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St John the Baptist Parish flood mitigation projects on hold after FEMA program cut

St. John the Baptist Parish flood mitigation and levee encampment projects are now on hold following the Federal ...

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Louisiana launches transparency website for public and charter schools

Louisiana has launched a new website to give taxpayers insight into how public schools allocate their funds. The ...

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Louisiana voters rejected four proposed constitutional amendments in election

Louisiana voters rejected all four constitutional amendments in the March 29 election, maintaining the state’s tax, legal, and ...

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Two St. John’s Parish Sheriff’s officers honored for acts of kindness

At the Beyond the Badge Awards in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 13 law enforcement officers were recognized for their ...

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Attorney General Murrill warns Louisiana residents about fraudulent toll scam texts

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill warns about a nationwide phishing scam. Scammers posing as representatives of GeauxPass, Louisiana’s ...

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Louisiana AG issues directive to public schools how to display the Ten Commandments, provides legal support

Louisiana’s Attorney General on Friday issued a guidance to public schools on how they should display the Ten ...

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FBI identifies suspect in terrorist attack that kills 10 in downtown New Orleans

The man accused of driving a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French ...

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Lawmakers unanimously pass bill to raise stipend for Louisiana teachers

The Louisiana senate on Sunday  voted to approve $48 billion in budget bills, and restored funding for a ...

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Maurepas Swamp Project public meeting set for Oct. 23

A public meeting is set for 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Garyville Magnet to discuss the upcoming ...

LaPlace

Surveillance video lead to arrests in LaPlace triple shooting

New surveillance video reveals that the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Samiya McClain and her uncle, Ron Tate, may ...

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