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Discount Furniture Chain Nearing Bankruptcy, Fate Of 12 Louisiana Stores Unknown
Conn’s Inc., a discount furniture and appliance retailer, is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy, casting uncertainty over the future of its 12 stores in Louisiana. The Texas-based chain, which has been struggling with declining sales and integration issues following the acquisition of W.S. Badcock, may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy within weeks, according to sources familiar with the matter, as reported by Bloomberg.
Research station in St. Gabriel vital to U.S. food supply, Sen. Bill Cassidy says
A vital component to a resilient, robust American food supply has a starting point in St. Gabriel, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy. Cassidy toured the LSU Ag Center Research Station with fellow Republican Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, the lead Republican member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. He will chair the committee if Republicans recapture the Senate.
Unrestrained driver, passenger killed in Beauregard crash
Louisiana State Police Troop D are investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash that happened Friday night on U.S. 171 near Willow Branch Road in Beauregard Parish. Trooper Matt Gaspard said the crash claimed the lives of 59-year-old Ellory “Butch” Burgess Jr. of Longville and 29-year-old Cody Goode of Dry Creek. Gadpard said Burgess was driving a […]
Hearing to discuss sale of Steward hospitals called off
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A hearing in the Steward Health Care bankruptcy case set for Thursday, July 11, was called off. According to a document filed in United States Bankruptcy Court in Texas, the hearing was canceled due to the court entering a final order regarding authorizing Steward to obtain new financing.
Shreveport man gets no response from HUD on Section 8 application
SHREVEPORT, La. -- For some Shreveport residents, the housing crisis in the city is a problem that has no short-term solution. Shreveport retiree Lionel Boug says he's been applying for the Section 8 vouchers without success. Those federally-funded vouchers are designed to help the low-income, elderly and disabled afford decent housing.
Louisiana Waffle House Locations Make Major Change and Many Customers Aren’t Happy About It
There is a sign from a local Waffle House that has been making its way around social media today and it's left many fans of the 24-hour restaurant scratching their heads. The sign basically says that on Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays, from 11:30 pm to 6:00 am, you won't be able to dine in at Waffle House restaurants, and you'll only be able to pick up to-go orders.
Louisiana’s two new carbon removal sites promise 1,000 jobs
BOSSIER La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Two new facilities are projected to create approximately 1,000 jobs for Northwest Louisiana and eliminate hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon emissions from the air. “The building of that plant here will be a shot in the arm for the local economy,” said Bossier Parish Police Jury member Doug Rimmer. […]
Louisiana Mother Seeks Answers from Daycare After Child’s Face is Covered in Bruises
A parent's worst nightmare is harm being done to their child, especially when their child is under someone else's supervision. We have all heard the horror stories of some daycares taking discipline too far or not supervising them properly. Ge'Nene Davis, a Baton Rouge mother, wants answers after she picked her son up from daycare.
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