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No prison for Louisiana nursing home owner who sent 800 residents to ride out a hurricane in squalor
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation. Bob Dean Jr. also must pay more than $358,000 in restitution to the […]
Jackson Parish Library wraps up Summer Reading Program
Another wonderful edition of the Jackson Parish Library Summer Reading Program will come to an end this Friday. Featured for the “grand finale” is comedian Wink Danenberg who will entertain patrons at both the Chatham branch on Thursday and the Jonesboro branch on Friday. Adding to the festive atmosphere will be Willy T’s Sno-Cones.
Baton Rouge saw strong job growth in June
The Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area added 1,300 jobs from May to June to bring its total to 426,200, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. That figure represents the most robust job growth seen by any of Louisiana’s nine MSAs last month. Shreveport saw the second-largest uptick, adding 400 jobs.
Ruston joins LEPA, and makes history as the Authority’s 20th Member
The Louisiana Energy & Power Authority (LEPA) now has the largest membership in its 45-year history. The City of Ruston was accepted as a member of LEPA at the Authority’s Board of Directors meeting in July, making Ruston the 20th municipality in Louisiana to join the agency. “By joining...
Water Boil Advisory for Town of Jonesboro Lifted
At 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 23rd, Town of Jonesboro Mayor J. “Spike” Harris announced that the Water Boil Advisory for the customers of the Jonesboro Water System has now been lifted. “I am pleased to announce that the Boil Advisory has now been lifted and that the...
“Main Street” in Jonesboro gets boost as result of Beautification Effort
The continued effort to beautify “Main Street” in Jonesboro got a big boost this past week with new flowers being planted around the fountain and in other beds. The initiative is result of concerned residents of the community spearheaded by Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce Director, Wilda Smith.
J. R. Hasley paces Team Louisiana Owens to 2D Sports Wood Bat Championship
John Raegan Hasley was instrumental in helping Quitman High School to their first ever LHSAA state championship in baseball this past spring. He is still leading his team to great heights this summer. This past weekend Hasley paced Team Louisiana Owens, based out of Erath, LA, to the 2D Sports...
‘A Great Man’: Longtime Vidalia judge Murray dies
VIDALIA, La. — Vidalia lost a long-time town attorney, town judge, all-around “great man” and public servant last weekend. Vidalia Mayor Buz Craft said he was saddened to learn that George Murray Jr. had passed away over the weekend after he had recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. He was “just a great man” […] The post ‘A Great Man’: Longtime Vidalia judge Murray dies appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Forest Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Earns National Quality Award
(Jonesboro, LA) Forest Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been recognized by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) as a 2024 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient. The distinction is the second of three progressive award levels through the National Quality...
Arkansas fire departments express concerns over potential OSHA rule change | 'It would be a huge impact'
SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark — A new proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirement could greatly impact rural and volunteer fire departments in Arkansas. The proposed rule is called the Emergency Response Standard and "would address a broader scope of emergency responders and would include programmatic elements to protect...
Shreveport pastor hopes to spread faith at Paris Olympics
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Ronney Joe Webb, associate pastor at the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, will be in Paris for the 2024 Olympic games and hopes to spread a message of faith while he’s there. The International Sports Chaplains organization invited him to participate in a ministry...
Excessive rainfall expected through Thursday
A flood watch has been issued for Southwest Louisiana through 7 a.m. Thursday as excessive rainfall is expected to inundate the area throughout today. Four to eight inches —with localized heavier amounts — is possible and conditions will be favorable for flash flooding, according to National Weather Service’s Lake Charles Senior Meteorologist Donovan Landreneau. […]
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