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National Hire a Veteran Day: How groups say veterans are ‘ready-made employees’
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Today is National Hire a Veteran Day, and many groups are celebrating by reminding the community how veterans make great employees. One Louisiana veteran, Lance Westphal, served in the Army from 2018 to 2021. He wanted to find a job back home after medically retiring from service but needed a little help first.
Louisiana Club Earns ‘Best Golf Course’ in U.S. Honors
The game of golf is alive and well in the state of Louisiana. According to golflink.com there are 140 golf courses in Louisiana. Eighty of those courses are public courses, another 30 are private courses, and still another 30 would qualify to be called municipal golf courses. Louisiana even has its own "Golf Trail".
LSUA celebrates new historic signage for the original LSU site in Pineville
PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - LSUA celebrated new signage for the site of the original LSU campus in Pineville, celebrating the rich history and significance of the university. The event highlights LSU’s initial plans to establish itself in Central Louisiana before relocating to Baton Rouge. LSU started in 1860 as...
Nine Cenla early learning centers attend child development workshop
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Nine Cenla early learning centers learned about child development on Monday, July 22, with a workshop led by LeeAnn Price of Foundations Christian Learning Center. During the workshop, educators learned about the different parts of a child’s brain, conscious discipline strategies and how to implement conscious...
LSU AgCenter hosts a canning workshop in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The LSU AgCenter held a workshop at the Rapides Parish Main Library on July 24 to teach all about canning. With an increased number of home gardens, more people are interested in freezing or canning surplus fruits and vegetables. The LSU AgCenter says freezing is one...
Shreveport's Jerry Edwards makes history as first Black federal judge in Western District
Jerry Edwards Jr.'s admits his legal career ascended even faster than he could have dreamed. Edwards was hired for a clerkship just out of law school in 2003 by the prestigious, century-old Blanchard Walker law firm in Shreveport and by 2014 was a partner there. "They kept hiring me," said Edwards, laughing.
Clashes arise over the economic effects of Louisiana’s $3 billion-dollar coastal restoration project
Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of its construction, even as the project faces pushback and litigation from communities who fear the environment and their livelihoods will be severely affected. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project broke ground in August last […]
Local Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA – 7/24/24: A similar pattern over the next few days with rain chances during the afternoon
I hope everyone has had an amazing start to their week! The pattern has been pretty similar these past couple of days and it’ll continue to be like this the rest of the week. Chances for showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon and evening, but it won’t be a complete washout.
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