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K&B drug stores heir launches new real estate firm and industrial project in Luling
Andrew Marcus was just 8 years old in 1998, when his grandfather Sydney Besthoff sold the family drug store business, K&B, to Rite Aid. So, while Marcus remembers the chain’s iconic purple logo and beloved peppermint ice cream, the family business he grew up in wasn’t focused on running pharmacies but on real estate — specifically, managing more than 100 retail properties the Besthoffs owned even after they sold K&B.
BORN TOUGH: Marian Brandt Eades was a winner from the start
Former Salmen standout Marian Brandt Eades was always destined to be tough. The youngest of nine siblings, she was the baby girl, but that doesn't mean her brothers and sisters went easy on her. "I just loved (being part of a big family)," Eades said. "All we did when I...
Suspect in Ponchatoula case arrested in Livingston Parish Monday
On July 29, 2024, Albany Police Department received a tip about wanted suspect Christopher Wittie being in the area near Julia St. Wittie was wanted by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and Probation & Parole for multiple outstanding felony warrants including burglary & forgery. Albany Police Chief Boyd Wild says,...
Detectives searching for man who threw furniture into middle of roadway
HAMMOND - Police are searching for a man who was seen putting trashed furniture in the middle of an intersection. The man pictured above, a white man driving a Ford truck, was seen throwing furniture in the middle of the road at the intersection of East Hansen Street and Range Road.
FOOTBALL: 2024 Southeastern Football Fall Practice Report No. 1
HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team officially opened fall camp Monday morning at Strawberry Stadium. With the official kickoff of the 2024 season exactly a month away, the Lions underwent their first day of preparations. SLU opened camp with the first of four split-squad practices that allow the Southeastern coaching staff to better evaluate the student-athletes and provide the team more individual instruction early in camp.
UPDATE: I-10 Eastbound Shut Down, Traffic Being Diverted
UPDATE: The traffic caused by the accident on I-10 Eastbound at the Highway 165 exit has cleared up!. Currently, there is a wreck located on I-10 Eastbound at the Highway 165 exit. I-10 has been shut down Eastbound from the Highway 165 exit (Kinder Exit) all the way to the Lacassine Exit. Traffic is being diverted South to Highway 90, where motorists can continue Eastbound and jump back onto the interstate in Welsh.
Mixed results in 2024 standardized tests for Louisiana students
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly released standardized test results for Louisiana students show small gains in some areas, but overall scores moved little in the past year and, despite gains in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, remain below 2019 levels. Results for the LEAP test released Wednesday show overall mastery of subject matter, including […]
Louisiana energy company causes oil spill
An oil spill that leaked more than 34,000 gallons out in a southern Louisiana bayou over the weekend has already killed wildlife and prompted a water conservation order for people in the area. The oil spill happened in Bayou Lafourche, about a half-hour drive northeast of Houma.The Lafourche Parish Government was made aware of the crude oil spill in the bayou on Saturday morning, finding that it was stemming from a stormwater canal near a highway intersection in Raceland. The source of the release was identified as the Crescent Midstream Crude Oil Facility, which government officials said was "following its...
Louisiana teacher starts online group to help other teachers with classroom necessities
SPRINGFIELD, La. (WGNO) — The new school year can be just as expensive for teachers as it is for parents. “As a teacher, I know how much we actually spend out of our own pockets to decorate our classrooms and get extra supplies for students,” said Springfield High School teacher Dianne Cothern.
Louisiana Residents Face the 8th Lowest Taxes in the US
ARTICLE NOTE: There are a lot of numbers inside this article, and all will be sourced. The figures will be with links to cite those sources. It's the time of year where everyone is talking taxes. There are ads for tax prep services everywhere you look or listen. People are worried about their filings, and concerned about their returns. So yeah, there are A LOT of people talking taxes right now. Although its true that some people never stop talking taxes.
Belgium-based company looks to to turn floating menace in South Louisiana into a cash crop
A Belgium-based company wants to harvest water hyacinths, the bane of south Louisiana boaters, to create fibers for products ranging from insulation to cat litter. Water hyacinths are invasive floating plants that obstruct waterways, and disrupt ecosystems, and can severely damage boat motors and marine structures. Rebeka Bahadorani is the founder and CEO of In-Between International, a company eyeing the aquatic nuisance as a resource for producing fiber. She and her colleagues are talking with the local...
Nearly 50 Kids Ready For Adoption In Louisiana
Many families struggle with infertility and are faced with several different options when it comes to starting a family. Adoption is one of the most fulfilling ways, but often times it is overlooked. As of 2021, 424,00 children are in the foster care system here in the United States and...
Top January 6 Conspiracist to Investigate Trump Shooting
House Speaker Mike Johnson has tapped a January 6 conspiracy theory-touting Republican lawmaker to join a new bipartisan task force investigating the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.Johnson unveiled his list of picks Monday, which included his fellow Louisiana Republican, MAGA Representative Clay Higgins.Higgins subscribes to the outlandish far-right theory that “FBI informants” pretending to be Trump supporters descended on the U.S. capital the night before the deadly January 6 insurrection using “ghost buses.”During a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee in November, Higgins raised this theory to FBI Director Christopher Wray, who “emphatically” denied his claims. As...
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