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New law that undoes mug shot restrictions can affect livelihoods, advocates say
A new law in Louisiana undoes the progress the state has made in restricting the release of mug shots for people accused of non-violent crimes, say criminal justice reform advocates and the New Orleans public defenders’ office. Act 281, signed by Gov. Jeff Landry, went into effect on Aug....
Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew on Louisiana landfall day; 2024 tropical Atlantic takes break
On this day 32 years ago, Hurricane Andrew made its final landfall. After skirting the Louisiana coast for a few hours after midnight, the modern analysis is that landfall occurred about 3:30 a.m. CT over a spit of marshy land called Point Chevreuil, 20 miles southwest of Morgan City.
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.”
Victim’s Voice: Mother raises concerns after autistic son passes out from heat exhaustion at Hammond school
HAMMOND — A mother says her 6-year-old autistic son passed out from heat exhaustion after playing outside at Hammond Eastside Lower Magnet School on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Making matters worse, Vasha Wilson says the school’s A/C was not working in several parts of the building, including the hallway where her son passed out.
Low chance of tropical development in the Central Atlantic over the next 3-7 days.
The NHC has not made any changes to the tropical outlook today. In fact, computer forecasts have now flipped to not showing much of any development over the next seven days. This signals low confidence in our forecast data, so we'll be sure to keep you updated as new data continue to roll in.
Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis breaks world record again
CHORZOW, Poland — Armand Duplantis has broken the world record in the pole vault again, this time clearing 6.26 meters in a Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday. Duplantis, a Lafayette native who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, added another centimeter to his world record in Chorzow. His 6.26 meters translates to 20.54 feet.
SW La. school lunch menus Aug. 26-30
The following menus for Aug. 26-30 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus are subject to change. Allen Lunch MONDAY: Potato soup with ham or cheeseburger soup, carrot and celery sticks with ranch, steamed broccoli, whole wheat mozzarella breadstick. TUESDAY: Chicken sauce picante with rice, lima beans, potato salad, cranberry […]
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