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DCFS hotline back online after ‘unknown’ issue reported
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family services announced the state’s hotlines are currently back to normal after they were reported offline Tuesday, July 8. According to officials, service has been restored to the hotline and the LAHelpU customer service line following repairs...
SWEPCO Responds to Louisiana Public Service Commissioner’s Claims
Recently, much of Northwest Louisiana was directly impacted by severe storms and tornadoes. Businesses and homes were damaged. Those storms knocked out power for roughly 40,000 residents. To be frank, the impact was devastating for many in our area. Because of that, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell announced that he...
Trucker describes finding ‘miracle baby’ by the side of a highway in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Reginald Walton had just rolled his 18-wheeler into Louisiana, eastbound on Interstate 10 after making a Texas delivery, when he spotted what looked like a discarded baby doll sitting on the embankment. Then he saw movement. “I noticed that it moved and I called 911...
‘Not in our name’: Some clergy rebuke Ten Commandments law
(NewsNation) — A group of Louisiana church leaders across the state are condemning a new law mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools. Rev. Marc J. Boswell, senior pastor at St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, is part of the movement and says the law was deeply troubling but not surprising given the “concerning rise of Christian nationalism in Louisiana.”
Fox 14 Your Morning News: Louisiana Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke Prevention
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Fox 14 Your Morning News, all across the country including here in the ARKLAMISS. The temperatures are routinely high and can contribute to heat-related issues if you are unaware. For more information, watch the video above.
Louisiana College Graduates Bringing Shocking ‘Assistant’ to Job Interviews
Job interviews can be intimidating, and now some younger folks in Louisiana are bringing a shocking "assistant' with them on job interviews. If you've ever been on a job interview you already know how nerve-wracking it can be. Well, Gen-Zers may have a solution to easing the interview process and it involves bringing someone with them.
Louisiana Lottery Confirms Powerball Win on Wednesday
The last three big wins the Powerball game has generated in Louisiana happened in Houma, Bossier City, and in Youngsville. In fact, it's been over a month since Lady Luck has paid a visit to a lucky lottery player in Louisiana. But as of Wednesday night, there has been a change in this story. The Louisiana Lottery has confirmed a Louisiana-sold ticket is a big winner in last night's Powerball drawing.
2 Albertsons stores in Louisiana to be sold if merger with Kroger OK'd
Two Albertsons stores in Louisiana will be among nearly 600 locations across the country that will be offloaded to C&S Wholesale Grocers as part of the pending Albertsons-Kroger merger. The stores at 2750 Country Club Road in Lake Charles and 105 E. Southfield Road in Shreveport made the list of...
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