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DEQ is asking for your help finding solutions to tire waste
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Around 4.6 million tires are thrown out each year according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The agency said lots of those are dumped illegally in ditches or on the side of the road. “You go to bed at night nothings there, when you...
Governor Landry Announces New Appointment to the LSU Board of Supervisors
Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced the appointment of Blaise Zuschlag to the LSU Board of Supervisors. Blaise will finish the remainder of his father’s term, Richard Zuschlag, who passed away in June. “Richard Zuschlag lived a life dedicated to serving his state. From starting Acadian Companies to his many...
Dr. Wyche T. Coleman appointed as deputy surgeon general of Louisiana
SHREVEPORT, La. - Louisiana has a new deputy surgeon general. Dr. Wyche T. Coleman III is an ophthamologist and cataract surgeon with Willis Knighton Eye Institute. Coleman grew up in Louisiana. He studied at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. Coleman completed his medical education and ophthalmology residency there. His clinical expertise includes advanced cataract surgery, LASIK, PRK, and the management of chronic eye conditions.
House Speaker Mike Johnson shares re-election plans for Ouachita Parish during visit
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) stopped by the University of Louisiana at Monroe's Clark Williams Technology Success Center during a visit to Monroe on Thursday, sharing his vision for the state if re-elected to represent Louisiana's 4th congressional district in Washington, D.C. Johnson, who is the first Speaker...
Lafourche schools get quality work during Jamboree Week
The dress rehearsals are now done. Now, the games start to count for our local high school football teams. Lafourche Parish high school football teams competed in jamborees on Friday with the parish schools going 3-1 on the night. But the slate is now wiped clean with the exhibition season...
NOPD is looking into a Mid-City shooting that injured a woman
NEW ORLEANS — NOPD is investigating a shooting that took place in Mid-City. According to officials, a 29-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound at about 2:45 a.m. Investigators say the shooting happened on South Solomon Street.
District 9-5A preview: players to watch, things to know
The LSWA first-team all-state selection is an Ole Miss commitment and is noted for his explosive play off the line. He was a first-team all-district selection last season and has been a tackling machine for the Tigers. He is also a two-time state wrestling champion. TaRon Francis. WR | Edna...
The Rocky Mountain Saints? Sean Payton is building them with plenty of help from New Orleans.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Zach Strief would not have left the New Orleans Saints for just anyone. The former Saints tackle, play-by-play announcer and coach had called New Orleans home for 17 years and had signed a contract on his dream home in Old Metairie when Sean Payton called last year and offered him the chance to coach the Denver Broncos offensive line.
Mandina's murder suspect booked with smuggling drugs into New Orleans jail
The man accused of gunning down another man in front of Mandina's Mid-City restaurant during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival last year is facing new charges. Kyron Fazande, 23, was rebooked Friday on two counts of introducing contraband in prison and a count of criminal conspiracy after authorities say he coordinated the smuggling of Suboxone into the Orleans Justice Center with a woman on the outside of the jail.
New Orleans Police Department investigating third armed robbery of a delivery driver
NEW ORLEANS — A third delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint in three weeks, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Police say just before 3 a.m. in the 3000 block of Boyd Street, the victim was delivering food in the area when the suspect approached him demanding their items while holding a gun.
Ursuline to install new leader, and more are school news
URSULINE ACADEMY: Ursuline will celebrate the Traditions Mass and the installation of Laurie Leiva as the new academy president on Sept. 8, 9:30 a.m., at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2701 State St. in New Orleans. Coffee and beignets will be served afterward. RSVP is requested. bit.ly/uatraditionsmass2024.
A New Orleans teen starts food service for local Vietnamese elders to say 'thank you'
The past two summers, Hoi Tran, of Algiers, has looked forward to receiving the noodles, oyster sauce and other Vietnamese pantry staples from the service that brings them to his door. But the best part is seeing 17-year-old Maddie Do and her family, he said through a translator. Last week,...
Sen. Cassidy column: We owe our veterans the best care we can deliver
In July, New Orleans hosted the 43rd National Veteran Wheelchair Games organized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. As I participated in the games’ ceremonies, I saw the magic of rehabilitation coupled with faith for our wounded veterans. But it’s not just physical scars our veterans need […]
3 indicted in Marrero father's retaliatory killing at West Bank intersection
A Jefferson Parish grand jury on Thursday handed up an indictment charging three suspects in the murder of a Marrero man gunned down at an intersection, authorities say, because the victim's girlfriend had allegedly opened fire on his ex a day earlier. Dashawn Washington, 29, and Charles Coler, 31, were...
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