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Louisiana Republican chair at RNC wins praise from other delegates
Eric Skrmetta was still buzzing about the Republican National Convention a week after he had returned home to Metairie. Skrmetta, a third-term member of the Public Service Commission, chaired the Louisiana delegation at the convention. That meant it fell to him to fill the time-honored role at political party conventions...
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...
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...
Rain chances start to decline next week
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - We’ll still have a 70% chance of storms today, mainly in the afternoon with partly sunny skies, highs near 90. The GRAF shows the best timing of storms, which should be between 2 to 6 p.m. later today. In the tropics, we have an...
Life In Louisiana And Arkansas More Dangerous Than Any
A new research piece has revealed just how dangerous living in Arkansas or Louisiana really is. According to the findings, Arkansas is the most dangerous state in the entire US and it's closely followed by Louisiana. The storage company, Pink Storage, conducted the study using twenty four key indicators across...
A Win In Louisiana Against Cruel And Life-Threatening Prison Conditions
The suit called for an end to the slave labor of Farm Line workers at Angola prison when the men held thee are are forced to work beneath a sun hotter than their ancestors knew without adequate water, bathroom facilities, shade or any other protection. The post A Win In Louisiana Against Cruel And Life-Threatening Prison Conditions appeared first on NewsOne.
Campaign ads show how Baton Rouge mayoral race is taking shape
Baton Rouge is three months out from its mayoral election, and campaign ads and other political messaging are starting to ramp up. A few trends are becoming clear: The race's top two candidates are likely to face negative ads. Crime is a central issue of the race. And, at least so far, incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and former state Rep. Ted James are focused on each other.
Secretary of State Landry wants La. to be first in election integrity
Louisiana is ranked in the top 10 states for election integrity. The 45th Louisiana Secretary of State, Nancy Landry, hopes to lead the state to first place. “I want us to be No. 1.” Landry spoke at the Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana on Thursday to discuss legislative wins and plans for a revamped voting […]
LSU swimmer Maggie Mac Neil of Canada advances easily in Olympic 100-meter butterfly
NANTERRE, France — Even for an Olympic champion like former LSU All-American Maggie Mac Neil, there are butterflies in the first butterfly race of a competition. “Regardless of whether it’s a provincial or national or international meet, the first race is always the most nerve wracking,” Mac Neil said Saturday after her heat in the Olympic 100-meter butterfly at Paris La Defense Arena. “I haven’t raced in a while, so it was just kind of seeing where I’m at.”
Louisiana Stomach ‘Bug’ Might Be Something More Sinister
It's summertime and all over Louisiana from Monroe and Ruston in the north to Lake Charles and Lafayette in the south emergency departments at hospitals and walk-in clinics too are full of people all complaining about a similar symptom. This scenario has many health officials concerned because the spike in "stomach bugs" appears to be related to a more serious medical malady.
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