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Stay Alert: Skimmer Scams Hit Louisiana Grocery Stores
Officials with Berkshire's Grocery Company, the parent company of Super 1 Foods, say they removed credit card skimmers from two Louisiana stores according to KLFY. These incidents are a good reminder for customers everywhere that you can be the victim of a skimmer anywhere. In just the last few years,...
Leaked List of Walgreens Closures Includes Stores in Louisiana, Texas
There have been growing concerns in recent months about mass closures of various chains across Louisiana, Texas, and the rest of the country. From restaurants to grocery stores and in between, there have been a lot of closures that have hit close to home. As we've pointed out before, we've...
7-In-Seven Countdown: Top 2024 High School Football Matchups
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For week two of the 7-In-Seven Countdown series, we’re taking a look at some of the top 2024 Southwest Louisiana high school football matchups, from week one onwards. Week One - Thursday, September 5th: Kinder at Welsh. Kinder and Welsh enter the 2024 season...
As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields
Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation, saying they face “substantial risk of injury or death.” The state immediately appealed the decision. U.S. District Judge...
The Breakdown: Hurricane forecast models 101
NEW ORLEANS — A quick ‘Models 101’: Weather forecast models are spit out by supercomputers operated by different weather agencies. They run thousands of equations on different layers of the atmosphere, taking factors and data from space and on the ground into consideration. The different formulas sometimes result in different forecasts.
Berzon Named LSWA Pitcher of the Year, Six Tigers Receive LSWA All-Louisiana Honors
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU softball had six athletes recognized on the 2024 Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana College Softball Team, headlined by pitcher Sydney Berzon, who was named LSWA 2024 Pitcher of the Year and secured her second consecutive first-team selection. Berzon – a two-time NFCA All-American...
Gov. Landry moves state climatologist from LSU to his emergency preparedness office
Louisiana’s chief weather expert will now report directly to the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, rather than serve primarily at LSU, Gov. Jeff Landry announced at a news conference Wednesday. The Office of State Climatology will still be housed at the LSU Ag Center, but the climatologist will be a state employee who reports to […] The post Gov. Landry moves state climatologist from LSU to his emergency preparedness office appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Eviction Notice Served to Louisiana Man Who Had Already Moved Out
Kentrell Valentine was a resident of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority. He started to fear for his safety and decided to move out of his apartment. "They started breaking into my vehicle, I heard gunshots" Valentine contacted WBRZ after finding out he had an eviction on his credit...
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