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Local Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA – 7/24/24: A similar pattern over the next few days with rain chances during the afternoon
I hope everyone has had an amazing start to their week! The pattern has been pretty similar these past couple of days and it’ll continue to be like this the rest of the week. Chances for showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon and evening, but it won’t be a complete washout.
Christus Health awards $295k in grants to SWLA non-profits
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Christus Health awarded $295 thousand in grants to non-profits to help fund health initiatives in Southwest Louisiana. The grants were handed out to three local organizations at a ceremony held today. “We held a Blessing of the Hands ceremony for our Christus Impact Fund grantees....
Louisiana lawmakers won’t call special session, constitutional convention in August
Louisiana lawmakers won’t return to Baton Rouge in August to address tax and budget policy in a special session despite a last-minute push from Gov. Jeff Landry’s revenue secretary to do so, according to a handful of legislators interviewed this week. Legislative leadership is expected to make a formal statement saying as much Thursday, but […] The post Louisiana lawmakers won’t call special session, constitutional convention in August appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Huge Black Bear Spotted Looking for Food in Louisiana
Black bears are running rampant in Louisiana and another huge bear has been spotted in south Louisiana. In the social media group Louisiana Black Bear Report, Randy Bergeron posted photos of a huge black bear near a deer feeder, and by the looks of it, this bear has been eating well near Palmetto, Louisiana.
New EBR schools superintendent LaMont Cole outlines priorities for district
BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge School Board introduced newly selected superintendent Lamont Cole and new deputy superintendent Adam Smith during a news conference on Thursday. Cole was unanimously selected at a board meeting on Wednesday night, while Smith was approved with only Nathan Rust voting against him.
Gregory Taylor, Independent candidate for EBR Mayor-President race, drops out
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Gregory Taylor, one of three Independent candidates that qualified to run for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, announced he has dropped out of the race. Taylor, a heavy equipment mechanic, released a statement announcing his withdrawal and endorsement of Democratic candidate “Ted” James....
Iberville, Ascension parishes and Zachary School District teachers finalists for New Teacher of the Year
BATON ROUGE - Teachers from Iberville Parish, Ascension Parish and the Zachary Community School District are amongst the finalists for Louisiana's New Teacher of the Year. Ashlie Duplessis, an English teacher at Bluff Ridge Primary, Olivia Landry, a social studies teacher at MSA West Academy and Baxton Michel, a math teacher at Zachary High School, all finished as finalists for the Louisiana New Teacher of the Year award.
Ex-girlfriend, two others arrested for conspiracy to kill Southern student found shot dead in Mississippi
ST. FRANCISVILLE — Steven Harris, a former Southern University sophomore who was found shot dead in western Mississippi, was allegedly killed by his ex-girlfriend and two others, the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff said Thursday when deputies arrested three suspects for conspiring to kill him. Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21,...
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