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The EPA can’t use Civil Rights Act to fight environmental injustice in Louisiana, judge rules
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution alleged to have taken a heavier toll on minority communities in Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James David Cain of Lake Charles handed down the...
Juvenile justice conference focuses on intervention as offenders get younger
The Louisiana Governor's Conference on Juvenile Justice held its 43rd annual gathering at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino in Shreveport. The conference provides training for professionals and nonprofits that work with youth in the system.
Parents of Hammond Eastside students call on district officials to be transparent about A/C issues
HAMMOND, La. — Some Tangipahoa Parish parents said they are receiving conflicting messages and a lack of communication from the school district regarding air condition issues at Hammond Eastside Lower. On Thursday, WDSU reported on the issue after a mother said her child fainted at the school. On Friday,...
I-12 eastbound re-opens after crash involving multiple injuries
ALBANY —- The eastbound lanes of Interstate 12 have now re-opened, but traffic is still slow moving, after a crash involving multiple injuries. Six people were injured in the crash with five of them transported to area hospitals. Officials tell UWK the injuries are non-life threatening. I-12 was shut...
Men's Basketball: Lions Release Schedule for 2024-25 Season
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University men's basketball team is getting ready for the 2024-25 campaign, and now it knows when gameday will be as the team released its schedule for the 2024-25 season on Friday. The season starts at home in the University Center as the Crusaders...
LSU Football Fans Can Get Tickets To First 2024 Home Game Dirt Cheap
The college football season begins this Saturday, August 24th with what is called week zero. There are a few games on tap this Saturday including #10 Florida State taking on Georgia Tech in Ireland. Another game that should grab your attention if you are from Louisiana is the McNeese Cowboys...
Scott Rabalais: Risking ridicule, I predict LSU's game-by-game football record in 2024
When you’re a sports columnist, you’ve got to put your words out there and suffer the slings and arrows of justly deserved ridicule if what you write turns out completely wrong. This is one of those times. Picking LSU football’s wins and losses for an upcoming season is...
Louisiana’s First Buc-ee’s Clears MAJOR Hurdle – Construction Closer Than Ever
RUSTON, La. (KPEL News) - America's favorite beaver mascot took a step closer to getting a foothold in Louisiana this week after the zoning commission in Ruston, Louisiana approved a site map for the establishment. Now, Buc-ee's is closer than ever to its first Bayou State travel center. A crucial...
Local communication workers join regional strike
DAYTON — Local communications workers are joining nearly 17,000 others across the Southeast in a strike against AT&T in an attempt to get the communications to the bargaining table over unfair labor practices, according to Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3802 Union officials. Local communications workers have been demonstrating on Railroad Street in downtown for the past several days, and on Wednesday, CWA and AT&T entered into federal mediation and had their first meeting with the mediator this morning. ...
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