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XULA Athletic Hall of Fame Member Donald “Slick” Watts Dies at Age Of 73
NEW ORLEANS — Basketball player Donald “Slick” Watts, one of the brightest stars in Xavier University of Louisiana’s athletic constellation, died Saturday (March 15, 2025). He was 73 years old. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Watts’ health declined after a stroke in April 2021.
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Body discovered in ditch near Shadow Creek Apartments
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Authorities have confirmed that a body was found in a ditch near Shadow Creek Apartments in West Monroe, La. At this time, West Monroe Police are working the scene and limited details are available. We will continue to follow this story and provide updates on air and online at myarklamiss.com.
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State Treasurer Presents Unclaimed Property Check to Baton Rouge Resident
BATON ROUGE, LA (Mar. 14, 2025) – On Thursday, March 13, Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., spoke to members of the Baton Rouge Roundtable at Drusilla Seafood Restaurant in Baton Rouge. Among other topics, Dr. Fleming discussed the functions of the Louisiana Department of Treasury and reviewed the impressive accomplishments his office has achieved, including the return of unclaimed property to Louisiana residents. During the meeting, Dr. Fleming was pleased to personally present an unclaimed property check to Baton Rouge resident Karla Houston in the amount of $12,218.96. Dr. Fleming was delighted to be able to return these funds to Ms. Houston, the rightful owner.
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Suspect in deadly Mamou Mardi Gras shooting and St. Martin Parish shooting extradited to Louisiana
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — A suspect in the deadly Mamou Mardi Gras shooting has been extradited back to Louisiana days after his capture in Texas. Trae'land Castille, 19, of Arnaudville, was brought from East Texas to St. Martin Parish on Friday, March 14. Officials said Castille is...
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Richwood Rams back on top after championship win against Marksville
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KTVE/KARD)— Head Coach Terry Martin and the Richwood Rams boys’ basketball team just won their 6th state championship of all time in Lake Charles on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The Rams beat defending champs Marksville 85 to 67 in LHSAA’s Division III non-select. Coach Martin has over 700 wins at Richwood High […]
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Higher ed is in crisis. These experts have advice for colleges trying to survive.
The grim financial situation at the University of New Orleans, where decades of low enrollment and financial missteps have culminated in a $10 million budget deficit, is becoming increasingly common on campuses across the country. As many as two-thirds of colleges and universities in the U.S. have over the last...
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Nine Louisiana residents sentenced to federal prison for trafficking meth from Houston
Nine Louisiana residents have been sentenced to prison terms after a drug trafficking investigation in Avoyelles Parish, according to a news release. An investigation into methamphetamine distribution in Avoyelles Parish was started by the FBI Central Louisiana Gang Task Force, reads the release from acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. It included surveillance and authorized wire tapes for phones being used to traffic drugs, it reads. Those wiretaps supplied investigators with "numerous communications between the defendants wherein they discussed their narcotics trafficking," reads the release. The longest sentence was more than 18 years, and each defendant will be...
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'Unprecedented and wrong': New Orleans demonstrators protest Musk, Tesla as 'takedowns' spread globally
Steven Lindsley is an Army veteran who protested the Vietnam War in the 1960s, opposed Republican President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, and led a recall effort against Gov. Edwin Edwards, a Democrat, in the 1990s. On Friday, he joined more than 70 demonstrators outside a Tesla Service Center on...
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Stine Home & Yard Breaks Ground on Expansion
Stine Home & Yard, which operates 12 stores in Louisiana and one in Mississippi, celebrated the groundbreaking of a major expansion at its location in DeRidder, Louisiana. This marks the third expansion for Stine in DeRidder. “DeRidder is my home. I’m so proud to be here,” says Wendy Stine, president...
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Slidell woman leads police on early morning chase
Shortly before 6 a.m. this morning, Slidell Police were notified of a hit-and-run of a parked car near North Boulevard. Moments later, officers spotted the suspect vehicle sparking down Seventh Street (which was quite a clue). Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver of the vehicle, 57-year-old, Tana Boudreaux (Slidell, LA), fled from officers.
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Newell: New Orleans leads the country in population shrinkage; we can’t have another 8 years of a Cantrell(esque) administration
Since 2020, about 28,400 people have left the city for other pastures. Nearly two-thirds of Louisiana parishes saw their populations dwindle last year. And Orleans Parish is shrinking by the highest rate. (See more on WWL and Audacy)
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Louisiana Motorist Loses Control, Crashes into House in Devastating Crash
Louisiana State Police investigators were called out to the scene of a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 21 that led to the death of a man after he was ejected from his car. According to Louisiana State Police, Marc Gremillion, with the Public Affairs Section of State Police, the 34-year-old...