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Some St. Martin Parish parents express displeasure in school zone changes
PARKS, La. (KADN) — Parents in St. Martin Parish have a chance on Wednesday and Thursday to learn about the new schools their children are being forced to attend. More than 150 St. Martin Parish students from kindergarten to 12th grade will be going to new schools in a couple weeks.
MN church group stranded for days in New Orleans
MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities church group is on its way home tonight, after spending the last few days stranded in New Orleans. “We are really sick of the airport,” Leisha Tays, supervising the trip, said in a FaceTime call from the airport. That trip, to the Evangelical...
Louisiana Women Warned – That ‘Wrong Number’ Text Isn’t a Mistake
It doesn't matter whether you're sitting on a bench at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, waiting for live music at an outdoor show in Lafayette, or walking into one of the many casinos in Lake Charles or Shreveport, you're going to see people staring at their telephones. Unfortunately, a lot of Louisiana women in particular could be staring at a potentially dangerous situation that their own kindness could enhance.
Louisiana Stomach ‘Bug’ Might Be Something More Sinister
It's summertime and all over Louisiana from Monroe and Ruston in the north to Lake Charles and Lafayette in the south emergency departments at hospitals and walk-in clinics too are full of people all complaining about a similar symptom. This scenario has many health officials concerned because the spike in "stomach bugs" appears to be related to a more serious medical malady.
East Texas and Louisiana Brace for Flood Watch Until 6 PM Friday
Shreveport, LA – A flood watch is in effect until 6 PM Friday for parts of northwest Louisiana and eastern Texas due to ongoing heavy rainfall. Areas affected include Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby counties in Texas, and portions of northwest Louisiana including Sabine and Natchitoches parishes.
Passenger Rail to the Beach from Louisiana – Big News Revealed
The last time a train left the city of New Orleans, Louisiana heading eastward toward stops in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida was during the month of August 2005. We know that because that service was suspended during the final days of August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, wrecked tracks, mangled bridges, and basically left all of the Gulf South in a major state of disrepair.
Louisiana: If You See This Device, You’re Being Recorded
Have You Ever Wanted to Secretly Record a Conversation?. There have been times when I wish I could have recorded someone and played it back to see if I actually heard what I thought I heard. Do you know how many arguments I could have won in my past relationship?
Conn's files for bankruptcy, will close six Louisiana stores
Conn's HomePlus has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and the Texas-based furniture and appliance retailer said it will close six of its 11 Louisiana stores. The chain announced Tuesday it had filed for bankruptcy and would soon shut down more than 70 of its stores. The Conn's locations at...
Louisiana Flood Threat Elevated – ‘Next Level’ Rains Likely
This is not the news that rain-weary residents of Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Crowley, Eunice, and Opelousas wanted to hear. The Weather Prediction Center has once again placed the rainfall "bullseye" squarely on Louisiana and southwestern Louisiana in particular for strong storms with torrential downpours between now and early Friday morning.
Mother arrested, son wanted in cemetery forgery investigation
PONCHATOULA — Carla Wittie, a woman from Ponchatoula, was arrested and her son is wanted for financial discrepancies and unauthorized check signings associated with the management of a local cemetery. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) arrested Carla Wittie, 62 on Thursday, July 11, on 13 counts of principal...
New Orleans teens arrested in stolen cars in Kenner, one in an Alpha Romeo
Police are releasing details of a pair of arrests they say prevented New Orleans teens from continuing crimes in Kenner. The investigation started when license plate reader cameras alerted on a stolen car near I-10 and Williams Blvd.
Louisiana Stomach ‘Bug’ Might Be Something More Sinister
It's summertime and all over Louisiana from Monroe and Ruston in the north to Lake Charles and Lafayette in the south emergency departments at hospitals and walk-in clinics too are full of people all complaining about a similar symptom. This scenario has many health officials concerned because the spike in "stomach bugs" appears to be related to a more serious medical malady.
Entire State at Risk – Louisiana Bracing for Torrential Downpours
If you spent more than a few summer days in Louisiana in the past you probably know the drill as far as our "typical" summer weather pattern is concerned. People in Lafayette, New Iberia, Lake Charles, and even Shreveport and Monroe in northern Louisiana understand "partly cloudy, hot and humid, the chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon".
Latest LEAP scores show why the three Rs at Louisiana schools shouldn’t include religion
Results from the most recent round of standardized testing at Louisiana public schools reveal progress for third- through eighth-grade students is mired in math and science while improving only slightly in English. Officials and researchers believe learning loss over the COVID-19 pandemic — when schools had to turn to remote instruction — is now showing […]
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