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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.
Coal power plants cost Americans millions when they didn’t have to, study says
Utility companies in Louisiana saddled in- and out-of-state customers with $340 million in unnecessary costs over the past three years by choosing to run outdated, inefficient coal plants when cleaner, more affordable energy sources were available, according to a recent study an environmental group commissioned. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a coalition of environmental lawyers, […]
Forecasters Watching Tropical Disturbance Headed for Gulf of Mexico – Should Louisiana and Texas Be Worried?
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Parts of Louisiana and Texas may need to keep an eye out over the next two weeks as a tropical system begins to slowly develop in the Atlantic. According to the most recent forecasts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), "An area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days."
Louisiana Republican chair at RNC wins praise from other delegates
Eric Skrmetta was still buzzing about the Republican National Convention a week after he had returned home to Metairie. Skrmetta, a third-term member of the Public Service Commission, chaired the Louisiana delegation at the convention. That meant it fell to him to fill the time-honored role at political party conventions...
Four cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease found in La.
Special to the American Press The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health has confirmed four human cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in the Northeast Louisiana community of Winnsboro. These cases were reported between July 5-24. Louisiana has reported a total of eight West Nile neuroinvasive disease cases in the state in 2024. […]
Study: Can Estrogen Treatment Help Women Avoid Cognitive Decline?
Louisiana researchers are testing estrogen’s potential use in preventing women’s cognitive decline later in life. So far, it appears that short-term estrogen use, in middle age, leads to improved brain health long after use ends. The research is being led by Tulane University Professor of Brain Science, Jill...
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...
Feral hogs are Louisiana's most troublesome new transplant
Walk around New Orleans long enough, and you’re bound to hear grizzled locals grumbling about unwelcome tourists and transplants. Travel outside of the city, and you’ll hear man Louisianians grumbling about a different type of transplant: feral hogs
Louisiana Club Earns ‘Best Golf Course’ in U.S. Honors
The game of golf is alive and well in the state of Louisiana. According to golflink.com there are 140 golf courses in Louisiana. Eighty of those courses are public courses, another 30 are private courses, and still another 30 would qualify to be called municipal golf courses. Louisiana even has its own "Golf Trail".
3-year-old, 1-week-old abducted from protective custody
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - INFORMATION FROM THE SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT:. The Shreveport Police Department urgently requests the public’s help in locating two missing children who have been taken from protective custody. Missing Juveniles:. Zarimia Washington, 1 week old. Zachariah Washington, 3 years old. Both children were removed from their...
Emergency health and safety declaration for Shreveport 'death trap' extended
Shreveport's mayor has extended the emergency declaration at the Linwood Homes apartments, one of four apartment complexes where police currently have the power to remove and arrest people on the premises. Mayor Tom Arceneaux on Thursday extended for another 30 days the public health and safety emergency declaration for the...
Shreveport paracanoe athlete and prosthetist Jillian Elwart gears up for Paralympics; bringing the dying Maurepas Swamp back to life
The 2024 Paris Olympics have officially begun, and Louisiana is boasting plenty of Olympians this year, both LSU students and Bayou State natives. But we also have no shortage of para-athletes gearing up for their own games beginning on Aug. 28. One of those athletes is Jillian Elwart, a paracanoe...
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