$35M investment is coming to northwest Louisiana, bringing hundreds of jobs
MANSFIELD, Mich. (AP) – An India-based pipe manufacturing company plans to move its first U.S. production facility to northwest Louisiana, state officials said. Global Seamless Tube & Pipes’ $35 million project will create 135 direct new jobs in DeSoto Parish and more than 250 indirect jobs in the area, the Louisiana Department of Economic Development […]
Louisiana governor responds after LSU’s women’s basketball team skips national anthem: ‘This is a matter of respect’
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) suggested Tuesday that college athletes who disrespect the national anthem should be punished. Ahead of Monday’s highly anticipated matchup between LSU and Iowa in the women’s NCAA Tournament, LSU came under fire for apparently skipping the national anthem. However, the Iowa Hawkeyes were on the court during the playing of […]
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for policy change after LSU women’s basketball misses national anthem
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ordered student-athletes to sing the national anthem Monday night after the LSU women’s basketball team received harsh backlash for not playing the national anthem before its regional final game against Iowa State. urged state officials to enact a policy requiring attendance. He was the latest person the Republican governor called on. […]
Woman Accused of Trying to Kidnap Baby from Louisiana Children’s Hospital
Police arrested a woman Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to kidnap an infant from Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dinesti Selmon, 21, has been charged with seven counts of attempted kidnapping and criminal trespassing, local news outlet WGEM reported. report.Baton Rouge police said Selmon allegedly left the hospital for […]
Louisiana Senate unanimously passes bill rejecting the ‘overreaching hands of the WHO, UN, and WEF’
The Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would ban three major globalist organizations from exercising power inside or outside the state. Senate Bill 133 Specifically, it ensures that the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum “have no jurisdiction or authority within the State of Louisiana.” The bill, authored […]
Devin Michael Repath dies after bar fight as Louisiana police investigate fatal brawl
A married father of two was killed in an ugly bar fight while attending a friend’s bachelor party in Baton Rouge over the weekend, authorities and his family said. Devin Michael Repas, 26, of Louisiana, came down with a cold after being punched during a fight at Fred’s Bar near LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge […]
Biden easily wins Louisiana Democratic primary
President Biden has won the Louisiana Democratic presidential primary, according to projections from Decision Desk Headquarters. Biden crossed the threshold to win the party’s nomination earlier this month, paving the way for a rematch with former President Trump in November. The incumbent is expected to win all 47 delegates allotted to Pelican State University. Author […]
Louisiana First-Grader Becomes Mensa Society Member
A first-grader from Louisiana who faced great hardship became one of the youngest members of the High IQ Mensa Society after overcoming developmental challenges. Despite experiencing hearing and speech problems as a toddler, Little Taurean Collins excelled in school. Also in other areas. “He wasn’t really talking. I don’t think he said 10 words,” said […]
Louisiana couple sentenced for allowing their severely autistic daughter to rot to death on their couch
A Louisiana couple has finally gone to trial for the murder of their severely autistic 36-year-old daughter, Lacey Ellen Fletcher. It was found “melted” into the couch, covered in excrement, sores and maggots. The victim’s parents, Sheila Fletcher and Clay Fletcher, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month. On Wednesday, an East Feliciana Parish judge ruled […]
Loose pig in Louisiana sends sheriff’s department on wild goose chase through the woods
Police in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, recently received an unusual call about a stray pig. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office described the adventure in a March 13 Facebook post, noting the irony of officers being called to help capture the pig. “Ah, this is ironic,” the Facebook post said, adding, “There will be a […]