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Drawdown Scheduled for Popular Louisiana River Starting Early September
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has announced a drawdown scheduled for False River to begin on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The drawdown is being done in conjunction with the False River Watershed Council and Pointe Coupee Parish Government. What is the reason for the drawdown of False...
Flowers Baking Co. will close Baton Rouge site and lay off 69 employees. What to know.
Flowers Baking Co. will shut down its Mid City bakery beginning in mid-September, a move that will put 69 employees out of work in Baton Rouge. The company said it was shutting down the bakery operations “due to continued efforts to optimize capacity within our supply chain throughout the network of Flowers bakeries”, according to a letter sent by Darin Allen, plant manager, to the Louisiana Workforce Commission last week.
LSU basketball trio begins 2024 Olympic quest
With the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, the pool play portion of the Olympic men's basketball tournament begins on Saturday. Two former LSU basketball players and a present member of the LSU men's basketball coaching staff will be on the floor for the three games of competition in the 12-team event which will send eight of the teams to the medal round.
LSU Football: Fall Camp Starts This Week So Let the Speculation Begin
As the LSU Tigers football team gears up for fall camp, fans and analysts alike are speculating on the team’s outlook for the upcoming 2024 season. LSU’s offense inspires guarded optimism, with the departure of three first-round draft picks from last year’s top-rated offense leaving a significant gap. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has the potential to lead a high-powered offense, but doubts persist regarding the supporting cast. Receiver Kyren Lacy, transfer players Zavion Thomas and CJ Daniels, and running back Kaleb Jackson must all rise to the occasion. While one of the nation’s best offensive lines show promise, the offense get B+ grade.
Supply for most-needed blood type drops to 18-month low
BATON ROUGE - Amid an overall low donor turnout and a 30% blood donation shortfall during the first week of July, blood service provider Vitalant is facing an emergency shortage of type-O blood. Vitalant said Friday that in addition to the 18-month low, the provider is experiencing an acute shortage...
Baton Rouge police react to fallen officer in Lafayette
JEANERETTE - A Lafayette Police officer was killed Thursday in a stand-off. Three other officers were injured, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette served the Lafayette Police Department for 11 years. He was a member of the S.W.A.T. Negotiator team. Jolivette was shot and killed while attempting to serve several warrants. That’s when a barricaded suspect shot officers.
Picou and Plaisance earn back-to-back Junior Anglers of the Year titles
Imagine weighing in at least one keeper bass in 26 consecutive Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments, which is what Piers Picou of Houma and Jaxon Plaisance of Morgan City accomplished while fishing the circuit’s Junior Division. That remarkable feat fueled back-to-back Anglers of the Year (AOY) titles in...
3 Charged With Murder In Mississippi After Southern Student Goes Missing Prior To Court Hearing
The Wilkinson County Sheriff announced on Friday that murder charges have been filed against a group of three individuals, including an ex-girlfriend, who are believed to have conspired to kill a former Southern University student. The victim was found fatally shot in western Mississippi. Three young individuals, Derek Terrell Hollins...
Furniture Chain Confirms Bankruptcy – Louisiana Stores to Close
Furniture and appliance shoppers in cities such as Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Port Allen, and the Greater New Orleans area might soon find themselves with one less option when it comes to furnishing and outfitting their homes. A one-time leader in the furniture and appliance industry has officially confirmed it has filed for bankruptcy protection as of this past Tuesday.
Forecasters Watching Tropical Disturbance Headed for Gulf of Mexico – Should Louisiana and Texas Be Worried?
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Parts of Louisiana and Texas may need to keep an eye out over the next two weeks as a tropical system begins to slowly develop in the Atlantic. According to the most recent forecasts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), "An area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days."
Rain chances dropping, temperatures rising
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The wet and unsettled weather pattern that we’ve had the past week or so is moving out, and somewhat drier/hotter air is moving in. Today will be partly sunny with a 50% chance of showers/storms, mainly in the afternoon, highs in the low to mid 90s.
NBC 10 News Today: Miss Louisiana Interview
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On NBC 10 News Today, Olivia Grace George joins NBC 10’s Abby Price and Hannah Clark to discuss what her journey has been like going for Miss Louisiana From Miss Watermelon Festival. For more information, watch the video above.
Drawdown Scheduled for Popular Louisiana River Starting Early September
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has announced a drawdown scheduled for False River to begin on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The drawdown is being done in conjunction with the False River Watershed Council and Pointe Coupee Parish Government. What is the reason for the drawdown of False...
A Win In Louisiana Against Cruel And Life-Threatening Prison Conditions
Norris Henderson and I knew of each other long before we actually met in New York 20 years ago. I’d written widely about the conditions, harms and failures of the American prison system, and Norris, the founder and executive director of the criminal justice policy shop Voice of the Experienced (V.O.T.E.) headquartered in New Orleans, had been wrongfully incarcerated for 27 years at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly and infamously known as Angola Prison.
Man accused of killing father and daughter dies from alleged hanging in Baton Rouge cell
A man being held in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison accused of killing his father and daughter in March is now dead from allegedly hanging himself, according to authorities. Brent DeLoach, 63, was found unresponsive and alone in his cell Thursday morning with a blanket around his neck by...
Louisiana fugitive arrested in Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa. — Police arrested a Louisiana fugitive in Clinton County. Christopher James Kelley, 32, was stopped by police for a traffic violation on the 200 block of Woodward Ave, in Lock Haven. Kelley was found to have an outstanding warrant for a drug offense out of the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana, according to a release from the Woodward Township Police Department. Kelley was taken into custody, charged for being a fugitive from justice, according to the release from Woodward Township Police Department. He is currently at the Clinton County Correctional Facility awaiting extradition to Louisiana.
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