
LSU sweeps South Carolina to keep its postseason hopes alive
Heading into this past weekend, you knew there was a chance LSU could sweep South Carolina, but it was far from a given considering the Tigers had lost nine straight SEC games heading into the series against the Gamecocks. But LSU played its best weekend of complete baseball since winning three games in Jacksonville ba...
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Beloved Livingston Parish crossing guard Katy Wells killed by suspected drunk driver
Tragedy in Livingston Parish as a school crossing guard is killed by a suspected drunk driver. 74-year-old Katy Wells was directing traffic on Highway 16 in Denham Springs Thursday afternoon as Gray's Creek Elementary School was being let out for the day, when she was hit by a pickup truck. Wells was killed on impact. ...
May 01, 2026

New poll shows U.S. Republican Senate primary is close
A new poll on the Republican U.S. Senate primary shows State Treasurer John Fleming leading the field with 28% of the vote, followed by Julia Letlow at 27% and Bill Cassidy at 21%. Emerson College and KLFY-TV conducted the survey and Pearson Cross who teaches political science at ULM says this is an extremely close rac...
May 01, 2026

Suspension of Louisiana U.S. House primary raises questions concerning campaign fundraising
With the U.S. House elections now suspended in light of the state's congressional map being declared unconstitutional, that means all campaigns are now null and void. Once a new map is adopted, the process will start all over from square one, with candidates going through the qualifying process in the new districts. Po...
May 01, 2026
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Legislation to replace Louisiana vehicle inspection stickers with QR codes close to passage despite objections from vehicle inspection businesses
A House bill that would eliminate vehicle inspection stickers is nearing final passage, despite strong opposition from the businesses that conduct the inspections. Janice Aucion of Morgan City says she's been inspecting vehicles for 26 years and told the Louisiana Senate Transportation Committee that inspection station...
May 01, 2026






