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$152.5K in grants open for applications to support community engagements and local organizations
ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown and the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Task Force have announced the availability of approximately $152,565 in PSN grant funds for the Western District of Louisiana. The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and Bureau of Justice Assistance are seeking applications for funding under the PSN Program. At least 30% ($41,192.55) of these funds must be designated for new or current gang violence reduction strategies in the district.
Tropical Trouble in Gulf for July 4th? Hurricane Center Watching
Louisiana residents from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Lake Charles can recite this weather poem that many of us learned in our youth, "Spring has sprung, fall has fell, it's almost July and it's hotter than...usual". Come on, we were raised in families that didn't use that kind of...
Local leaders concerned as standards for La. schools change
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously approved a revised school accountability system. “Grow. Achieve. Thrive.” is the revised accountability system that was recently introduced by the Louisiana Department of Education. The new system was created with transparency, high expectations and career and college readiness in mind. Schools are scored […]
Candidates emerge for soon-vacant Public Service Commission seat
One race in this November’s election will be for perhaps the most influential seat on one of the most powerful state-level boards in Louisiana. Last week’s news that an incumbent won’t seek reelection is prompting considerable interest from three potential Republican candidates, and it remains to be seen if Democrats can develop a viable candidate. […] The post Candidates emerge for soon-vacant Public Service Commission seat appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Officials announce two new carbon removal sites in northwest Louisiana
In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Louisiana officials announced on Monday two new projects that are expected to remove hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon dioxide from the air per year and store it deep underground.
Excessive Heat Warning issued as temperatures expected to climb above 100 degrees in some parts of Mississippi
An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and northwest Mississippi. Residents can expect dangerously high heat index values ranging from 110 to 115 degrees. Affected areas include Ashley, Chicot, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Richland, and Madison Parishes...
Bossier Parish Community College to Spearhead the Launch of the Louisiana Cyber Academy
Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC), in collaboration with Baton Rouge Community College, Grambling State University, LSU Shreveport, Nicholls State University, and Southern University at New Orleans, is thrilled to announce the establishment of the Louisiana Cyber Academy (LCA). This groundbreaking initiative, supported by the Louisiana Board of Regents, aims to revolutionize cybersecurity education across the state.
American POW accounted for 82 years after Bataan Death March
A 20-year-old soldier from Louisiana who died as a prisoner of war during World War II has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Monday. U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph C. Murphy was serving in the 31st Infantry Regiment in the Philippines in 1942. While he was serving, Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands, sparking months of intense fighting in the region. During this time, thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured as prisoners of war. Murphy was among those reported captured when U.S. soldiers in the Bataan peninsula surrendered to Japanese forces, the DPAA said, and was one...
Property insurance rates forcing some to sell their homes in Louisiana
The situation New Orleans homeowner Cheron Brylski is facing is not unique in Louisiana. After her previous property insurance carriers left the state, she’s been forced to use Citizens and said now she has no other choice but to sell…
Former McNeese Football Player Inducted Into The Louisiana Sports Hall Of Fame
Former McNeese quarterback standout Kerry Joseph slipped on the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame sports coat at the 2024 kick-off celebration and press conference about as smooth as a quarterback dropping in a perfect touchdown lob to his favorite receiver. Joseph and the rest of the 2024 Induction Class were...
Future Buc-ee’s Grand Opening Schedule Includes Louisiana’s First Location!
If it seems like a new Buc-ee’s been popping up everywhere in the last two years. You're right! Buc-cee's has been a highway phenomenon since it opened in Lake Jackson, Texas, in 1982. Since then, the mega convenience store has expanded to 58 locations. Today, Buc-ee's has convenience stores...
Louisiana governor signs bill allowing for tracking of wounded deer with hunting dogs
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed Act 272 into law. Act 272 allows a licensed hunter or tracker to pursue a deer that was legally shot and mortally wounded, to utilize lights and a blood-trailing or tracking dog, and then dispatch the deer with a handgun if the deer is found alive. This does not include LDWF Wildlife Management Areas.
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