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Parlez-vous francais? French table group meets to practice their French-speaking skills
For local attorney David Marcantel, French is more than a language. It is the culture of Louisiana. One that many feel has become a dying art as younger generations forgo the language of their ancestors. On Tuesday, a group of Francophones (speakers of the French language) and Francophiles (people that want to be a part […]
Revealed – This is Louisiana’s Favorite Swear Word
A recent survey has discovered that residents of Louisiana actually do have a favorite swear word and because the word we love to not say in front of our mothers is so versatile we've managed to use it as a noun, a verb, an adjective, and I am pretty sure a few other parts of speech. Heck, I am sure someone somewhere even has this as their nickname.
Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows
Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the rate of prescriptions for contraceptives in states with the most restrictive abortion bans, according to a University of Southern California study. The decline […] The post Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Back-to-school kit giveaway set for Saturday in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. - SporTran, Healthy Blue Louisiana, and SPAR are hosting their annual drive-thru “Back to School Bash” school supply kit giveaway from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hattie Perry Recreation Center. Attendees will visit with community vendors, enjoy free snow cones, and pick up limited free...
Mayor Arceneaux attends exclusive Harvard management training
NEW YORK, New York (KTAL/KMSS)—Shreveport mayor Tom Arceneaux is participating in one of the country’s most exclusive management training programs, The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. “I’m delighted to do this on behalf of the City of Shreveport and, frankly, delighted to do it for myself,” said Arceneaux...
Two LSUS students make startling scientific discovery, win prestigious award
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (KTAL/KMSS) – LSU Shreveport biology students recently experienced many firsts at a conference they attended in Michigan, including their first win in the scientific community. Jonathan Eubanks and Hayden Hanna are biology students at LSU Shreveport. They say they did not expect to win the prestigious...
'Gloves off' | Expert weighs in on Texas House investigative panel after closed-door talks
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas House committee that investigates alleged wrongdoing by state lawmakers and agencies met for the first time in a year on Wednesday. The House General Investigating Committee was the group that kickstarted Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment proceedings in May 2023. On Wednesday morning, the...
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