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LOUISIANA ALERT: Large Plume of Dust Moving Into Area Behind Cold Front

A large plume of dust will soon sweep across the region and if you suffer with allergies, this isn't the news you want to hear.

Louisiana · 2025-03-19
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Standing Room Only Crowd at Rep. Cleo Fields’ Town Hall Meeting

Louisiana Sixth District Congressman Cleo Fields held a town hall meeting before a standing room only crowd at the city council chambers Tuesday, March 18. The meeting was one of several the Congressman is holding throughout his district during the month of March. Fields is returning to Congress after a reprise of almost 30 years.

Natchitoches, LA · 2025-03-19
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Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman executed

ANGOLA, La. – A nearly 30-year-old Louisiana murder case finally comes to an end. In just the last few hours, the state of Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years, and the first using nitrogen gas. After weeks of legal maneuvers to delay Jessie Hoffman's execution, including...

Louisiana · 2025-03-18
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Mystikal Rape Case Trial Delayed Until May, Could Face Life Sentence

Mystikal, real name Michael Tyler, saw his rape trial plea hearing moved to May 19. If convicted of first-degree rape, Tyler could face life.

Louisiana · 2025-03-19

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Amendment 2 stays on ballot; lawsuit rejected by Louisiana Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – A lawsuit that could have knocked Gov. Jeff Landry's signature tax reform initiative, Amendment 2, off the ballot was dismissed by the Louisiana Supreme Court late on Tuesday. In the case of Calhoun vs. Nancy Landry, the court said in its decision that the ballot proposition was not misleading or biased in the manner that the Legislature proscribed. The justices also said voters and not the courts should decide the issue and that the initiative had been adequately and legally presented to voters. Time was critical in the case. Early voting started this past Saturday...

Louisiana · 2025-03-19

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Louisiana to Get Another Strong Cold Front and Possible Frost

Spring is almost here in the Deep South, but don't let that announcement fool you because another cold front will be dropping the temperatures in Louisiana. This winter has been very weird, we got a foot of snow across much of south Louisiana, and cold fronts continue to bring chilly days and nights as we make our way closer to mid-March.

Louisiana · 2025-03-18

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Louisiana tax preparer violates court order; forced to pay $68K to US government

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana tax preparer faces contempt of court and forces her to repay the United States government. A federal court found Whylithia Robinson in contempt of court for violating an injunction prohibiting her and her business, AAA Tax Service LLC, from preparing or assisting with federal tax returns. She […]

Louisiana · 2025-03-17

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Louisiana Teacher Faces Felony Arrest After Forcing Child to Clean Own Feces

A Louisiana mother demanded answers after finding out her 6-year-old child was forced to clean up their own feces in the classroom after having an allergic reaction to dairy. According to the child's mother, Jamisha Augustine, her child has a known dairy allergy that was properly documented with the school prior to the incident. She says she provided documents from her child's doctor at the beginning of the school year.

Louisiana · 2025-03-17

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Cantrell sues city council over travel spending ban

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has sued the New Orleans City Council over the council’s vote to freeze travel spending for city officials.

New Orleans, LA · 2025-03-18

Louisiana Illuminator

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Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s top lawyer abruptly resigns

The top lawyer for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality abruptly resigned from the agency last week, marking the latest in a string of executive departures under Secretary Aurelia Giacometto. Noah Hoggatt, who joined LDEQ as its executive counsel less than a year ago, sent an email to his colleagues March 10, indicating he had […]

Louisiana · 2025-03-18

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Detained Columbia University student disputes government's 'bedbugs' claim in court papers

A Columbia University student says the subject of bedbugs never arose after he was arrested and flown to a Louisiana detention center by authorities who now say bedbugs helped force the long journey that made him fear he was being immediately deported for his role in campus protests against Israel . Mahmoud Khalil said in a declaration filed in Manhattan federal court Monday that while he was held overnight at a detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey , "I did not hear anyone mention bedbugs.” Khalil made the statement in an exhibit attached to court papers in which his...

Manhattan, NY · 2025-03-18

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New Orleans levee board members quit as Jeff Landry's adviser pursues controversial changes

Three members of a board overseeing New Orleans area flood protection have resigned in protest over controversial changes being pursued by an adviser to Gov. Jeff Landry, who critics say risks weakening reforms put in place following Hurricane Katrina. The resignations, effective Monday, leave the board at risk of being...

New Orleans, LA · 2025-03-18

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Louisiana executes Jessie Hoffman; the first execution in 15 years

NEW ORLEANS — After both the Supreme Court of the United States and the Louisiana Supreme Court on Tuesday denied stay requests for a condemned prisoner on death row, Jessie Hoffman was put to death by the state of Louisiana in the state's first execution in 15 years. According...

Louisiana · 2025-03-18

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Two men facing additional charges after inmate dies in West Baton Rouge Parish jail

PORT ALLEN - Two inmates in the West Baton Rouge Parish jail have been booked on additional charges after an inmate died in early March. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said 38-year-old inmate Ryan Moreau got very sick on March 5 and was taken to a hospital where he died.

West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 2025-03-18

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Louisiana providers brace for potential Medicaid cuts under Trump administration

Almost a third of people in Louisiana are on Medicaid. And hundreds of providers rely on federal reimbursements to operate. But funding for the program is under threat. The Trump administration—and a majority of Republican lawmakers—say they want to cut funding for Medicaid to help pay for tax cuts. Many providers and patients in Louisiana are watching this funding debate closely.

Louisiana · 2025-03-18

99.9 KTDY

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Louisiana Woman Finds Old Painting of Herself in Kentucky Flea Market

The nose, the hair, the shape of the face...it's a spitting image but, it's not Taylor in the painting.

Louisiana · 2025-03-17

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Woman booked with murder in death of KC Super Bowl reporter, alleged accomplice arrested

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Kenner police on Monday (March 18) booked Danette Colbert with second-degree murder and announced the arrest of an alleged accomplice who they say fled to Florida following the death of Kansas City sports reporter Adan Manzano days before Super Bowl LIX. Manzano, 27, was found dead...

Kenner, LA · 2025-03-18