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Louisiana Family Forum once again searching for state’s longest married couple

Monday, February 2 by Louisiana Radio Network

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, the Louisiana Family Forum is once again in search of the state's longest married couple. LFF president Gene Mills says couples married 70 years or more are eligible for nomination. "If you know of somebody in your family, or... Read More.

LaSalle Parish School District first in Louisiana to do away with homework assignments

Monday, February 2 by Louisiana Radio Network

LaSalle Parish Schools is the first district in the state to eliminate homework assignments. Superintendent Jonathan Garrett says homework has a limited benefit on academic success and believes that no homework gives students a strong reason to come to school excited each day. "One of... Read More.

Louisiana sets records for total nonfarm employment and total private employment

Friday, January 30 by Louisiana Radio Network

The state has set new records for both total nonfarm employment and total private employment, based on data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment is a little more two-million jobs and private sector employment is nearly one-point-seven million jobs. Louisiana... Read More.

Two middle schoolers seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck in Thibodaux

Friday, January 30 by Louisiana Radio Network

Two middle school students, who just got off a school bus, are among the eight people injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Lafourche Parish. State Trooper Henry Perez says a Chevrolet Impala traveling in the wrong lane in a no-passing... Read More.

Another blast of arctic air

Friday, January 30 by Louisiana Radio Network

Get ready for more frigid temperatures. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says another arctic air mass moves into the state, and temperatures will drop like a rock later on Friday. "By Saturday morning temperatures will be in the 20s statewide, we are looking at low... Read More.

Bastrop teen charged in the death of an elderly woman

Thursday, January 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

A teenage boy is arrested in connection with the killing of an elderly woman inside her Morehouse Parish apartment. On Tuesday evening, 73-year-old Ruby Lee Peterson was found stabbed to death inside her apartment in Bastrop. Chief Deputy James Mardis with the Morehouse Parish... Read More.

TSA to charge travelers without a valid ID $45 to get through the security checkpoints at the airport

Thursday, January 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

Starting Sunday, if you do not have proper identification it will cost you a little more to fly. Travelers that do not present an acceptable form of identification at the security checkpoint will have to pay a new $45 "Identity Verification Fee." TSA spokesperson Gervais... Read More.

Entergy: Some of the Ice storm power outages expected to stretch into Saturday

Thursday, January 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

Some people in northeast Louisiana have been waiting a long time to get their power restored. Now, Entergy says they may have to wait a little longer. It says it may be as late as Saturday before it can restore power to everyone. Nyka... Read More.

Rockin’1000 taps Harry Connick Jr. as special guest artistic director for Superdome show

Thursday, January 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

After a decade of staging concerts in stadiums throughout Europe featuring 1,000 musicians, Rockin'1000 is staging its first U.S. concert Saturday night in the Superdome. To give the show a local flavor, the Italian-based organizers needed to recruit a local heavy hitter. So they didn't merely... Read More.

Census Bureau: Louisiana had net gain of 3,300 residents last year

Thursday, January 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

Louisiana had a net population gain last year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana added about 3,300 to its population total between July 1, 2024, and June 30. "This is good (that) we're not losing population as we have," says demographer Greg Rigamer, "but we... Read More.

Author: Louisiana Radio Network

Louisiana Family Forum once again searching for state’s longest married couple

LaSalle Parish School District first in Louisiana to do away with homework assignments

Louisiana sets records for total nonfarm employment and total private employment

Two middle schoolers seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck in Thibodaux

Another blast of arctic air

Bastrop teen charged in the death of an elderly woman

TSA to charge travelers without a valid ID $45 to get through the security checkpoints at the airport

Entergy: Some of the Ice storm power outages expected to stretch into Saturday

Rockin’1000 taps Harry Connick Jr. as special guest artistic director for Superdome show

Census Bureau: Louisiana had net gain of 3,300 residents last year

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