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House fire in Lena kills two, State Fire Marshals investigating
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - State Fire Marshals reported that there was a tragic house fire on August 22, in the Sharp community of Lena. Just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Flatwoods Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 100 block of Neal BeeBee Road. Deputies said that...
NFL Rookies Jayden Daniels And Malik Nabers Forced To Go Back To School After Gambling Mistake
Former LSU teammates Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers are two of the favorites to take home the 2024 NFL Rookie of the Year award. But before either one could take the field in the NFL, they were instructed to go back to class and learn more about the league’s gambling policies. According to Mike Florio […] The post NFL Rookies Jayden Daniels And Malik Nabers Forced To Go Back To School After Gambling Mistake appeared first on BroBible.
Stephen A. Smith claims Zion Williamson was ‘hiding food under his bed’ and is left shocked by his body transformation
STEPHEN A. Smith shared new info concerning NBA star Zion Williamson’s past diet struggles. The ESPN personality, 56, made the reveal after the New Orleans Pelicans big man’s latest body transformation. This week, a picture of Zion Williamson has gone viral of the 6-foot-6 two-time NBA All-Star looking slimmer than usual. Williamson’s stepfather recently revealed […]
Federal judge permanently blocks EPA ‘disparate impact’ civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering disparate environmental harms in Louisiana in its enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary hold he issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a former President Trump appointee,…
Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out $366 million in medical debt for about 193,000 needy patients. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded […]
Gov. Landry recently announced the launch of the GUMBO 2.0 program, which aims to distribute $1.355 billion in funding to enhance broadband access across the state of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA – According to the state officials, this initiative will expand broadband to 140,000 locations, including 100,000 homes (60,000 in rural parishes), 35,000 businesses, and 4,000 community anchor institutions such as schools, hospitals, and law enforcement agencies. GUMBO 2.0 is expected to create 8,000 to 10,000 jobs, boost...
She was a prep softball legend in BR. Now she is assistant coach at Northwestern State
Former Parkview Baptist softball star Nicky Dawson has been hired as assistant coach at Northwestern State. While at Parkview, Dawson earned all-state honors five times and was twice named the Marucci Louisiana Softball Player of Year. Dawson was a MaxPreps National Player of the Year in 2016 and also was...
Faith Matters: She's a 'walking miracle'
Three episodes of paralysis. A severe battle with COVID. And all those health challenges have occurred in just the past five years for Patricia Hatch, 64. "I'm a walking miracle," said Hatch, pastor of the Center of Hope Outreach in Baton Rouge. Hatch's first stroke was five years ago, leaving...
Powerball warning as trio of prizes worth $50k each unclaimed – and tickets were sold in the same state
THREE lucky lottery players have been urged to come forward to claim their winning tickets of $50,000 each. The trio of winning tickets were all purchased in Louisiana earlier this year. And time is running out for two mystery winners who have less than two months to claim their prize money, according to a Nola […]
Festival queen's farewell: 'An experience like no other'
(Editor's note: The Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival submitted this letter of farewell from 2023 festival queen Gweneth Dohmann. Her successor will be crowned Saturday.) First off, I would like to express my thanks to the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival board for selecting me as their 88th queen. I am deeply honored and will forever cherish being chosen as the 88th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum queen, especially to festival Executive Director Hailee Thomas for sharing her time, artistic abilities, and love for the festival with me.
Facing silence from Jeff Landry, New Orleans levee officials decide to stay the course
Gov. Jeff Landry's refusal to approve a key appointment to a New Orleans area levee board has sparked concern that reforms put in place after Hurricane Katrina were being eroded. Officials behind the nominating process decided Thursday to stay the course, hoping those concerns do not come to pass. The...
More sunshine and heat for Sunday, then cooler with rain next week
EAST TEXAS, Texas (KLTV/KTRE) - Good evening, East Texas! After a hot and mostly sunny Saturday, tonight you can expect mainly clear skies as temperatures drop into the 80s for the evening. Sunday will start off with temperatures in the 70s and 80s, warming into the 90s by around noon, and then afternoon temperatures will be in the upper 90s. Skies for Sunday will trend mostly sunny yet again, and though nearly all of East Texas will stay dry, there is a very low chance for a stay shower in the Toledo Bend and Jasper/Newton counties area. Next week continues to look like a near-normal week as far as temperatures are concerned, highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s. We’ll also have a chance for rain pretty much every day next week as well. It does appear most of us will likely avoid any more triple digit days for the foreseeable future. Have a great night.
BSW attorney gets national post, new Louisiana Policy Institute for Children board members
Sharonda Williams and Jennifer Eplett Reilly have joined the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children board of directors. Williams is general counsel and director of government affairs at Loyola University New Orleans and a special counsel with Fishman Haygood. Previously, she served as chief deputy city attorney and city attorney for New Orleans for more than four years.
Could former students help solve Louisiana's teacher shortage? New grads return to the classroom.
Ashira Jones perched on a blue chair only slightly above the heads of the five kindergarteners who sat cross-legged on a rainbow carpet, rapt as she pointed to spelling words. “What sound does Monday start with," she asked the students at KIPP Central City Primary in New Orleans. "Mmm," they responded in unison before drawing the letter M in the air with their fingers.
Louisiana officials break ground on Jimmie Davis Bridge project
On Tuesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry joined state and local leaders to break ground on construction of the new Jimmie Davis Bridge crossing the Red River. Along with Joe Donahue, LA Secretary of Transportation and Development, Landy applauded the project that will connect Caddo and Bossier parishes. The $360 million project will construct a four-lane […] The post Louisiana officials break ground on Jimmie Davis Bridge project appeared first on Transportation Today.
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