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Rain chances dropping, temperatures rising
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The wet and unsettled weather pattern that we’ve had the past week or so is moving out, and somewhat drier/hotter air is moving in. Today will be partly sunny with a 50% chance of showers/storms, mainly in the afternoon, highs in the low to mid 90s.
NBC 10 News Today: Miss Louisiana Interview
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On NBC 10 News Today, Olivia Grace George joins NBC 10’s Abby Price and Hannah Clark to discuss what her journey has been like going for Miss Louisiana From Miss Watermelon Festival. For more information, watch the video above.
A Win In Louisiana Against Cruel And Life-Threatening Prison Conditions
Norris Henderson and I knew of each other long before we actually met in New York 20 years ago. I’d written widely about the conditions, harms and failures of the American prison system, and Norris, the founder and executive director of the criminal justice policy shop Voice of the Experienced (V.O.T.E.) headquartered in New Orleans, had been wrongfully incarcerated for 27 years at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly and infamously known as Angola Prison.
Original log cabin where United Methodist Church in Mississippi began discovered. Woman lauded for efforts to preserve it.
The origins of the United Methodist Church in Mississippi are preserved behind the walls of a seemingly ordinary-looking house just north of Natchez. Within the structure are the intact walls of a log cabin where the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church was first established. Virginia Salmon, a former...
Louisiana fugitive arrested in Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa. — Police arrested a Louisiana fugitive in Clinton County. Christopher James Kelley, 32, was stopped by police for a traffic violation on the 200 block of Woodward Ave, in Lock Haven. Kelley was found to have an outstanding warrant for a drug offense out of the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana, according to a release from the Woodward Township Police Department. Kelley was taken into custody, charged for being a fugitive from justice, according to the release from Woodward Township Police Department. He is currently at the Clinton County Correctional Facility awaiting extradition to Louisiana.
Mississippi man found shot to death in vehicle in Louisiana
KENTWOOD, La. (WLBT) - A Mississippi man was found dead inside a vehicle in Louisiana on Saturday. A press release says that around 8:30 a.m., the Kentwood Police Department received a medical emergency call. According to the release, the caller reported seeing a man slumped over in a vehicle on...
Flood watch in effect through 1 p.m. today
A flood watch is in effect through 1 p.m. for coastal Southwest Louisiana. The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office expects additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with localized heavier amounts possible. Showers and thunderstorms with possible high rainfall rates will spread across the area into early afternoon in response to an upper-level […]
Oldest Woman In the U.S. Was Born in Lousiana
Elizabeth Francis has received the title of the "Oldest Person in the U.S." as she is now 115 years old according to KALB. Francis celebrated her latest birthday on Thursday, July 25. Francis lives with her 94-year-old daughter in Houston, Texas, but she is a Louisiana native. Francis was born...
Northwest Louisiana State building gets more money, 'will look like the rendering'
Fans of the sleek, modern design of the Northwest Louisiana State Office Building got a win Thursday when members of the Office Facilities Corporation Board voted to increase the budget for the project. "We're trying to sort out exactly what the number is, but the hard cost increase is supposed...
Secretary of State Landry wants La. to be first in election integrity
Louisiana is ranked in the top 10 states for election integrity. The 45th Louisiana Secretary of State, Nancy Landry, hopes to lead the state to first place. “I want us to be No. 1.” Landry spoke at the Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana on Thursday to discuss legislative wins and plans for a revamped voting […]
A company wants to store carbon under the nation’s forests. What would that mean in MS?
The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests, including DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi. The agency is now reconsidering.
Concerts, Festivals, And Live Music In Southwest Louisiana This Weekend July 26-28
The weekend is finally here and it's about time, right? There are a lot of events going on in Southwest Louisiana this weekend including concerts, one of the largest festivals in Southwest Louisiana, and live music in bars and restaurants across the area. Here is your list of things to...
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.
Coroner identifies victim of Allendale homicide
SHREVEPORT, La. - One man is dead after a fight broke out in the intersection of Alston Street and North Dale Avenue late Friday evening. According to the Shreveport Police Department, Jemarcus Tarell Johnson, 41, left the fight and went to his home in the 1800 block of Alston Street, in the Allendale neighborhood.
Mote’s presence welcomed on Bearcat sideline
Ryan Gregory has seen plenty of talent in his day. The head football coach for the historic Oak Grove Tigers, who just recently won his fourth state Non-Select, Division IV championship in five years, has without doubt coached top talent. And for him, Ruston High’s newest offensive line coach Josh...
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