The founder and CEO of Acadian Ambulance, Richard Zuschlag, has passed away after a battle with cancer at the age of 76. Acadian Ambulance is based in Lafayette and has 52-hundred employees, operating in four states. Zuschlag said he could not have grown this company without the help of Acadiana…
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That’s Zuschlag from an interview conducted in 2022 by Talk Louisiana’s Jim Engster. Zuschlag founded Acadian Ambulance in 1971.

Since March, Louisiana National Guard soldiers have been assisting in Southern border patrol efforts. The mission was set to last three months, but Governor Jeff Landry says it could be extended…
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Landry says he plans to keep talking with Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Secretary of State Nancy Landry says 11 bills that will improve election integrity in Louisiana were approved in the recently completed legislative session, including one that former Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed three times. Landry says it has to with removing voters from the voter rolls that have not voted in an election for at least 10 years…
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Landry says this new law could result in 160-thousand people being moved to the inactive voter list.

Its official, professional hockey is back in Monroe, Louisiana. The managing partner and president, Parker Moskal announced the newest team in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.
Cut 11 (10) ” …Monroe Moccasin’s.”
The team will play its first in October at the Monroe Civic Center. Club officials are promising a championship team right away.

The founder and president of Acadian Ambulance Richard Zuschlag has passed away at 76. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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According to Lending Tree, Louisiana saw a ten-million dollar increase in tax revenue from sports betting. It went up 34-million in 2022 to 44–million in 2023. Lending Tree says that’s a 30-percent increase and the tenth largest in the United States.

Republican lawmakers are questioning the timing of President Joe Biden’s plan that would significantly restrict migrants at the southern border, saying it’s too little too late. Louisiana U-S Senator John Kennedy…
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The President unveiled his plan to quote “gain control” unquote of the U-S Mexico border yesterday. Mr. Biden says he preferred more lasting legislation, but Republicans left him no choice.

Louisiana started sending a rotation of 50 Louisiana Army National Guardsmen to the Texas border last March to help secure the border against illegal crossings. The three-month deployment is coming to an end and Landry says he is in talks with Texas Governor Greg Abbot about keeping Louisiana soldiers at the border.
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Landry says it is important to have a presence of National Guard troops from Louisiana and they are helping to secure the border

The founder and President of Acadian Ambulance Richard Zuschlag has passed away at 76 after a battle with cancer. The Pennsylvania native moved to Lafayette in 1970 and a year later started Acadian Ambulance with two ambulances. Zuschlag appeared on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana in 2022 about growing Acadian Ambulance into one of the country’s largest privately held medical transportation companies
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Acadian Ambulance is based in Lafayette and has 52-hundred employees, operating in four states.

Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says in the recently completed legislative session, lawmakers approved legislation to address literacy and improving math scores…
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Several governors including Louisiana’s Jeff Landry spoke at a diesel refinery in Chalmette to criticize the Biden administration’s energy policy. Sean Richardson has more.
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The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe is celebrating its 100th birthday. City of Monroe spokesperson Emily Stogner says they had a big celebration last weekend…
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Governor Jeff Landry and several other Republican governors spoke at a diesel refinery in Chalmette to hammer the Biden administration’s energy policy. Landry says the Biden administration’s enhanced energy regulations have cost taxpayers almost $1.4 trillion since he took office.

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President Biden announced plans to put significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the southern border. The plan kicks in when border encounters reach 2,500 per day, then any migrant without a reason to fear return to their country will be removed from the US within days or hours. Many Republicans including Senator Bill Cassidy question the president’s timing.

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Several bills to enhance education in the state were passed in the session, but Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin points out that lawmakers sent a mixed message on education with another round of teacher pay stipends instead of raises and a $9 million cut to early childhood education.

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Erwin praised passage of legislation to improve math literacy.

