
Water system in Melville to be replaced with assistance from USDA Rural Development Program
It's a new day in Melville as the St. Landry Parish community is overhauling its 60-year-old water system. The city's outgoing water system was built on deteriorating pipes and a single overworked well, and Mayor Caretta Robertson says it was costing the town lots of money to keep it suitable for consumption. "We ...
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Bill Cassidy attacks Julia Letlow's previous support of DEI policies
Senator Bill Cassidy continues to hammer Congresswoman Julia Letlow in the Republican Senate primary for previously supporting DEI policies. In videos from 2020 when Letlow was seeking to be the president at ULM, she told the search committee she was committed to a more diverse faculty. Cassidy also claims Letlow wante...
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New study shows decline in growth of jobs in Louisiana's oil and gas industry
The Data Center, which is in New Orleans, says job growth in Louisiana since 2015 has increased by less than 1%, well below the U.S. average of 11.5%. Dr. Alex Kolker helped put the report together and says Louisiana's economy has not been the same since the oil price crash of 2014. "There were big job losses, on ...
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One of the nation's best girls high school basketball players chooses to stay at home and play for LSU
Five-star prospect and Oak Grove girls' basketball star Caroline Bradley is staying home as the six-foot-five center commits to LSU. All of the elite programs were recruiting her, including UCLA and South Carolina. Bradley says the relationship she's built with LSU coach Kim Mulkey played a major factor in her decision...
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AARP Louisiana report cites need for increased resources, advocacy for long-term home healthcare
A new AARP report finds that 900,000 Louisianans are caregivers for adults, including older parents, spouses, neighbors and other loved ones. Director of Advocacy at AARP Louisiana, Andrew Muhl, says the Louisiana Legislature should do more to help these adults provide long-term care. "Programs to help people live...
Apr 06, 2026






