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BGC confirms second Super 1 Foods coming to Ruston in 2025
A spokesperson from Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) has confirmed that the company will be building a second Super 1 Foods on Farmerville Highway in Ruston. Morgan Jones, Director – Communications & Community for the company, provided the LPJ the following statement in regards to the decision. Local speculation has...
Heavy rainfall in south Natchitoches Parish causes flooding, power outages
Heavy rainfall in south Natchitoches Parish causes flooding, power outages. CLOUTIERVILLE, La. -- Nearly 5 inches of rainfall since Wednesday night has caused localized flooding and some power outages in the Derry and Cloutierville areas as of Thursday morning. Thunderstorms began around 7 p.m. with high wind, lightning and rain that led to downed trees, some of which took down power lines. SWEPCO is working on at least 130 reports of customers without service in the sound end of the parish in the communities of Cloutierville and Marco. Natchitoches Parish sheriff's deputies are patrolling the area. Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District No. 1 firefighters, state and parish highway departments crews and citizens are responding and removing trees and debris.
NPFD extinguish mobile home fire in Campti
CAMPTI, La. (KALB) - Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that a mobile home caught fire on Thursday, July 18, in Campti. Deputies and Natchitoches Parish Fire District #9 responded to the 100 block of Raphiel Street in Campti at around 8:30 a.m., within minutes of receiving the call. Firefighters...
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...
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.
Louisiana Storm Threat Grows as ‘Cold Front’ Pushes Into State
Viewers of KSLA Television in Shreveport witnessed a rather strange event during the television station's noon broadcast on Wednesday. It was on that broadcast that a man with unusually high hair uttered two words that just don't make sense in Louisiana during the month of July. I actually saw this with my own eyes and heard Austin Evans, that's the high hair guy, say the words "Cold Front".
Louisiana Fans of Lululemon Made Aware of Concerning ‘Issue’
Fans of the style of clothing known as "athleisure" in Louisiana are quite familiar with the clothing line Lululemon. There are several places to purchase the brand's attire at stores in Louisiana. You can also find a large selection of their clothing online too. Fans of the brand like to...
DeSoto Parish Library joins 2nd Annual Back 2 School Blast-Off Event
The DeSoto Parish Library announced it will participate in the 2nd Annual Back 2 School Blast-Off event. It is scheduled for July 20 from 10am to 1pm at the DPSB Office located at 399 Jenkins Street in Mansfield. This event aims to provide students with essential resources for the upcoming...
Texas Woman Paid $100 to Two Men to Steal Man’s Iphone at Gunpoint, Erase Affair Evidence: Deputies
A woman in Texas paid two guys $100 to steal a man’s iPhone at gunpoint because it had “proof of her infidelities,” according to police. The situation was brought to light on June 25. According to a news release, Cameron County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 2300 block of Magdalena Avenue in Brownsville to investigate an aggravated robbery. Brownsville is located near the US-Mexico border and the Gulf of Mexico.
Lumiere Christmas experience to open in Stonewall
What started as a bad cup of hot chocolate between friends will soon be a premier destination for Stonewall, LA. Lumiere is the vision of these friends who wanted to create an immersive Christmas experience for north Louisiana. The 32-acre park will offer a ½ mile walk through a trail of lights, synthetic snow tubing, an interactive light maze, a local artisan village for crafts and gifts, and culinary offerings from local partnerships. To top it all off, there is the Tallest Christmas Tree in Louisiana that will light the way for everyone.
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...
Louisiana Kicks Off Fifth Annual American Academy of Entrepreneurs at Big Rock Valley
Innovative mentorship program is available to LED Growth Network companies through a partnership between LED and the Edward Lowe Foundation. The program has helped more than 60 Louisiana small businesses since its inception in 2020. Program launch held at the Edward Lowe Foundation’s state-of-the-art learning campus in southwest Michigan.
After attack, expert says alligators are everywhere (but don't be alarmed)
A scary incident of an alligator biting a nine-year-old boy in Lake Pontchartrain is a reminder that the toothy reptiles may be in closer proximity than you think. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries estimates there may be up to 4 million alligators…
16 Louisiana Beaches Have Active Advisories – See The Map
In recent weeks Louisiana's coastal waters have been a bit on the tumultuous side. The passing of Hurricane Beryl just to the west of the state certainly kicked up the surf. This led to numerous coastal advisories for flooding, rip currents, and rough seas in general. And while the waters in the Gulf of Mexico may have calmed considerably since Beryl's passing there are still some dangers that bathers at Louisiana's most popular beaches should be aware of.
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