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Bayou Lafourche reopens to boat traffic in oil spill area
Animals covered with crude oil from a leak into Bayou Lafourche were returned to the waterway Aug. 13, 2024, after being cleaned and rehabilitated. (Lafourche Parish Gov't photo) An 8-mile stretch of Bayou Lafourche where thousands of barrels of crude oil spilled last month has been reopened to boat traffic,...
This Baton Rouge girls athlete can grab a basketball rim. She doesn't even play the sport.
Few social-media videos make a hard-hitting point like one posted for Jana Thymes. It shows the 5-foot-11 Parkview Baptist junior comfortably leaping up to grab a basketball rim at an outdoor park. The catch?. Thymes does not play basketball. Volleyball is her game. “How many girls can jump up and...
Lafourche Arc officially reopens beloved Lockport thrift store, the Treasure Box
Lafourche Arc is excited to announce that their beloved secondhand store, the Treasure Box, has officially reopened for the first time since 2021. The thrift store, which is located in Lockport, originally opened almost 20 years ago with a great positive impact on the Lafourche Parish community. After sustaining significant damages during Hurricane Ida, the Treasure Box was forced to close its doors, but is now officially back up and running.
Man faces second-degree murder for allegedly poisoning another man with fentany
HAMMOND, La. (WAFB) - The Hammond Police Department says it will be moving forward with what they believe will be a landmark case. 26-year-old Trystan McMillion is accused of killing 27-year-old Nicholas Platt with fentanyl and is being charged with second-degree murder. The Hammond Police Chief, Edwin Bergeron, said McMillion...
Chevron's Anchor breakthrough in Gulf of Mexico helps secure Covington jobs, unit chief says
The technological breakthrough that allowed Chevron Corporation to start pumping oil from the Anchor oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico this week will help to secure the 540 jobs at the company's operations in Covington, the unit's chief said. The Anchor platform, which operates in mile-deep water in the Gulf...
Saints coach Dennis Allen goes viral for clueless moment at press conference
After posting a sub-.500 record in his first two seasons as head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Dennis Allen still isn’t doing himself many favors. Allen went viral at a press conference this week for an absolutely clueless moment. A reporter had asked Allen during the press conference if one particular metaphor for his... The post Saints coach Dennis Allen goes viral for clueless moment at press conference appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Analyst: D.A. should answer questions about why he freed convicts
“It appears as if (Orleans Parish District Attorney) Jason Williams and his office have a philosophically different approach and different opinion as to who should be released from prison and for what reasons,” legal analyst Joe Raspanti says.
10-month-old hospitalized after being left in hot car in Jennings
JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - A 10-month-old remains hospitalized after being left in a hot car in Jennings Tuesday afternoon. The child’s mother brought them to Ochsner American Legion Hospital around 4 p.m., Police Chief Danny Semmes said. She said she had inadvertently left the baby in her car for around an hour and a half after she was called into work.
LCPD investigating theft at local casino
Lake Charles Police are investigating a theft at a local casino. Department spokesperson Lt. Brenda Treadway said officers were called to the casino just after midnight July 30 and were told that an hour prior the victim had casino vouchers printed out, sitting upon a machine she was alternately playing. “Casino surveillance captures an unknown […]
Heroic Bystanders Save NOPD Officer from Violent Attack in New Orleans (Video)
In a notable incident in New Orleans, a top-ranking officer from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) extended gratitude and recognition to a group of bystanders who intervened when an officer was violently attacked. The altercation occurred when an NOPD officer responded to a shoplifting call at a convenience store...
Tech Opens Up the 2024 Season Against Nicholls
RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs soccer team opens up the 2024 athletic season with an in-state matchup on the road against the Nicholls Colonels. LOCATION: Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats. SERIES RECORD: LA Tech leads 8-0 LAST MEETING: Won, 8-1 | Sept. 7, 2023...
Louisiana TV Anchor Cleared of Child Solicitation Allegations
Each of Louisiana's largest cities has a television station that serves that community. In larger cities such as New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette, Alexandria, Monroe, and Lake Charles there are multiple television outlets that serve not only the information needs of those communities but they provide a free source of entertainment as well.
Louisiana Official Assures High Speed Internet Coming To All
Is it a case of "business as usual" or is Louisiana truly committed to providing a source of high-speed internet to everyone?. In a recent interview with the Louisiana Radio Network, Louisiana Director of the State Office of Broadband Development Veneeth Iyengar said, “I can’t stress the importance of the development of broadband and how it needs to go to every single nook and cranny of the state and how it impacts both workforce development and economic development.”
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