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Confirmed: West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in South Louisiana
As we are in the middle of summer, residents of south Louisiana are being urged to take precautions against West Nile Virus following recent tests that detected the virus in mosquitoes in Iberia Parish. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has issued a warning about the increased risk of mosquito-borne illnesses in Acadiana.
Furniture Chain Confirms Bankruptcy – Louisiana Stores to Close
Furniture and appliance shoppers in cities such as Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Port Allen, and the Greater New Orleans area might soon find themselves with one less option when it comes to furnishing and outfitting their homes. A one-time leader in the furniture and appliance industry has officially confirmed it has filed for bankruptcy protection as of this past Tuesday.
Win Tickets to 2024 Geek’d Con in Louisiana
Geek'd Con is coming back to downtown Shreveport this August! Dress up in your best cosplay and come out to this year's event on August 16th, 17th, and 18th at the Shreveport Convention Center. Since 2015, Geek'd Con has been bringing its event to the Ark-La-Tex area. It is the...
Louisiana Weather: Rainy Conditions and Cloudy Skies Persist
Shreveport, LA – Mostly cloudy skies will prevail again today, while rainy conditions keep highs near 80 degrees in north central and northeast Louisiana. Some of this rainfall may be locally heavy at times. North and west, highs will climb into the middle to upper 80s. According to the...
Louisiana Club Earns ‘Best Golf Course’ in U.S. Honors
The game of golf is alive and well in the state of Louisiana. According to golflink.com there are 140 golf courses in Louisiana. Eighty of those courses are public courses, another 30 are private courses, and still another 30 would qualify to be called municipal golf courses. Louisiana even has its own "Golf Trail".
Louisiana lawmakers won’t call special session, constitutional convention in August
Louisiana lawmakers won’t return to Baton Rouge in August to address tax and budget policy in a special session despite a last-minute push from Gov. Jeff Landry’s revenue secretary to do so, according to a handful of legislators interviewed this week. Legislative leadership is expected to make a formal statement saying as much Thursday, but […]
Minden Man Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder of Girlfriend
CADDO PARISH, LA- Spencer guilty of girlfriend's murder. A man who shot his girlfriend seven times at their residence on Dallas Street last August was found guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in Caddo District Court. It took the nine-woman, three-man jury in District Judge Michael Pitman's court...
Digging Deeper : Cool temperatures, clouds and showers hang around for a few more days, but changes are on the horizon
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Over the past week, there have been a few showers around the Mid-South, in which, a lot of cloud coverage has engulfed the region, too. The cloud coverage, few showers and cool temperatures that we have experienced lately is due to a stationary front that hasn’t moved a whole heck of a lot over the past week. This stationary front hasn’t even weakened all that much, and continues to dump some pretty heavy rain totals over parts of Texas and Louisiana. For the Mid-South, specifically, the stationary front did take a little bit of a jog to the south on Wednesday, which kept the shower activity slightly further south than I anticipate. Nonetheless, there have been a few showers around the Mid-South over the past few days, and until this stationary front completely clears out, the threat of showers will stay elevated.
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