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Louisiana Tech reaches agreement allowing for departure from Conference USA to join Sun Belt Conference

Wednesday, April 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

An agreement has been reached between Louisiana Tech and Conference USA that allows Tech to leave Conference USA and join the Sun Belt this summer. Terms of the out-of-court settlement have not been released, but Matt Belinson of the Ruston Leader says Louisiana Tech... Read More.

U.S. Supreme Court invalidates Louisiana congressional map, citing racial gerrymandering

Wednesday, April 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

The Supreme Court has thrown out Louisiana's congressional map. In a 6-3 ruling that fell right along ideological lines, the court ruled that by creating a second majority-Black district, one that stretches diagonally from Shreveport to Baton Rouge, relied too much on race. ULM... Read More.

Turner Industries to build nuclear fabrication facilities in New Iberia and Port Allen

Wednesday, April 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

Baton Rouge-based Turner Industries announces it's creating 1,000 jobs, as it's building state-of-the-art nuclear fabrication facilities in New Iberia and Port Allen. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says the facilities will be dedicated to the production of high-precision modules and nuclear-grade piping for... Read More.

Construction begins on new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles

Wednesday, April 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

Construction officially gets underway in Lake Charles this afternoon on the new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. The $2.3 billion bridge is being built immediately next to the existing bridge that first opened in 1952, predating I-10. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury President Brian Abshire says... Read More.

Congressman Clay Higgins pushes for televised debate between Cassidy, Fleming and Letlow

Tuesday, April 28 by Louisiana Radio Network

Congressman Clay Higgins is urging the major Republican U.S. Senate candidates to hold a statewide televised debate. Higgins is calling for a one-hour debate with solid questions posed by a moderator. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Higgins wants voters to hear from... Read More.

New Gallup poll indicates an increase of religious importance in U.S. men between the ages of 18 and 29

Tuesday, April 28 by Louisiana Radio Network

A new poll finds that the number of young men in the U.S. who say religion is a very important component of their lives is increasing. Gallup says its survey shows 42% of men between the ages of 18 and 29 say religion is... Read More.

Pineville-based Cleco Power to be acquired by Stonepeak Energy and Bernhard Capital Partners

Tuesday, April 28 by Louisiana Radio Network

For two years, the Canadian-based owners of Cleco Power have been trying to sell the utility. Now, it has a deal in place to do just that. Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has reached a deal to sell the company to Stonepeak Energy and... Read More.

Former LSU, current Southern University running back Trey Holly pleads no contest to gun charges, avoids jail time

Monday, April 27 by Louisiana Radio Network

Former Louisiana high school football star Trey Holly has avoided jail time by entering a no contest plea. Holly was accused of illegal use of a weapon and aggravated criminal damage to property for a 2024 shooting that took place in his hometown of... Read More.

Governor Jeff Landry lashes out at Louisiana judges, parents of violent juveniles, in wake of Mall of Louisiana mass shooting

Monday, April 27 by Louisiana Radio Network

Governor Jeff Landry calls last week's fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana unacceptable and is pointing the finger at parents and the judicial system for the violence that continues to take place involving young people. Landry says the failure of this situation... Read More.

Podcast leads to 4 arrests in 1982 unsolved murder of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp in Covington

Monday, April 27 by Louisiana Radio Network

44 years after 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp was raped and murdered in Covington, State Police have arrested four men in connection with that murder. Trooper Marc Gremillion says the February 1982 murder remained unsolved for decades, until Charles Dowdy's podcast "Who Killed Roxanne" spurred interest... Read More.

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Louisiana Tech reaches agreement allowing for departure from Conference USA to join Sun Belt Conference

U.S. Supreme Court invalidates Louisiana congressional map, citing racial gerrymandering

Turner Industries to build nuclear fabrication facilities in New Iberia and Port Allen

Construction begins on new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles

Congressman Clay Higgins pushes for televised debate between Cassidy, Fleming and Letlow

New Gallup poll indicates an increase of religious importance in U.S. men between the ages of 18 and 29

Pineville-based Cleco Power to be acquired by Stonepeak Energy and Bernhard Capital Partners

Former LSU, current Southern University running back Trey Holly pleads no contest to gun charges, avoids jail time

Governor Jeff Landry lashes out at Louisiana judges, parents of violent juveniles, in wake of Mall of Louisiana mass shooting

Podcast leads to 4 arrests in 1982 unsolved murder of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp in Covington

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