State News

Rockin’1000 rocks New Orleans with electrifying show

Monday, February 2 by Louisiana Radio Network

One-thousand musicians - half from Louisiana and the other half representing 47 states and 30 countries from all corners of the globe - came together as one to give the audience at the Superdome a show that they will not soon forget. It was the... Read More.

New Orleans Saints to play first-ever NFL regular season game in France this upcoming season

Monday, February 2 by Louisiana Radio Network

The Saints announce they will play in the first-ever NFL regular season game in France. Saints Owner Gayle Benson says the game in Paris will be significant as there is a strong cultural connection between Louisiana and France that dates back to the 17th... Read More.

Entergy continues working to restore power across hardest hit areas of northeast Louisiana

Monday, February 2 by Louisiana Radio Network

Entergy crews made significant progress in northeast Louisiana over the weekend. Entergy says it has now restored power to 90% of customers affected by last week's ice storm, accounting for more than 118,000 customers. Nyka Scott, the vice president of customer service at Entergy,... Read More.

Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley to file bill aimed at eliminating inspection stickers on private vehicles

Monday, February 2 by Louisiana Radio Network

If one member of the Louisiana House of Representatives has his way, private passenger vehicle safety inspection stickers will soon be a thing of the past. Stonewall Republican Larry Bagley is planning on filing a bill in this year's session that would do away... Read More.

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.

Rockin’1000 rocks New Orleans with electrifying show

New Orleans Saints to play first-ever NFL regular season game in France this upcoming season

Entergy continues working to restore power across hardest hit areas of northeast Louisiana

Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley to file bill aimed at eliminating inspection stickers on private vehicles

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

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