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Letlow qualifies in reshaped 5th Congressional District
After a stop in Milwaukee earlier this week for the Republican National Convention, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow made the trip to qualify Thursday in Baton Rouge for re-election to the 5th Congressional District, which now includes portions of the capital city. Letlow, who lives in the Monroe suburb of Start,...
Louisiana Ticket Claims $230,000 in Wednesday Lottery Drawing
As an observer of lottery drawings in Louisiana, I feel obligated to suggest to those who want to strike it rich playing lottery games with the Louisiana Lottery should be participating in those games over the next week or so. The reason? Lady Luck appears to have moved back into Louisiana and she's apparently applying her "magic" to lottery tickets sold here in The Boot.
AT&T Provides Update on Data Breach Affecting Customers in Louisiana
AT&T has confirmed a data breach that has impacted some of its customers in Louisiana. Contrary to previous reports that suggested nearly all AT&T customers had their calls, texts, and information compromised, the latest update reveals a more contained incident. Details of the Incident. In a recent communication to affected...
Cassidy announces vote to consider congressional subpoena of Steward Health CEO, owner of Glenwood Regional Medical Center
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Thursday, July 18, 2024, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced that the HELP Committee will vote next Thursday, July 25, 2024, to consider a subpoena to compel Steward Health CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, to testify on the company’s financial mismanagement of its hospitals. The mismanagement reportedly threatened […]
Jerry Edwards Jr. sworn in as 1st Black federal judge for Western District of Louisiana
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Following a formal appointment back in December of 2023, Shreveport attorney Jerry Edwards Jr. was ceremonially sworn in at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center in Alexandria on Wednesday, July 17. It was a momentous occasion for Judge Edwards as he became the first Black judge to...
Back-to-school giveaways in, near Baton Rouge: Get free supplies, backpacks, clothes
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Students will be returning to school in the next few weeks across East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding parishes. We have compiled a list of back-to-school giveaway events that are taking place in, near Baton Rouge. Teachers and parents across the local area are...
Murder suspect accidentally let out of jail, turns himself in hours later
BATON ROUGE - A video posted to his Instagram page shows 21-year-old Rashawn Alexander leaving the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison early Wednesday morning. The problem is, the district attorney says, he wasn't supposed to be released. "Apparently, he paid the bond, and no holds were reflected at the prison...
I-12 West past Walker has reopened; officer hit by a vehicle now identified
WALKER — Interstate 12 westbound at the Walker exit was closed after a police officer was hit by a car while he was pursuing a suspect on foot in the eastbound lane, Denham Police said on Friday. It has since reopened. Traffic that was stuck in the backup caused...
ESPN names Tiger Stadium the best college football stadium in America
BATON ROUGE — Ahead of its 100th anniversary celebration, Tiger Stadium has been named the best college football stadium in the country in a new ESPN poll of college football writers. According to ESPN, 14 of ESPN college football writers ranked the best stadiums in the sport with "no...
8 challenge Sharon Weston Broome in Baton Rouge mayor's race; qualifying period closes
BATON ROUGE — Two Republican and two Independent candidates joined the race for East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president on Friday, giving voters nine choices for the city's leadership when voters visit polls in November. The new candidates who qualified for the mayor's race on Friday are actor Nathanial Hearn,...
BRPD seizes four guns, drugs ready for distribution; officers still searching for suspect who fled
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police seized drugs ready for distribution and four guns after they raided a car near a local business where illicit dealings were said to take place, the department said Friday. A BRPD officer on patrol said he saw an illegal transaction happening at a...
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