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Ascension Christian High principal dies unexpectedly
ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Classes were cancelled at Ascension Christian High School Wednesday as students and staff mourned the unexpected loss of their beloved principal. Campus Administrator Dustin Bagwell, 50, passed away in his Gonzales home late Tuesday evening, Aug. 27, from suspected medical issues, investigators said. Former LSU...
TLC opens 24-25 season with Wilde’s classic ‘Importance of Being Earnest’
PINEVILLE, La. (WNTZ) – Theatre Louisiana Christian opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 5 with “The Importance of Being Earnest” by renowned Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The show is Wilde’s most celebrated comedy and often regarded as his magnum opus. First performed on Feb. 14, 1895, the show has delighted audiences with its humorous story of mild treacheries, hilarious confusions, and endearingly flawed characters for more than a century.
Cancer Screening Mobile Unit to make stop in Rapides Parish
ALEXANDRIA, La. - The Cenla Medication Access Program’s Cancer Screening Mobile Unit will visit Rapides Parish on September 17 and 18 to offer free breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screenings for eligible Central Louisiana residents. The mobile unit will be located in the parking lot of the Rapides Parish...
Elon Musk’s Tesla Makes A Breakthrough In Louisiana
Louisiana's 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has revived Tesla's lawsuit alleging that dealers and organizations in the state have worked in unison to bar the electric vehicle manufacturer from selling directly to consumers. Friday, August 26th, 2022 Tesla Finance LLC, a subsidiary of Tesla, filed a lawsuit in the U.S....
LDWF to offer dove lease fields in DeRidder and Colfax on Sept. 7
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will have lease fields available in DeRidder and Colfax for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 7 along with several LDWF Wildlife Management Area (WMA) dove fields. Hunters may access permits for the lease field hunts through the LDWF...
FIRST ALERT: Scattered storms will bring a heavy rain threat
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The stormy pattern is here to stay through the holiday weekend. Scattered storms will engulf Southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi through the day. Heavy tropical downpours will be likely. The rain will begin to lighten up by late afternoon through the early evening. While everyone will...
Acadiana inbox: Annie Spell wins BCBS foundation's Angel Award
Annie W. Spell, a child psychology consultant and board member at Hearts of Hope, was awarded the 2024 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation Angel Award. The award, in its 30th year, recognizes those who have made extraordinary efforts to improve the lives and health of Louisiana's children.
Funeral arrangements for Louisiana attorney, former legislator announced
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Funeral arrangements were announced for a former attorney and state legislator from Shreveport. Willie James Singleton‘s funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 31, at 11 a.m. at the Strand Theater, 619 Louisiana Avenue. According to a brief biography on the R.W. Norton...
Space Force chief on protecting America’s interests in space; New Orleans libraries’ voter education programs
Gov. Jeff Landry announced two orders this week: one that keeps noncitizens from voting and another that bans the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace joins us for more on Landry’s “culture war” orders.
DeRidder Council OKs new software program for fire department
By Emily Burleigh The DeRidder City Council approved a new software program for the DeRidder Fire Department at Monday’s council meeting. Fire Chief Ken Harlow said at the meeting that due to computer system changes, the fire department needed to adopt a new universal program for employees to track inventory and conduct checklists. Each week, […]
Shreveport lawmaker fought ethics board for years before authoring new ethics laws
Freshman state legislators typically promise to bring back more money to their districts or to pursue broader policy. But the very first two bills Rep. Steven Jackson, D-Shreveport, authored during his first regular in the Louisiana Legislature had an unusual target for a new lawmaker: Louisiana’s Board of Ethics.
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