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New Baton Rouge first responders building unveiled: 'This facility will save lives'
A new $7.7 million facility will give Baton Rouge first responders protection and space for disaster response during an emergency. Construction on the East Baton Rouge Parish First Responder Safe Room and Training Center, located at 3785 Harding Blvd., began in 2022. On Thursday morning, local officials unveiled the 18,000-square-foot building for law enforcement, Emergency Medical Services and firefighters.
Baton Rouge windshield repair shop faces lawsuit alleging federal labor law violations
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — An auto glass company has been listed in a collective action lawsuit after being accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to a complaint filed in the Middle District of Louisiana, Advanced Windshield Repair, Inc., hired the plaintiff as an installer. The plaintiff and colleagues with similar roles were not qualified for overtime exemption, which means they worked on an hourly basis and commission.
Houston men sentenced in Lake Charles jewelry heist
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Four Houston men will face lengthy prison sentences for their participation in the Nederland Jewelry heist on June 8, 2020, in Lake Charles. U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced Thursday that all four defendants pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery and were sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr.
Louisiana Man Arrested Transporting 90 Pounds Of Marijuana On Hwy 59
A Louisiana man was arrested Monday afternoon for transporting illegal substances through Harrison County, Texas while traveling on US Highway 59 in Marshall. When you're on the interstate or driving a Texas highway you have no idea what the other drivers around you are carrying with them or what's in their trailers. For the most part, it's just ordinary and everyday kind of things for work or play. But every once in a while that car or truck next to you could be transporting some illegal substances.
New Report Names Louisiana as Worst State to Live In
Sadly, Louisiana has made the wrong end of another list. We didn't even have Mississippi to prevent us from scraping the bottom. The personal finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2024's Best States to Live In and Louisiana ranked 50th. What was the methodology for making the Best...
Sam’s Club ‘Benefit’ No Longer Offered to Louisiana Shoppers
At fourteen different locations across Louisiana including the cities of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Harvey, Lake Charles, and Denham Springs, shoppers in Louisiana can load up on oversized portions of the items they use every day. Such is the life of a Sam's Club Shopper. You don't really need six gallons of mayonnaise but the price is too hard to pass up, right?
Louisiana Utility Commission Oks Major Donor’s Plan To Buy Entergy Gas System
BATON ROUGE (Louisiana Illuminator / FLOODLIGHT) — A private equity firm that has given more than $200,000 in campaign contributions to Louisiana Public Service Commission members won unanimous approval from the commission Wednesday to purchase Entergy Louisiana’s gas distribution system. There was little discussion and no opposition to...
Channing Tatum Explains What Hollywood ALWAYS Gets Wrong About This Louisiana Accent
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - When someone in Hollywood is asked to play the role of a character from Louisiana, they are always taught to use one of two generic accents. The first is a standard southern twang if the character is from north Louisiana. The other? A Cajun accent if they are from south Louisiana.
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