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Who won state? A list of every Shreveport-area LHSAA champion from the 2025-26 competition season
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (517+ words) Calvary players celebrate after winning the LHSAA Select Division III State Softball Championship at Frasch Park in Sulphur, La. A threesome of swimmers earned the first 2025-26 LHSAA state championships for Shreveport area athletes and the winning continued through the track…...
Louisiana AG Liz Murrill emerges at center of Republican efforts to reshape New Orleans
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (1453+ words) Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill takes questions after speaking in Western District Court on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the Federal Courthouse in Lafayette. In the span of less than a month, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill indicted New Orleans" outgoing sheriff,…...
After 20 years in Louisiana politics, Sen. Bill Cassidy was undone by one vote. Here's why.
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (1126+ words) Dr. Bill Cassidy and his wife Laura greet supporters and gave his concession speech Saturday night after election returns showed his loss. In retrospect, U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy sealed his defeat for reelection on Feb. 13, 2021. That's the day he voted to…...
Workforce training programs at LCTC evolve alongside Louisiana's industrial growth
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (438+ words) River Parishes Community College students were able to showcase their skills and meet with potential employers during a recent Industry Match Day. This article is brought to you by Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges. As the state's industrial sector expands…...
Business travel, family trips and cultural experiences boost Louisiana tourism economy
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (512+ words) Tourism isn't just about vacations'it is the economic engine that drives Southeast Louisiana, fueling local businesses and supporting thousands of jobs. This article is brought to you by Visit Jefferson Parish, New Orleans & Company and New Orleans Tours. Tourism plays…...
Yogurt: a simple tradition with endless possibilities
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (390+ words) This story is brought to you by Ochsner Health and written by Brittany Craft, RDN, LDN, who leads the Eat Fit nonprofit initiative at Ochsner Health. Living abroad, you quickly realize that in many cultures, yogurt is far more versatile…...
Books on my nightstand keep disappearing: Rick Bragg, Patrick Radden Keefe and my mother
1+ day, 3+ min ago (794+ words) Jan Risher's mother, Nelda Risher, has had this picture of the two of them in a frame on her dresser since 1990. Jan Risher says, "When I think of Mom and me, this is the way I see us." My mother…...
Louisiana voters reject all five constitutional amendments. See results, what it means now.
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (730+ words) Louisiana teachers stand to lose a $2, 000 stipend they have received over the past several years and the state's business inventory tax will remain untouched after a set of constitutional amendments resoundingly failed to pass at the polls on Saturday. The…...
See how local primary and propositions elections turned out. Here's what we know.
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (298+ words) Louisianans went to the polls Saturday in an election that didn't go as originally planned. But most of the results are in for statewide and local races. Louisiana conducted primary elections Saturday in a number of races, including both statewide,…...
Julia Letlow, John Fleming make Louisiana Senate runoff, ousting Sen. Bill Cassidy
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1141+ words) Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming, left, and state Rep. Julia Letlow, right. Backed by President Donald Trump's endorsement, U. S. Rep. Julia Letlow ousted Sen. Bill Cassidy Saturday in Louisiana's hotly contested Republican Senate primary. With 61 of 64 parishes reporting, it appeared state Treasurer…...