A Webster Parish woman is behind bars after allegedly shooting her father to death. Deputies say 34-year-old Lacey Mann’s 11-year-old son told them that she had shot her 78-year-old father, Earl Benson, in the back multiple times. Sheriff Jason Parker says as the boy was on the phone with 911, his mother then started going after him.
Deputies eventually found the boy safe and unharmed. Sheriff Parker says he is being cared for and will likely need care for quite some time.
The November 3rd election is now just three weeks from today. If you’d like to vote in it and have yet to register to vote, you have until today to do so. Trey Williams with the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office says at this point, your only option to register in time to vote on November 3rd is to do it online.
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Early voting for the November third election is October 20th.
Governor Jeff Landry announces the state is in the process of investing 3.5-billion dollars in rural Louisiana. One-point-five-billion dollars of that is in federal broadband funding. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of ConnectLA, says by the end of 2026, he expects 95-percent of Louisiana to have access to reliable internet.
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The Office of Louisiana Highway Construction is investing 580-million dollars in 152 road and bridge projects.
Billboard magazine is out with its list of the best music business schools in the world; and of the 48 which made the grade for 2026, two of them are in Louisiana – The Loyola University School of Music and Theater Professionals and U-L Lafayette’s music business program. U-L Lafayette launched its bachelor’s degree program in music business about 12 years ago. It’s run by Associate Music Professor Scott Durbin, who says students get hands-on experience in all facets of the music industry.