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Man on the run for 30+ years finally sentenced for shooting in Ringgold
CLAIBORNE PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A Bienville Parish man who was on the run for more than 30 years after shooting someone in Ringgold has now been sentenced. Greg Lawson, who is now 64-years-old, was caught in Mexico by the FBI in September of 2023 after being on the run for 32 years. Back in 1991, Lawson shot Seth Garlington, who was 19 at the time, in Ringgold in an incident that started as a fist fight.
Louisiana OMV offices coming back online after issues processing transactions
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is coming back online following a global network outage that impacted all offices Friday morning. The OMV is encouraging customers who had appointments scheduled for Friday, July 19, 2024 to reschedule their appointments. The outage caused the OMV to not...
Louisiana Ticket Claims $230,000 in Wednesday Lottery Drawing
As an observer of lottery drawings in Louisiana, I feel obligated to suggest to those who want to strike it rich playing lottery games with the Louisiana Lottery should be participating in those games over the next week or so. The reason? Lady Luck appears to have moved back into Louisiana and she's apparently applying her "magic" to lottery tickets sold here in The Boot.
GSU to host Louisiana Call Me MiSTER Conference in collaboration with LSU, McNeese
In a historic collaboration with Louisiana State University and McNeese State University, Grambling State University will serve as the host location for the 2024 Louisiana Call Me MiSTER Conference. Set for September 5-7, 2024, the event will take place in the Betty E. Smith Nursing Building auditorium, bringing together educators,...
Altice USA Launches $30 a Month `Entertainment TV’
NEW YORK—Altice USA’s Optimum is launching Entertainment TV, a new internet TV package of 80 plus channels for $30 a month that is available exclusively on Optimum Stream. Optimum Stream is a Android-powered streaming device offering access to streaming apps that is available to Optimum Internet customers. As part of the launch of Entertainment TV, the company said that it is expanding its Optimum Stream offering to nearly 1.5 million homes across markets in its West footprint, including Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Texas, with further expansion planned for later this year. Optimum Stream is already available to all Optimum internet customers...
It's been hot in Louisiana so far this year, but not as bad as 2023. Here are the numbers.
Temperatures throughout Louisiana have been historically warm for the first six months of 2024, data released Thursday showed, but not as hot as last year and significantly below the record for the same time period. Louisiana's average temperature for January through June was the 12th highest on record for that...
New law allows more disputes of speed and red-light camera tickets
BATON ROUGE, La. — Senate Bill 302 now gives Louisiana drivers more ways they could fight a ticket received at a red-light camera or speed camera. The signal was not positioned correctly or sign was illegible. The driver was obeying or moving over for police or emergency vehicles. The...
Long Purple Line Class of 2024 filled with Demon athletic ties
Northwestern State’s annual Long Purple Line induction ceremony will have a distinctly athletic feel in 2024. Of the six inductees into the university’s Alumni Hall of Distinction announced Wednesday, four have direct ties to the Northwestern State Athletic Department. Former Demon student-athletes Jack Brittain Jr., Dr. Chris Maggio...
SPSO Offers $1500 Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of Shooting Suspect
Sabine Parish, La - The Sabine Parish Sheriffs Office has announced that a $1500 cash reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of Julius T Winfield IV (age-21) of Many. Winfield is wanted for attempted first degree murder and other felony charges for the Saturday night,...
Drivers to get huge $6,700 one-time payment from $50 million settlement if they had cars repaired – see who qualifies
CHEVY and GM diesel owners equipped with a large displacement V8 and a specific fuel pump could be seeing a substantial payday. The settlement covers drivers in seven states, with some being paid up to $12,700. Chevrolet and GMC, both brands under General Motors, have reached a preliminary settlement for...
Topping off ceremony for Live! Casino in Bossier City and two new restaurants announced
In the sweltering heat on Wednesday, the team behind the Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana in Bossier City signed the final beam for the project before it was lifted into the sky along with a bolted tree in the middle. The Cordish Companies hosted a Topping Off Ceremony to celebrate...
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