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Gambit's Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Aug. 19
Recently scored a major victory when Greenfield Louisiana LLC announced it was canceling plans to build a grain export facility in Wallace, a majority-Black community in St. John the Baptist Parish. Led by The Descendants Project, activists fought the proposed facility for three years by raising environmental and racial justice concerns. Greenfield said it pulled the project because the Army Corps of Engineers has delayed permits. The Corps said it needed time to evaluate the project’s impact on the sensitive area.
Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why
Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research institutions have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural parts of the South to test and survey thousands of local residents. The goal: to understand why the rates of heart and lung disease are dramatically higher there than in other parts of the U.S.
LIncoln Parish accident kills driver
RUSTON, LA – Deshundra Johnson, 48, of Jonesboro, LA, was killed about 7 a.m. Sunday, August 18, 2024 in a wreck in Lincoln Parish, LA. According to a preliminary Arkansas State Police report, the wreck happened on U.S.167 near Harper Bottom Road. The investigation revealed that Johnson was driving...
JHHS announces Fred Hearn III as new Boys Basketball Head Coach
Jonesboro-Hodge High School has announced that Fred Hearn III will be the new boys basketball head coach for the 2024-25 school year. The grandson of former Jackson Parish teacher and principal, Fred Hearn, who will also teach US History, comes to JHHS with a decorated resume of 177 wins and 111 losses. Included are playoff appearances in all but one of his 15 year career that includes stops at Grambling Lab (now recognized as Lincoln Prep), where he led the team to a state semi-final appearance and Homer High School.
2 adults and 3 children involved in West Monroe train crash
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A train involved accident has occurred on Cheniere Baptist Church Road in West Monroe. According to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, “the driver stopped for the train, but was too close to the tracks. The train was traveling 25 mph and struck the front of the vehicle.”
Caddo Correctional Center Booking from August 10th-16th
The following booking photos are those who were booked in to Caddo Correctional Center this week. All those pictured are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 78 people were booked in to Caddo Correctional Center from last Saturday (8/10/24) to this Friday (8/16/24) which obviously made...
Forest Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Earns National Quality Award
(Jonesboro, LA) Forest Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been recognized by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) as a 2024 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient. The distinction is the second of three progressive award levels through the National Quality...
Preseason Blitz: Green betting on ‘hard work’ to pay off for Southwood
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Southwood football coach Mike Green is known for taking over struggling programs and turning them into a playoff contender. He’s led both Woodlawn and Mansfield out of the basement and into playoff contention. Now he’s trying to do that with a Southwood program that’s won just five games in the last ten seasons.
Remember When Vince Gill Confronted a Slew of Protesters, Showing Even the “Nicest Guy in Nashville” Has His Limits
Vince Gill might be the “nicest guy in Nashville,” but that doesn’t mean he won’t take a stand when necessary, like the time he cussed out a group of religious protestors outside the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2013 incident...
Louisiana chase ends in White Oak crash, man arrested
WHITE OAK, Texas (KETK) – The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said that a man was arrested on Saturday following a pursuit that started in Louisiana. A white Dodge Charger was originally being pursued by the Louisiana State Police before it crossed into Texas. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office was called to assist Waskom PD with […]
Chicken Nuggets/Tenders Recalled – What Louisiana Should Know
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has a word of caution for Louisiana shoppers in Shreveport, Lafayette, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Alexandria. In fact, any place in the state where ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and chicken tenders are sold frozen and ready to heat and eat should pay attention to this recall notice.
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