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Louisiana’s top environmental official keeps cozy connection with NRA
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Auriella Giacometto spent public funds to fly to Dallas for the National Rifle Association's annual convention. (Photo credit: Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) The leader of Louisiana’s Department of Environmental Quality spent public money on a three-day trip to Dallas to deliver a speech for the...
West Nile Virus detected in Lincoln Parish mosquito trap
City of Ruston Public Works Director John Freeman verified Monday that the Vector Disease Control (VDCI) has recently detected the West Nile Virus in a local mosquito population. Freeman said the trap with the positive test was located in the 800 block of Laura Lane in Ruston. He said the...
I-TEAM: Skimmers across Louisiana swipe thousands in federal EBT benefits
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) confirms to the WAFB I-TEAM that several skimming incidents across Louisiana have resulted in the recent theft of approximately $125,000 in federal benefits from EBT cards. The agency has been working with multiple law enforcement agencies and state and federal officials to stop the problem and prevent any future theft.
Weather Service Issues ‘Refreshing’ Fall Outlook for Louisiana
Step outside any community in Louisiana this afternoon and you will hear them. They never seem to stop and when they do, there is a serious cause for alarm. The "they" in this case are the air conditioner units that serve homes and offices in Eunice, St. Martinville, New Iberia, and Abbeville. Their mission is critical in Louisiana during the month of August.
Ex-husband speaks out about Louisiana mother accused of murdering infant
The ex-husband of Hannah Faith Cormier, the mother facing charges in connection with her 10-month-old daughter's death, says he filed a report against the mother in 2016 for an alleged incident involving his then 4-month-old child.
Louisiana Lottery Confirms Powerball Jackpot Win of $44.3 Million
If you play the Powerball Lottery game in Louisiana it has been statistically proven that you are most likely to have a winning ticket if you purchase that ticket along I-10 in a city such as Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, or New Orleans. The reason lottery players in South Louisiana seem to do a little bit better than the I-20 corridor of cities such as Shreveport, Ruston, and Monroe?
Louisiana lawmakers support funding for juvenile detention centers
(The Center Square) – Juvenile justice in Louisiana lacks the funding needed to properly support the increasing number of youth offenders. That’s why legislators during the first meeting of the Criminal Justice Priority Funding Commission on Monday discussed ways to prioritize money for juvenile expenses. The commission was created in June when the governor signed […]
Guest column: La. can lead South in carbon capture, storage deployment
By Chris Barnard After Louisiana was granted state primacy for carbon capture wells at the end of last year, industry and environmental advocates alike rejoiced at the positive step toward concrete emissions-reducing action. Class VI wells allow producers to inject carbon dioxide for permanent storage in underground geologic formations, an innovative way to reduce emissions. […]
NBA Youngboy says he'll plead guilty to Louisiana gun charge - but only in Utah
BATON ROUGE — Rapper NBA Youngboy says he will plead guilty to a federal weapons charge on the condition that the case be transferred from Louisiana to Utah, where he has been living on house arrest and faces state charges alleging he ran a prescription drug fraud ring. In...
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