM TEMPLE
Former southwest Louisiana resident Choy Van Leo sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for rape, child molestation
A south Louisiana man, who went on the run for more than 20 years after raping and molesting several children in the 1990s, has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison. Calcasieu ...
Sep 27, 2025 CHOY VAN LEO (photo courtesy of Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office)
Louisiana "Seat Check Saturday" is tomorrow; nine statewide locations to perform free child safety seat inspections
If you have a "baby on board," take a few minutes to check on the installation of your child safety seat. Saturday is National Seat Check Saturday, and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is setti...
Sep 26, 2025
Daniel Callihan sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 murders of 35-year-old Callie Brunett and her four-year-old daughter, Erin Brunett
An Amite man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of a 35-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say Daniel Callihan stabbed to death Callie Brunett 50-times ...
Sep 26, 2025 DANIEL CALLIHAN (photo courtesy of Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office)
Early voting in New Orleans mayoral election begins Saturday, with candidate Helena Moreno leading early in polling
Early voting starts Saturday in the New Orleans mayoral election. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says Helena Moreno has such a big lead in the polls that the other two major candidates i...
Sep 26, 2025 HELENA MORENO (courtesy of Helena Moreno)
Louisiana in midst of an industrial construction boom, according to Leaders for a Better Louisiana
Louisiana is in the midst of another industrial construction boom, and that could lead to a population boom. Leaders for a Better Louisiana says six megaprojects are driving construction activity and ...
Sep 26, 2025
According to the Louisiana Board of Regents, the state's education attainment rate is improving
The state is moving closer to its goal of having an educational attainment rate of 60%. The Board of Regents says it's currently 52.5%, more than a full percentage point higher than last year. The edu...
Sep 26, 2025
Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson to partner with City of Shreveport to develop downtown entertainment district
The City of Shreveport is teaming up with rapper 50 Cent to revitalize the downtown area. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, is looking to establish a new entertainment district in downtown S...
Sep 26, 2025 Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
(photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Although state truancy is on the decline, the Louisiana Department of Education and BESE continues to develop strategies to boost student attendance
While the state is making progress on truancy, it still has quite a ways to go. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana says statewide, the truancy rate - that is, five or more unexcused abse...
Sep 25, 2025
St. Bernard Parish representative Mike Bayham convenes with first American-born Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
Republican State Representative Mike Bayham from Saint Bernard Parish had the thrill of a lifetime as he met Pope Leo the XIV at the Vatican. Bayham says he gave the first American-born pontiff a copy...
Sep 25, 2025 St. Bernard Parish representative MIKE BAYHAM (left), meets with Pope LEO XIV (right), at the Vatican (photo courtesy of Rep. Mike Bayham)
