Category Archives: Politics & Government
McNeese State University launches "First-Year Experience" program to help new students adjust to life in college
Freshman year in college can be very daunting -and McNeese is helping freshmen make the adjustment with its new First-Year Experience program. Director Jacqueline Clark says the program offers support...
Aug 11, 2025
Report finds that Medicaid paid nearly $10 million to Louisiana healthcare organizations for over 1,000 deceased beneficiaries
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office releases a report that finds Medicaid paid nearly $10 million to healthcare organizations for 1,072 beneficiaries who were deceased. The report covers Februa...
Aug 11, 2025
Fall inshore shrimp season begins today after 10-day delay
After a 10-day delay, inshore shrimp season opens today. Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper says the later start to the season is actually a very good thing. "They wanted to open August...
Aug 11, 2025 Louisiana Shrimpers Association
Louisiana DCFS offers noncustodial parents a chance to regain their driver's licenses via "On the Road Again" program
With this being Child Support Awareness Month, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is bringing back its "On the Road Again" program. Assistant Secretary of Family Support, Sammy G...
Aug 08, 2025
Town of Elton forced to lay off entire police department, except for police chief, due to budget issues
Due to budget constraints, the police chief in one small Jefferson Davis Parish community is forced to lay off his entire force. The decision was made following a contentious council meeting earlier t...
Aug 08, 2025 courtesy of Elton Police Department
Angola State Penitentiary being considered to house ICE detainees
Angola State Penitentiary may begin housing ICE detainees. Louisiana leaders and the Trump administration are in talks to use the prison facility as the President widens the crackdown on immigrants in...
Aug 08, 2025
Former Golden Meadow Police Chief Troy Dufrene arrested for injuring public records, malfeasance in office and computer tampering
The former police chief of the small Lafourche Parish community of Golden Meadow is arrested for allegedly deleting a dozen years worth of files on his way out the door. Tony Dufrene is charged with i...
Aug 08, 2025 Former Golden Meadow Police Chief TROY DUFRENE (photo courtesy of Office of Attorney General Liz Murrill)
Louisiana SNAP recipients can now receive a monetary bonus when they purchase fresh produce at Walmart stores in eleven parishes
The state is expanding a program that puts money back on a SNAP recipients EBT card when they buy fresh produce. Tim Jenkins with the Department of Children and Family Services says SNAP recipients ca...
Aug 06, 2025
Beginning in January 2026, Louisiana SNAP recipients will be prohibited from using food stamp benefits to purchase soda, energy drinks and candy
Starting in January, SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use their food stamp benefits to purchase soda, energy drinks and candy. Governor Jeff Landry asked the federal government to prohibit th...
Aug 06, 2025
NASA grant to support research partnership between LSU, Southern and Louisiana Tech
A $1.4 million grant from NASA will support a three-year research collaboration between LSU, Southern and Louisiana Tech. Dr. Andrew Peters, a professor of chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech, says...
Aug 06, 2025
