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Grambling State Set For Matchup at Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. | The Grambling State women's soccer team is back in action on Thursday night, heading out to face off against Arizona State University. Arizona State is 2-0-2 on the season and won their last match 5-2 at LSU. The Lady Tigers stand at 2-1-2, having drawn their last...
Pedestrian, motorcyclist suffer 'major' injuries after Alexandria crash, say police
A pedestrian and a motorcyclist suffered "major injuries" Wednesday night after a wreck, according to the Alexandria Police Department. The department responded to a call about a crash about 9:12 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and North 3rd Street, reads a news release. Both the pedestrian and motorcyclist were traveling...
TLC opens 24-25 season with Wilde’s classic ‘Importance of Being Earnest’
PINEVILLE, La. (WNTZ) – Theatre Louisiana Christian opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 5 with “The Importance of Being Earnest” by renowned Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The show is Wilde’s most celebrated comedy and often regarded as his magnum opus. First performed on Feb. 14, 1895, the show has delighted audiences with its humorous story of mild treacheries, hilarious confusions, and endearingly flawed characters for more than a century.
APD Investigating Motorcycle/Pedestrian Crash
Alexandria, La - On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at approximately 9:12 PM the Alexandria Police Department responded to US 71 and 3rd Street in reference to a crash involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian. The pedestrian and motorcycle were traveling southbound in the left-hand travel lane on US 71 when the crash occurred. The pedestrian and operator of the motorcycle were transported to a local hospital with major injuries. A toxicology screening was performed and is pending.
Cancer Screening Mobile Unit to make stop in Rapides Parish
ALEXANDRIA, La. - The Cenla Medication Access Program’s Cancer Screening Mobile Unit will visit Rapides Parish on September 17 and 18 to offer free breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screenings for eligible Central Louisiana residents. The mobile unit will be located in the parking lot of the Rapides Parish...
AT&T workers represented by CWA union continue strike amidst negotiations
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - It has been nearly two weeks, and AT&T workers are still on strike. The workers have been picketing in the Twin Cities and in Ruston for a renewed benefits package. The strike involves the Communication Workers of America Labor Union in nine states and around 15,000...
2 Cars 2 Winners: Wilder Family!
Ouachita Parish agencies make 99 arrests in July 2024 warrant round-up Ouachita Parish law enforcement agencies seized firearms and a variety of drugs during their July 2024 round-up. Pictures of some of the items they seized are pictured above. Mississippi group joins Keep West Monroe Beautiful for projects around the...
Shreveport preps for Southern Soul Pre-Labor Day celebration
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Shreveport is gearing up for its 13th Annual Blues & Southern Soul Pre-Labor Day Festival, set to take place on September 1, 2024, at Festival Plaza. This year’s event, entitled “The Return of the King,” promises an unforgettable evening of live performances, featuring headliner King George alongside a stellar lineup, including Brian Jack & The Zydeco Gamblers, Marcellus The Singer, Donnie Ray, S Dott, CaptainJack, and more.
Bossier City Council rejects petition for term limits for a third time
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - The Bossier City Council has once again rejected a petition to enforce term limits in the city. The council met Tuesday, Aug. 27, and for a third time, voted against a resolution to put term limits on the Dec. 7 ballot. Cassie Mae Rogers, a...
Don’t Wear White After Labor Day – Louisiana, Do You Know Why?
In Morgan City, Louisiana the booths are being prepared, the stages are being built, the power lines are being run, and the funnel cakes are about to be dropped into the grease. It is the annual celebration of seafood and oil that's known as the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival.
Tropical Models Raising Concerns for Louisiana & Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana parents know the eerie feeling that quietness can bring on. For example, you're working in your home office, and the kids are supposed to be playing. But you don't hear them; they are being quiet—too quiet. That's when a parent's "spidey senses" start tingling because they know they could literally be seconds from disaster.
Underage Drinkers in Louisiana Have More Rights Than You Think
Football season is about to hit Louisiana like a Dustin Poirier right hand to the jaw. It gets underway with High School Jamborees in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and just about every other community in the state. Most of those jamborees will take place either tonight or Friday. Then we start the college football season on Saturday and the professional football season will begin their games on September 5th.
College football: Demons hang tough in opening loss at Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. – The first drive of the Blaine McCorkle era of Northwestern State football delivered. And so did most of the first half of Thursday night’s season opener at Tulsa. A late first-half surge, though, put the homestanding Golden Hurricane in the driver’s seat and Tulsa cruised...
NSU STEM Day Sept. 27
Northwestern State University’s School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics invites all ninth-12th grade students to NSU for STEM Day where they can explore degree paths and careers in engineering, mathematics, wildlife and environmental sciences, veterinary science, chemistry, physics and biomedical/microbiology. STEM Day will be from 8 a.m.-noon Friday, Sept. 27.
Grambling State to make history August 22 with opening of first digital library building in Louisiana
$16.6 M facility is only of its kind at an HBCU in the U.S. Grambling State University is set to open the door to a new age and era on Thursday, Aug 22 at 10:00 a.m. with the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the institution’s Digital Library and Learning Commons.
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