U-S Representative Julia Letlow won the Republican primary in the U-S Senate race on Saturday, taking 57 percent of the vote to defeat State Treasurer John Fleming. Letlow who has served in the U-S House since 2021 is now one step closer to replacing outgoing Senator Bill Cassidy…
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There was a belief Fleming had the momentum heading into Saturday’s election, but LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Fleming could not overcome President Trump’s endorsement of the Congresswoman…
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Letlow’s main challenger in the November general election will be Tensas Parish farmer Jamie Davis who won the Democratic Party Primary by a landslide over Gary Crockett.
Baton Rouge officials are partnering with the FBI to recover the remains of missing 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather, believed to be in the Baton Rouge North Landfill. Police Chief T.J. Morse says it is an active solid waste landfill covering over 400 acres…
Authorities have charged 51-year-old Maurice Parms with first-degree murder in connection with Minniweather’s death. Police say Parms beat Minniweather to death during a confrontation. Minnieweather was last seen June 5th.
LSU Health Shreveport Associate Professor Dr. Cory Coehoorn (KOO-horn) received a grant of over 200-thousand dollars to research heat-related illness in high school athletes. The study will work with around 100 football players. Coehoorn says the goal is to use A-I and machine learning to predict internal temperatures.