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Parlez-vous francais? French table group meets to practice their French-speaking skills
For local attorney David Marcantel, French is more than a language. It is the culture of Louisiana. One that many feel has become a dying art as younger generations forgo the language of their ancestors. On Tuesday, a group of Francophones (speakers of the French language) and Francophiles (people that want to be a part […]
LDWF to hold public meeting to address Atchafalaya Basin freshwater fisheries concerns
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will hold a public meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in the Joe Herring Room of the LDWF Headquarters office located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, La. Inland Fisheries biologists will present current and past data describing fisheries trends in the Atchafalaya Basin, with emphasis on largemouth bass and crappie populations. Topics will include bass stocking in the Basin, regulations, and a brief description of LDWF’s pilot Tournament Information Project (LATRIP). Following the presentations, the public will be invited to ask questions or express concerns.
Three-time U.S. Olympian tells lawmakers to lift ‘Milk Mandate’
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Three-time Olympic weightlifter Kendrick Farris addressed Louisiana lawmakers in Congress to lift the ‘milk mandate‘ to ‘give kids nutritious beverages that won’t harm their health.’. The Shreveport native competed in the Olympics for the United States in Beijing (2008), London (2012),...
Number of Medicaid users in Louisiana drops
(The Center Square) – Registration for Medicaid in Louisiana dropped 18.5% from about 2.1 million to 1.7 million over the last 12 months, according to a recent report. More than two-thirds of nonrenewals were terminated for procedural reasons, meaning registration forms incorrectly completed or not completed. Across the United States, about 1 in 3 Medicaid enrollees never completed the renewal process. Medicaid is health insurance program for low-income and people...
Revealed – This is Louisiana’s Favorite Swear Word
A recent survey has discovered that residents of Louisiana actually do have a favorite swear word and because the word we love to not say in front of our mothers is so versatile we've managed to use it as a noun, a verb, an adjective, and I am pretty sure a few other parts of speech. Heck, I am sure someone somewhere even has this as their nickname.
Appeals court sends Louisiana LNG terminal project back to regulators
Federal regulators will have to reconsider its review of a proposed liquified natural gas terminal in southwest Louisiana based on an appellate court ruling Tuesday, but judges stopped short of pulling its approval. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. District determined the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) did...
Cenla State Sen. Luneau reflects on his tenure, calls for more bipartisanship
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - State Senator Jay Luneau’s tenure in the legislature will end soon, and on July 16, the Pineville native reflected on his time representing Central Louisiana. “I love the process. It gets frustrating sometimes because of bipartisan issues and so that makes it a little bit...
Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows
Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the rate of prescriptions for contraceptives in states with the most restrictive abortion bans, according to a University of Southern California study. The decline […] The post Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Suspicious man booked on drug, traffic charges
A West Monroe man was arrested last week when a Lincoln Parish deputy saw him acting suspiciously and learned he was wanted on an outstanding warrant. Jesse W. Culpepper, 51, was arrested on drug and traffic charges in addition to a warrant. from Winn Parish at about 10:30 p.m. on July 9.
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