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New Southland Industrial Coatings Manufacturing Facility in Louisiana
The company will invest $13.1 million in the Town of Washington. Project will retain 340 current positions in Louisiana. New facility is expected to start operations by Spring 2025. Southland Industrial Coatings announced it is investing $13.1 million to construct a new fireproofing facility in St. Landry Parish that will...
Food stamps: Eight states sending out SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 this week
With July quickly coming to a close, SNAP beneficiaries in eight states should expect to see their July payments hit their accounts by Sunday. The funds, worth up to $1,751 for a household of eight, will be uploaded to an Electronic Benefit Transfer card, which functions as a debit card and can be used at […]
Showers, storms to continue in Southeast, but will hammer 2 main areas
Tropical moisture flowing into the southeastern United States will continue into this weekend, but some areas will be hit harder than others in terms of downpours and the risk of flash flooding. While sunshine and typical late-July heat will continue to interrupt a pattern strewn with showers and thunderstorms in...
Alarming Viral Photo on I-10 Sparks Concern Over Distracted Driving in Louisiana
A recent Facebook post by Barclay Mullins has gone viral, sparking widespread conversation and concern about distracted driving on Louisiana's interstates and roadways. Mullins shared a photo of a woman who appears to be texting or scrolling on her smartphone with one leg up on the dashboard near the driver's side door. The photo was accompanied by a strongly worded caption:
No prison for a nursing home owner who sent 800 residents to ride out a hurricane in squalor
NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation. Bob Dean Jr. also must pay...
RECALL ALERT: Thousands of Louisiana Vehicles Could Be Impacted By Faulty Fuel Pump
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Hyundai vehicle owners in Louisiana may need to check their fuel pumps after a recall notice from the company that impacts nearly 55,000 vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the automotive company is recalling certain 2019-2023 models of Genesis G70, Veloster N, Elantra N, and Kona N because of problems with the fuel delivery system.
Wild hogs wreaking havoc on the highways in St. Charles Parish
ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. — Recent estimates indicate there are more wild hogs in Louisiana than the combined populations of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette. In St. Charles Parish, the descendants of domesticated pigs are wreaking havoc on the highways. Tuesday, the SCSO released a statement saying, “Recently,...
Just two weeks until opening, New Orleans' new Leah Chase School still needs teachers
With just two weeks until students walk through the doors of New Orleans' first new traditional public school in two decades, the district is still scrambling to fill about a third of the staff positions at the new Leah Chase School. Out of about 40 posted jobs, including administrative and...
Local family attempting to raise suicide awareness after losing one of their own
A local family shaken by an unthinkable tragedy is taking steps to try and raise awareness in hopes of preventing similar tragedies in the future. Holden Michael Breaux was a student at Central Lafourche High School. He took his own life on May 11, 2024. Friends, family and others who...
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