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New Law Impacts Cell Phone Use in Louisiana Public Schools
The 2024-25 school year in Louisiana is rapidly approaching and a new law will limit student's cell phone use while in the classroom. Our media partners at KATC report that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed a bill banning students from having cell phones on while in class. Many states...
River Center hosts first Capital City Collectibles & Card Show
BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of card traders and several former Louisiana sports stars flocked to the Raising Canes River Center for the first ever Capital City Collectibles & Card Show. Card enthusiasts got to buy and trade cards and memorabilia from sports to superheroes. LSU stars Kevin Faulk and Todd...
Heimerman earns LSWA All-Louisiana Women’s Coach of the Year, NSU represented in 13 events
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - Leading the Northwestern State women’s track and field team to a pair of Southland Conference titles, including its first ever outdoor conference championship, earned head coach Mike Heimerman the LSWA All-Louisiana Women’s Coach of the Year, which was announced Saturday. Heimerman, who fell one...
OPSO arrest man following string of West Monroe vehicle burglaries, residents reminded to lock their vehicles
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) - According to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, a West Monroe man has been arrested for his involvement in a string of vehicle burglaries. On July 17, OPSO deputies responded to reports after vehicles were burglarized in the Knoll Creek neighborhood. Authorities said all of the burglaries were from “unsecured vehicles, with the suspects only taking money.”
LSU football is the hottest team in the nation on the recruiting trail
What a time to be an LSU football fan. The Tigers have gone from one of the top 10 recruiting classes in the country for 2025 all the way up into the top 15 over the past month, or so. Just this week, the Tigers landed two more five-star recruits...
Shreveport Conn's Home Plus closing as national furniture retailer faces bankruptcy
As you drive down Youree Drive in Shreveport you can see large posters plastered to the windows of Conn's Home Plus-- the signs read "Store Closing and Entire Store 30% to 50%." Conn's is a furniture, mattress, electronics and appliance store-- headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. It was founded in...
Cali Deal named to 2024 SBLive Louisiana All-State Softball Team
Cali Deal of Quitman High School has been selected to the 2024 SBLive Louisiana All-State Softball Team comprised of the top players in the state from all classifications and divisions. The reigning Class B Most Valuable Player (MVP) was selected as a first team utility player after compiling a sparkling 20-3 record and a miniscule 0.98 ERA, while also batting .440 with 4 home runs and 30 RBI to lead QHS to the LHSAA Division V “non-select” state title this past spring.
The 8th annual Back 2 School Celebrity Basketball Game in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - The start of the school year is coming soon, and on Sunday in Vicksburg, the Young Executives organization decided the best way to bring in the new school year is with some basketball. The Warren Central gym was packed with students, parents, and athletes for the...
School board holds hearing on proposed 2024-25 budget
On Thursday, the Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) Board of Trustees held a public hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-25. VWSD Chief Financial Officer Kathy Hughes prepared and presented information regarding the budget. Hughes reviewed the latest statistics on the population of Warren County of a total of 41,961 people. For the […]
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