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Angola lieutenant arrested after alleged inappropriate relationship with inmate, sheriff says

A lieutenant at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was arrested after she allegedly engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an inmate. Faith Davis, 28, of Natchez, Mississippi, was arrested and booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center on Oct. 31 for malfeasance in office. She was released after posting a $25,000 bond.

Angola, LA · 1d

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2026 election results for Pointe Coupee Parish

POINTE COUPEE PARISH — Pointe Coupee Parish voters filled out their ballots on Tuesday, deciding on several local races across the parish. Read about the results below as they come in. New Roads Mayor. NEW ROADS — New Roads voters re-elected incumbent Mayor Theron Smith on Tuesday. Smith,...

Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · 2d

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See who was elected mayor for the town of Maringouin

MARINGOUIN — Former Maringouin Mayor Demi Vorise has been elected to serve another term after being voted out of office in 2018. Vorise beat Maurice Harris, the current Democratic mayor, with 61% of the vote. Vorise was initially elected mayor in 2015 and served a single term before Harris...

Maringouin, LA · 2d

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These 14 Italian Restaurants In Louisiana Deserve A Place On Your 2027 Dining List

One Italian restaurant on this list still runs on cash only, and you have to reserve by phone. The same family has kept it going since 1946, and the fourth generation runs it now. Another one covers its walls with hundreds of copies of the most famous painting in the...

Louisiana · 2d

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Ethics board considering fines for West Feliciana Parish President and former state official

BATON ROUGE — The state Board of Ethics is deciding whether to file charges against West Feliciana Parish President Kenny Havard over his business dealings involving his bar and parish tourism contracts. According to the board, members met Thursday afternoon and debated in executive session whether Havard’s ethics violations...

West Feliciana Parish, LA · 16h

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Mammoth skeleton unearthed in Louisiana

A landowner in Louisiana recently discovered fossil remains belonging to a mammoth.

Lafayette, LA · 1d

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Louisiana Folks Have Strong Opinions About These 5 Fast Food Chains. Are They Right?

Louisiana sets a high bar for fast food. In a state where Popeyes started in New Orleans in 1972 and drive-thru meals compete with po’boys, boudin, and gas-station fried chicken, people tend to have sharper opinions than most. Popeyes is still the standard for chain fried chicken Andres Segura/Pexels Popeyes opened in Arabi, near New…

Louisiana · 2d

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Man who led police pursuit that killed two Brusly teens gets 95-year prison sentence

A police chase in December 2022 inadvertently killed two teens in West Baton Rouge Parish. On Thursday, the man who caused the pursuit was sentenced to 95 years in prison. In a somber courtroom, Tyquel Zanders, 28, was issued 35 years each for two counts of manslaughter, 10 years for aggravated flight from an officer and 15 years for aggravated obstruction of a highway. The sentences will run concurrently.

Brusly, LA · 1d

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The Best Restaurants for Gumbo in South Louisiana

From Lafayette to Abbeville, Crowley to Opelousas, these are the local South Louisiana restaurants that you say are serving up the best bowls of gumbo.

Louisiana · 1d

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6 Things Louisiana Law Says About Selling Homemade Food

Under Louisiana’s homemade food rules, you can sell a pecan pie from your kitchen. A meat pie is another story. With Thanksgiving on Nov. 26, it’s a good time to know the rules before the orders come in. Here’s what Louisiana law says about selling homemade food, so...

Louisiana · 1d

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Jeff Davis 8 evidence to be digitized in new effort to solve cases

JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. (KPLC) - The cases that became known across the country as the “Jeff Davis 8” are getting a fresh set of eyes, according to law enforcement. Sheriff Kyle Miers took office in 2024, 21 years after the body of Loretta Chaisson Lewis was found by a fisherman in the Grand Marais drainage canal.

Louisiana · 17h

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Commentary: Nerding the numbers: These 7 parishes propelled Julia Letlow to victory

There are two things I look forward to ahead of Election Day, and both involve an intense passion for fine details. One is the obligatory newsroom pizza binge, and God help the soul who takes liberties with ordering. It’s not the time to go rogue with an artisan crust or bespoke toppings. The other eagerly […]

Louisiana · 1d

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Mother Dear's Bakery in Zachary Bakes Teacakes the Way a St. Francisville Mom of 11 Did

Some bakeries chase trends. Mother Dear's Bakery in Zachary is built around one thing: the teacake, made from a family recipe that goes back to a sharecropping household on Cedars Lane in St. Francisville. The Family Behind the Name. "Mother Dear" was Susie Barrow Morgan, wife of Earnest Morgan Sr....

Zachary, LA · 1d

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After narrow Senate loss to Letlow, Davis puts Gov. Landry 'on notice,' hinting at 2027 gubernatorial run

BATON ROUGE — Following his narrow loss to Republican Julia Letlow in the race for U.S. Senate, Democrat Jamie Davis hinted at running in opposition to Gov. Jeff Landry in 2027. Davis said the people of Louisiana deserve safe drinking water, clean air and good schools regardless of ZIP...

Louisiana · 2d

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Louisiana voters rejected Amendment 5, keeping the rule that state retirement systems apply one-time state money to their oldest unfunded debts first

Louisiana voters rejected Amendment 5 on Tuesday, according to unofficial results, which keeps in place a rule that state retirement systems apply one-time money from the state to their oldest unfunded debts first. Ballotpedia’s tally shows 526,531 votes in favor, or 38%, and 874,544 against, or 62%. Because the amendment failed, nothing in the Constitution... The post Louisiana voters rejected Amendment 5, keeping the rule that state retirement systems apply one-time state money to their oldest unfunded debts first appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Louisiana · 1d

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Louisiana Banks Will Be Closing An Extra 2 Days This Month

Just ahead of the busy holiday shopping season comes word that you might need to make other arrangements to get to your money.

Louisiana · 1d

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Results of Northwest Louisiana DA, judge races

At least one new district attorney has been elected in Northwest Louisiana, while a runoff is needed to determine the outcome in a another district attorney’s race. The same can be said for a number of judgeships also up for grabs. Here’s a look at some of the outcomes:...

Louisiana · 2d

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Louisiana 5th District House race proceeds to runoff

Democratic Louisiana state Rep. Patricia Moore and Republican state Rep. Gabe Firment are projected to advance to a runoff in Louisiana’s 5th House District race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Moore had less than a one percentage point advantage over Firment as of 12:53 a.m. with 93 percent of votes in on Wednesday morning,…

Louisiana · 2d

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Why Louisiana Ranks Near Top for Thanksgiving Trips to the ER

Thanksgiving week brings a surge of emergency room patients to Louisiana hospitals, mostly from turkey fryer accidents and kitchen injuries that turn the holiday meal prep into a medical crisis.

Louisiana · 1d