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Louisiana Shoppers Are Furious Over Walmart Checkout Changes
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA: Many Walmart customers are airing out their grievances over their disgust of the recent checkout policy changes that the retailer rolled down. We have all the details. Louisiana Walmart customers have to be thinking to themselves every time they walk into the store, "I wonder what I...
Louisiana Found Not Liable in Multi-Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
It's only been 15 years since the Stanford Trust Ponzi scheme stole over $7 billion from average Americans. It was 2009, while the world was recovering and dealing with the subprime mortgage crisis Robert Allen Stanford became the target of several investigations which led to him being charged with fraud involving $7 billion in certificates of deposits purchased at Stanford Financial Group institutions. While Mr. Stanford has been charged with prison time already other lawsuits and court cases that spun out of this nightmare have continued for 15 years. One of those cases has declared that the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions will not be responsible for reimbursing the $400 million in assets stolen from Louisiana residents.
Mainly dry and hot start to work week
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A tropical wave moving through the Gulf of Mexico will push into SE Texas Monday. SE Louisiana will get out from the influence of this tropical wave leaving behind a drier weather picture to start the work/school week. Rain chances will be slight at 20% both days.
Jim Beam column:Medical trailer will save lives
Some 4,600 residents in 10 counties and parishes in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are going to be tested for heart disease — testing that will save many of their lives. I say that because similar testing I had in the 1990s has helped me reach age 90. It was my wife’s cardiologist’s suggestion that […]
Men accused of robbing convenience store in WBR Parish, deputies say
PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - Deputies are asking for the public’s help to identity multiple men accused of robbing a convenience store in Port Allen. According to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened just after 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 24. Multiple men arrived at...
Football: 2024 Southeastern Football Position Preview: Quarterbacks
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team's preseason practice has seen a three-way battle at the quarterback position. Veteran Eli Sawyer, along with newcomers Tanner Murray and Damon Stewart have all been vying to be the leader of the Southeastern offense when the season kicks off. Sawyer...
Showers and storms on Sunday keep the temperatures a bit cooler
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Showers and storms move across the area on Sunday. A few could have heavy rain and lightning. There will be plenty of drier periods with a nice breeze. The highs stay in the upper 80s, where we see rain, and the low 90s stay farther inland.
Lakeshore, Pearl River among teams to watch in competitive 4A district
District 7-4A is setting up to be an open race with lots of talent spread throughout and the two St. Tammany Parish schools likely the favorites. Both Lakeshore and Pearl River should be in the league title mix. The Titans had the best district record last season among the teams currently in the district having only lost to Salmen, which moved up to 5A.
Jay Johnson announces LSU Baseball Summer Awards
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson on Saturday announced the Tigers’ Summer 2024 team awards, recognizing four players who have distinguished themselves on the field, in the weight room and in the classroom. Sophomore outfielder Ashton Larson is LSU’s Summer Player of the Year, junior...
Hammond Union of Police hosting annual Daddy-Daughter Dance
HAMMOND, La. — The Hammond Union of Police is preparing for its annual Daddy-Daughter Dance in September. The event is on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. at the Hammond Police Union Hall, 201 Natchez St., Hammond. The department says the event is a magical evening of dancing, laughter...
Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states
“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 Associated Press reported. “The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded organization that negotiates with hospitals, doctors’ offices and ambulance services to purchase and erase the outstanding medical debt of those least able to afford it. Ochsner is the largest health system in Louisiana and has 46 hospitals and 370 clinics and urgent cares in the three states it serves. ‘Ochsner is proud to have worked with Undue Medical Debt to enable the organization to acquire and cancel past one-time debts for eligible residents,’ the company said in a statement. The deal followed a Monday announcement of an agreement between Ochsner, Undue Medical Debt and New Orleans to wipe out more than $59 million in medical debt for about 66,000 patients in that city. The city had agreed last year to provide Undue Medical Debt with $1.3 million in federal money from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic program to acquire qualifying debt and erase it. Lempert said that in addition to the pandemic dollars, his organization used money it received from donations and grassroots fundraising both locally and nationwide to purchase the debt from Ochsner. He declined to say how much it paid, but based on what the organization has said it typically pays — about 1 cent for each dollar of debt — the amount would be around $3.6 million.” “Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states,”
Shell wants to move into protective 'buffer zone' of historic Louisiana plantation
Shell Chemical Co., owner of the Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismar, conducted a major restoration of the structure about a decade ago. Now it seeks to remove the property's historical site designation overlay, saying it has no intention of operating on the historic site but wants to move into the buffer around it.
Why the Louisiana AG and New Orleans DA are at odds over deals for long-serving prisoners
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and Attorney General Liz Murrill have managed an uneasy pact when it comes to tackling crime in New Orleans. A deal between the two allows the attorney general to prosecute anyone arrested by Louisiana State Police working in the city. Williams, who took office as a progressive Democratic reformer, seemed to welcome the help from the newly elected Republican attorney general. And though crime is down, the AG's workload in the city is growing. Proactive patrols by the new Troop Nola have jailed dozens over the summer, and sources say a surge of 30 to 40 additional troopers is coming in a few weeks.
He won championships at three other schools. Now he's Liberty's head track coach
After helping Scotlandville sweep Class 5A outdoor and Division I indoor track titles in 2023-24, Kevin Jackson is moving on and moving up with a District 4-5A rival. Jackson is the new boys/girls track coach at Liberty. A former Ruston and Louisiana Tech competitor, Jackson also was part of championship teams as an assistant at Ruston and New Living Word.
Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis breaks world record again
CHORZOW, Poland — Armand Duplantis has broken the world record in the pole vault again, this time clearing 6.26 meters in a Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday. Duplantis, a Lafayette native who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, added another centimeter to his world record in Chorzow. His 6.26 meters translates to 20.54 feet.
Louisiana state senator takes aim at gun-free zones around UL Lafayette
State Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, is picking a fight with the University of Louisiana Lafayette over its new off-campus gun-free zones. He believes the designated areas could lead to a lawsuit that he foresees ending firearm restrictions entirely at all schools. (Allison Allsop / Louisiana Illuminator) State Sen. Blake...
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