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Nine states approved bills related to noncitizen voting, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures this November
Nine states, including seven with Republican trifectas, have enacted legislation this year related to the eligibility of noncitizens to vote. In total, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures related to noncitizen voting at the November general election. In Louisiana, SB 436 requires proof of citizenship for voter registration...
Keesler Federal Credit Union provides school supplies for over 20,000 kindergarteners
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Over the next few weeks, Keesler Federal Credit Union is giving out school supply boxes to over 20,000 kindergarten students in Mississippi and Louisiana to help build better communities and make sure no student is without on day one. Filled with everything from glue sticks to...
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office were on the scene of multi-car crash, all lanes open
ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. — The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office was on the scene of a traffic accident on St. Claude Avenue in Arabi near the parish line. The accident involved three cars and both westbound lanes going out of St. Bernard Parish have re-opened. This content is...
More music in the air; New outdoor stage planned near Mandeville
By this fall, music could be filling the air at Pelican Park in the Mandeville area from an outdoor events stage being built near the park’s Castine Center. Musical performances are being lined up for an inaugural concert season that will run through March. The covered stage will feature...
Mandeville Middle School renamed in honor of Gayle Sloan
Mandeville Middle School was Gayle Sloan’s baby — that’s what speaker after speaker recalled on July 11 as former colleagues, students, parents and family members gathered in the school’s cafetorium to remember and honor the former St. Tammany school system superintendent, who died in 2023. Now...
Hope for improved reliability as new buses arrive at RTA
A new group of badly needed buses began to roll into New Orleans Regional Transit Authority headquarters last month, the first shipment in an effort by the agency to replace an aging fleet that has fallen into disrepair. According to RTA executives,14 new buses have arrived in New Orleans and...
Rocket to bring Astronauts around the moon leaves New Orleans
NASA and Boeing this morning moved the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket core stage out of the assembly facility in New Orleans to load it onto the agency’s Pegasus barge. “The stage is fully manufactured and assembled at Michoud,”
More indictments handed down in bizarre Marrero shooting with rival robbery schemes
A Jefferson Parish grand jury has handed down more indictments for three men accused in the unusual death of a Waggaman man, who authorities say was shot when the men he had planned to rob tried to rob him, as well. Tommy Encalade, 25, of Jean Lafitte, Marlon Borras, 21,...
Louisiana High School Named One Of Most Expensive In America
All parents in Louisiana want to ensure that their children have access to the greatest education possible. Additionally, some wealthy families decide to pay for their child's education at a private institution. One Louisiana high school was recently listed as one of the most expensive in the US, meaning that tuition there might cost parents as much as a college education.
Louisiana Versus Litter: The Litter Hotline
It's no surprise that Shreveport has been in a battle against litter, earlier this year Shreveport Police Department announced they had made their first litter-related arrest. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) are launching a statewide program to fight back against litter. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says "We are ramping up litter enforcement in Louisiana with support from the State Police, Wildlife and Fisheries agents, and local law enforcement. It's important that we educate those guilty of littering and work together to keep Louisiana Beautiful."
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