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LSU Health Shreveport awarded grant from National Science Foundation to research metabolic diseases

Monday, September 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

LSU Health Shreveport is awarded a $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to launch a new research center. It’s the first NSF-funded center grant in the history of LSUHS. Dr. Oren Rom, the senior associate dean for basic and translational research, says... Read More.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple supports the creation of a sixth category to rate the strength of hurricanes

Monday, September 29 by Louisiana Radio Network

You can count Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple among those who would support a change in how the National Hurricane Center rates the strength of hurricanes. Currently, the hurricane center rates hurricanes from Category One to Category Five based solely on wind speed. A consortium... Read More.

LSU can’t hide anymore from its issues on offense

Sunday, September 28 by Louisiana Radio Network

Following the win over Florida, LSU football coach Brian Kelly was not in the mood to take questions about the lack of production on offense, its poor performance on third down, and the lack of a running game. Kelly said that night the Tigers played... Read More.

Former southwest Louisiana resident Choy Van Leo sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for rape, child molestation

Saturday, September 27 by Louisiana Radio Network

A south Louisiana man, who went on the run for more than 20 years after raping and molesting several children in the 1990s, has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison. Calcasieu Parish District Attorney Stephen Dwight says Choy Van Leo fled... Read More.

Louisiana “Seat Check Saturday” is tomorrow; nine statewide locations to perform free child safety seat inspections

Friday, September 26 by Louisiana Radio Network

If you have a “baby on board,” take a few minutes to check on the installation of your child safety seat. Saturday is National Seat Check Saturday, and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is setting up nine free safety seat inspection stations around the... Read More.

Daniel Callihan sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 murders of 35-year-old Callie Brunett and her four-year-old daughter, Erin Brunett

Friday, September 26 by Louisiana Radio Network

An Amite man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of a 35-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say Daniel Callihan stabbed to death Callie Brunett 50-times in Loranger in June of 2024 and took her girls to Hinds County, Mississippi.... Read More.

Louisiana in midst of an industrial construction boom, according to Leaders for a Better Louisiana

Friday, September 26 by Louisiana Radio Network

Louisiana is in the midst of another industrial construction boom, and that could lead to a population boom. Leaders for a Better Louisiana says six megaprojects are driving construction activity and will lead to an increase in population. CEO Adam Knapp says between now... Read More.

Early voting in New Orleans mayoral election begins Saturday, with candidate Helena Moreno leading early in polling

Friday, September 26 by Louisiana Radio Network

Early voting starts Saturday in the New Orleans mayoral election. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says Helena Moreno has such a big lead in the polls that the other two major candidates in the race, Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas, are just hoping... Read More.

LSU and Ole Miss clash in a Top-15 matchup

Friday, September 26 by Louisiana Radio Network

LSU and Ole Miss meet for the 113th time in Oxford, Mississippi, on Saturday at 2:30 PM. And we also know these two schools will continue to meet on an annual basis through at least he 2029 season. This is the first time these two... Read More.

According to the Louisiana Board of Regents, the state’s education attainment rate is improving

Friday, September 26 by Louisiana Radio Network

The state is moving closer to its goal of having an educational attainment rate of 60%. The Board of Regents says it’s currently 52.5%, more than a full percentage point higher than last year. The education attainment rate is the proportion of people between... Read More.

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LSU Health Shreveport awarded grant from National Science Foundation to research metabolic diseases

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple supports the creation of a sixth category to rate the strength of hurricanes

LSU can’t hide anymore from its issues on offense

Former southwest Louisiana resident Choy Van Leo sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for rape, child molestation

Louisiana “Seat Check Saturday” is tomorrow; nine statewide locations to perform free child safety seat inspections

Daniel Callihan sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 murders of 35-year-old Callie Brunett and her four-year-old daughter, Erin Brunett

Louisiana in midst of an industrial construction boom, according to Leaders for a Better Louisiana

Early voting in New Orleans mayoral election begins Saturday, with candidate Helena Moreno leading early in polling

LSU and Ole Miss clash in a Top-15 matchup

According to the Louisiana Board of Regents, the state’s education attainment rate is improving

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