Category Archives: Politics & Government
Southwest Louisiana man who kept the victim's body in his car for a month, found guilty of murder
A Calcasieu Parish jury has found a southwest Louisiana man guilty of murder in the brutal death of a 72-year-old woman in 2023. District Attorney Stephen Dwight says after 43-year-old Christopher Cat...
Sep 19, 2025 CHRISTOPHER CATER (courtesy of Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office)
U.S. Federal Reserve drops interest rates, may implement more rate cuts by the end of 2025
This week, the Fed dropped interest rates by a quarter point and indicated that there may be two more rate cuts by the end of the year. So what does that mean for consumers like you and me? Rajesh Nar...
Sep 19, 2025
Trump administration increases federal funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Trump administration is allocating more than $400 million in additional federal funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Grambling University President Dr. Martin Lemelle says that...
Sep 19, 2025
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser cites comments by President Donald Trump as main cause of dwindling number of Canadians traveling to Louisiana
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Canada this week with state and local tourism officials trying to promote travel to Louisiana, but he's finding Canadians are not interested in leisure trips ...
Sep 19, 2025 Lt. Governor BILLY NUNGESSER
Missed deadline may hamper New Orleans' opportunities to host Super Bowl in 2031
New Orleans' chances of hosting the Super Bowl in 2031 are in serious jeopardy. The team has missed a key deadline to bid on hosting the game that year, which is the earliest that the Super Bowl can r...
Sep 18, 2025 CAESARS SUPERDOME (photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Louisiana Department of Health urges caution when consuming raw seafood as fifth Louisiana resident dies from Vibrio vulnificus
The Louisiana Department of Health is urging caution after a fifth person has died from Vibrio vulnificus. Those five are among 26 Louisiana residents who have been infected by the bacteria that natur...
Sep 18, 2025
Terrebonne Parish authorities arrest two men in connection with 2015 murder of Pamela Johnson
It took nearly a decade, but detectives in Terrebonne Parish have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a woman. On December 1st, 2015, deputies found 56-year-old Pamela Johnson shot to de...
Sep 17, 2025 CHARLES JOHNSON (left) and SHANNON ROBINSON (right) (courtesy of Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office)
8-year-old girl killed in deadly auto accident that occurred in St. Tammany Parish
An 8-year-old Covington girl is killed in a crash, and State Police say the lack of proper restraint may have made the difference between life and death. Trooper Marc Gremillion says it happened as a ...
Sep 17, 2025
FBI launches investigation after several Louisiana legislators received "nefarious" postcards depicting a lynching
Several Louisiana legislators have received postcards containing graphic images of a lynching. Republican State Representative Mike Bayham of Chalmette was one of the lawmakers who received the nefari...
Sep 17, 2025
Governor Jeff Landry supports deployment of Louisiana National Guard troops throughout state to suppress crime
The Washington Post is reporting that the White House is planning to deploy up to a thousand National Guard troops to various cities throughout Louisiana. Governor Landry supports the idea. "I think t...
Sep 16, 2025
