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Governor Jeff Landry signs executive order protecting ratepayers from absorbing AI data center electricity costs
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (343+ words) Governor Jeff Landry signs an executive order that he says will ensure that residents and local businesses are not paying for the massive amount of energy needed to power AI data centers. Landry says the order will require data center…...
Negative campaigning prevalent in U. S. Senate Republican Primary runoff
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (301+ words) President Trump would never endorse someone who is not a true "America First" conservative. And he has chosen me to endorse; and so that should give the people peace of mind when they have to look at these negative, desperate…...
Woodside Energy to fund restoration of Sam Houston Jones State Park in Calcasieu Parish
1+ day, 26+ min ago (164+ words) Sam Houston Jones State Park in Calcasieu Parish will be undergoing a major restoration after sustaining significant damage from Hurricane Laura and other storms. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the project will cover more than 800 acres of forest habitat over…...
June 27 U. S. Senate runoff features battle between Republicans John Fleming and Julia Letlow
1+ day, 51+ min ago (174+ words) JOHN FLEMING (left) and JULIA LETLOW (right) "I think she thought once Bill Cassidy was dispensed with, she would be waltzing to a conclusion, but Fleming has made a race of it," Cross said. Whereas Fleming was the first candidate…...
Calvary Baptist Academy Lady Cavaliers crowned 2026 softball national champion
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (287+ words) The Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.) softball team was named this year's national champion by Max Preps. com. The Lady Cavaliers went 37-1 this season and earned their sixth straight state title. They become the first Louisiana high school team to…...
Shrine on Airline gets $30 million upgrade
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (269+ words) The Shrine on Airline is receiving a $30 million renovation to convert the baseball stadium into a multi-use venue hosting football, soccer, concerts and more. Jefferson Parish is putting $15 million in pandemic relief funding toward the project. Executive Director of the…...
Baton Rouge Parish Pastor Tony Spell accuses Central Police Department of inaction which resulted in his arrest for second-degree battery
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (284+ words) TONY SPELL engaged in a physical altercation with a 20-year-old (images courtesy of Scott Sherwin) East Baton Rouge Parish Pastor Tony Spell said he had a right to defend his family and church by fighting a neighbor who he claims…...
CRAW Act seeks to reclassify crawfish processors in order to obtain uncapped work visas
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (192+ words) It was their interpretation that preparing those crawfish for market, i. e. boiling them or peeling them, was an industrial use down in the legal definitions of the programs," Brown said. By reclassifying them as agricultural workers, crawfish processors would be eligible…...
Rainfall reading one step closer to becoming new official state record
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (309+ words) Last Thursday's torrential rainfall in Avoyelles Parish is one step closer to being an official state record. This is based on information from a person near Cottonport who's a volunteer observer with the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network....
Tulane University set to purchase, repurpose former Charity Hospital building in New Orleans
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (158+ words) Tulane University is purchasing the former Charity Hospital building and renovating it into a national hub for bioscience discovery and medical advancements. University President Michael Fitts says they're redeveloping a building that's been dormant for more than 20 years. "We're simply…...