One man dead in St. Helena Parish shooting, Sheriff says

St. Landry Parish law enforcement agencies are searching for an inmate who escaped from custody Thursday, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies say Raymond Latrelle Howard, 31, was at the St. Landry Parish Courthouse about 3:30 p.m. Thursday when he escaped. At the time, he was wearing...

Five St. Landry Parish schools were targeted by bomb threats Wednesday and a suspect has been arrested, according to the school system and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. The schools identified in the threats were Northwest High, Opelousas High, SLATS, CAPS and Washington Trade School. The schools were evacuated...

Last year, when Vanessa Caston LaFleur was running for a seat in the Louisiana Legislature, she went to the community and asked potential voters what the top three issues they wanted her to deal with. Easy, right?. The first-time candidate believed her district would rank business development and job creation...

LHSAA president David Federico made a surprise announcement before schools cast their first vote during Friday’s LHSAA general assembly at the Crowne Plaza. After a review of the LHSAA’s financial report, Federico told those in attendance that member schools will not be required to pay yearly dues in 2023-24. He noted that the LHSAA’s reserve of $1.5 couped with benefits from the COVID-based Payroll Protection Plan made the dues break possible.

Among those who graduated from Hinds Community College in Mississippi in Fall 2022 are William Martin, of Wilson, and Skylar Dibenedetto, of St. Francisville. More than 850 students graduated from Hinds Community College in one of two ceremonies Dec. 15 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. Hinds awarded nearly 1,300 credentials as many students will earn more than one credential.

On Nov. 14, LSU professor David Kirshner purchased a 2006 Lexus GS 300 with only about 54,000 miles on it for $9,750. He thought it was a great deal. Two days later, the transmission went out. He ended up paying around $5,000 to have it fixed — about half as...