Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters has resigned after a second child died from a drug overdose death that the state agency received warnings about. The resignation comes one day after Governor John Bel Edwards called last week’s fentanyl overdose death of a one-year-old child an absolute failure by DCFS…
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Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and current House Minority Whip has made his intentions known he’d like to be House Majority Leader in January, but LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says until outstanding congressional races are settled it’s still up in the air if the GOP will be the majority party.
One Louisiana election is making national headlines. 23-year-old Tyrin Troung (TIE-RIN TRONG)-the grandson of a Vietnamese immigrant—ousted the two-term mayor of Bogalusa Tuesday night.
Byrd High School is buzzing over two of its alumni who won song of the year at last night’s Country Music Awards. The hit song “Buy Dirt” is co-written by Shreveport natives Jordan and Jacob Davis. Byrd English teacher Stephanie Springer was one of Jordan’s teachers, and she says the entire school is very proud of Jordan Davis and his brother, Jacob…
Franklin Parish native Rainey Wilson won Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.