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Louisiana Utility Customers Being Threatened with Disconnection of Service
Scammers are calling customers claiming to be from their utility service and threatening to shut off their service if they don't pay up. Unfortunately, these scams are very successful across the state of Louisiana, and some in Acadiana are being targeted again. Why different variations of the scam have been...
Louisiana can end state Supreme Court consent decree, US appeals court rules
(Reuters) - The federal appeals court, often considered the nation's most conservative, said Louisiana can end a 32-year-old consent decree meant to ensure a fair chance for Blacks to be elected to the state's Supreme Court.
21-year-old pedestrian fatally struck by car
A pedestrian was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on La. 372, just south of Tyler Road in Allen Parish. Louisiana State Police Trooper First Class Matt Gaspard said the crash ultimately claimed the life of 21-year-old Michael Hicks of Mexico, Mo. The preliminary investigation revealed Hicks was walking west across La. 372 while […]
16-year-old dead, 5 hospitalized in house explosion
RAGLEY, La. (KPLC/Gray News) - The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office said a 16-year-old died and five others were hospitalized in a house explosion on Saturday. The residential explosion took place just before 10 a.m. in the 1100 block of Pullin Road in Ragley. Investigators have confirmed seven people...
Hamshire-Fannett High School pushes past Little Cypress-Mauriceville 13-7 in the week 1 Game of the Week
BEAUMONT, Texas — We're kicking off the 2024 high school football season in Southeast Texas with our first Game of the Week featuring the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears taking on the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns. The Longhorns pushed past the Bears winning the game in the final seconds. Help the 409Sports team...
Dodging downpours this Labor Day weekend
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A surface trough near the Texas Coast is bringing disturbed weather in the northern Gulf of Mexico and pushing rain showers inland throughout the day. With the tropical moisture in place, we could see heavy rain, providing a flash flood threat, especially in areas with poor drainage. For this reason, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch that will remain in effect until 7 p.m. this evening. Rain and clouds will keep the temperatures down a bit today in the mid to upper 80s for the daytime high.
Keep Bossier Beautiful Receives Keep Louisiana Beautiful Healthy Communities Grant
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB), the state’s premier anti-litter and. community improvement organization has chosen Keep Bossier Beautiful (KBB) to receive a. Healthy Communities Grant to support KBB’s litter prevention and waste management. practices. Keep Louisiana Beautiful has awarded the $10,000 grant to help create and execute. an educational...
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