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Tim Riley’s distinguished record makes him the easy choice for Gonzales mayor
Tim Riley owns a clear advantage over three Gonzales mayoral opponents, his service on the City Council distinguishing his candidacy. While two others occupied council seats longer than Riley, he alone has a record upon which to run as Harold Stewart and Terance Irvin must run away from theirs. And it is not only his pro-constituent voting record, stellar though it is, but Tim Riley has gone over and above in service those he represents.
Ville Platte business owners say crime is increasing. And it's costing them money.
A few dozen business owners and residents spilled into Ville Platte City Hall’s main lobby Wednesday to lodge complaints with the town’s mayor and other officials about what they see as a rise in juvenile crime within the city. Mayor Ryan Leday Williams said the city has been...
B/R shines a spotlight on Derek Carr's contract in 2025
Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder took a look into the near future to take a look every team’s most important contract decision. The list primarily consists of 2025 free agents. That may feel like a decision for a year from now, but these decisions are often made ahead of time.
Federal judge reinforces order for heat protection for Louisiana inmates at prison farm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered officials at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to increase shade and take other steps to protect prisoners doing agricultural labor from dangerous heat. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson’s order reinforced a similar one he issued in July. This one cites...
Louisiana Official Assures High Speed Internet Coming To All
Is it a case of "business as usual" or is Louisiana truly committed to providing a source of high-speed internet to everyone?. In a recent interview with the Louisiana Radio Network, Louisiana Director of the State Office of Broadband Development Veneeth Iyengar said, “I can’t stress the importance of the development of broadband and how it needs to go to every single nook and cranny of the state and how it impacts both workforce development and economic development.”
FCC Dismisses Louisiana LPFM Hopeful Over Failed Localism Requirement
A construction permit application for a new LPFM station on 90.7 FM in Baton Rouge, La., was dismissed for failing to meet the FCC’s localism requirement based on its listed headquarters address. Breakthrough Community Services applied for the station during the 2023 LPFM window. It sought to transmit from...
Apply For The Southwest Louisiana $3,000 Small Business Grant Giveaway
What would you do with an extra $3,000? If you own a small business I'm sure you could think of 3,000 ways to put that money to good use. You can never have enough cash flow. Right? Owning a business is hard because there are so many expenses. Small businesses are constantly dealing with a lack of resources, and cash flow.
Louisiana Shoppers Are Furious Over Walmart Checkout Changes
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA: Many Walmart customers are airing out their grievances over their disgust of the recent checkout policy changes that the retailer rolled down. We have all the details. Louisiana Walmart customers have to be thinking to themselves every time they walk into the store, "I wonder what I...
New Report Names Louisiana as Worst State to Live In
Sadly, Louisiana has made the wrong end of another list. We didn't even have Mississippi to prevent us from scraping the bottom. The personal finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2024's Best States to Live In and Louisiana ranked 50th. What was the methodology for making the Best...
Louisiana TV Anchor Cleared of Child Solicitation Allegations
Each of Louisiana's largest cities has a television station that serves that community. In larger cities such as New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette, Alexandria, Monroe, and Lake Charles there are multiple television outlets that serve not only the information needs of those communities but they provide a free source of entertainment as well.
S&WB provides update on employee injured responding to power outage that caused boil advisory
NEW ORLEANS — The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans provided the New Orleans City Council Joint Utilities Committee an update Thursday on the nearly citywide boil water advisory that happened last week. The utility also provided an update on the employee who was injured responding to the...
Lawyer, ex-Entergy chief Charles Rice sues New Orleans City Council over nixed contract
The arrival of five new City Council members two and a half years ago altered the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of New Orleans city government, with a newly emboldened council checking the mayor’s power at nearly every turn. Since then, the council has won the right...
New Orleans police searching for 'armed and dangerous' suspect accused of murder
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is searching for an armed and dangerous suspect in connection witha deadly shooting that happened earlier this month. NOPD announced that Erick Garrison is sought in connection with a deadly shooting outside of a bar in the 3100 block of St. Roch.
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