The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe is 100 years old this month. And for their centennial they’ve added a Louisiana Purchase exhibit where Emily Stogner with the City of Monroe says you can feed the animals and get a sense of what it was like back in 1803.

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The zoo is home to over 300 animals representing 150 species from around the world.

President Biden is enacting new migrant restrictions at the southern border. Colleen Crain has reaction from Louisiana’s U-S Senators…
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The founder and CEO of Acadian Ambulance, Richard Zuschlag, has passed away at the age of 76. The Pennsylvannia native moved to Lafayette in 1970 and started Acadian Ambulance in 1971 with two ambulances. The Lafayette based company now has 52-hundred employees and operates in 37 parishes in Louisiana.
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Governor Jeff Landry and several other Republican Governors are calling on President Joe Biden to ease regulatory pressure on the fossil fuel industry, prioritize technology and to end his moratorium on permits for liquid natural gas export facilities. Landry says more domestice energy production could reduce inflation….
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The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe is celebrating its 100th birthday this month. City of Monroe spokesperson Emily Stogner says they had a big celebration last weekend…
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The newest addition is the Louisiana Purchase exhibit where visitors can feed animals and get a sense of what it was like during the time of the Louisiana Purchase.

Republican lawmakers are questioning the timing of President Joe Biden’s plan that would significantly restrict migrants at the southern border, saying it’s too little too late. The president unveiled the plan to gain control of the border and restore order yesterday. This as Republicans like Senator John Kennedy point out the number of border crossings has dramatically increased under the Biden Administration.

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The Council for a Better Louisiana is talking about some of the education wins Louisiana Lawmakers passed this legislative session. In addition to the Gator Scholarship Program, Higher Education chalked up another win…as lawmakers dedicated 75 million dollars to work on a much bigger deferred maintenance plan.

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Several governors including Louisiana’s Jeff Landry spoke at a diesel refinery in Chalmette to criticize the Biden administration’s energy policy. Sean Richardson has more.

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A flood watch is in effect for much of Northwest Louisiana today due to saturated soil across much of the area all the way from Shreveport to Monroe down through Natchitoches and Jena. Forecasters say 1 to three more inches of rain is expected that could cause ponding on local roadways and heavy run-off to local waterways.

Governor Jeff Landry and several of other Republican governors spoke at a diesel refinery in Chalmette to hammer the Biden administration’s energy policy and called on the president “to pursue an all-of-the-above energy approach” that will promote homegrown energy that benefits all Americans. Governor Landry says the Biden administration’s enhanced energy regulations have cost taxpayers almost $1.4 trillion since he took office.

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President Joe Biden announced plans to for restrictions that would affect migrants at the southern border. Under the plan, once border encounters reach 25-hundred a day, anyone without a reason to fear return to their country will be removed from the U-S. Asylum seekers will also be held to a higher screening standard than previously used but Congressmen Bill Cassidy isn’t sure it’s enough.

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Besides the Gator Scholarship Program, several education bills were passed in the session. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says interventions to improve literacy in Louisiana have led to improved reading scores and now there will also be a focus on math.

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The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe celebrates its 100^th year birthday this June. City of Monroe spokesperson Emily Stogner…

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President Joe Biden has immediate plans Tuesday to put significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the southern border. His plan becomes active when border encounters reach 2,500 per day, then any migrant without a reason to fear return to their country will be removed from the US within days or hours. Many Republicans including Senator Bill Cassidy question the president’s timing.

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Governor Jeff Landry and several of other Republican governors spoke at a diesel refinery in Chalmette to hammer the Biden administration’s energy policy and called on the president “to pursue an all-of-the-above energy approach” that will promote homegrown energy that benefits all Americans.

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When it comes to how education fared in the most recent legislative session, one advocacy group says it’s a mixed-bag. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Shreveport police are investigating a deadly shooting at a convenience store. It happened at the In and Out Mini Mart on Linwood Avenue. Police say the victim was shot in the head and died of his injuries. This is the 29th homicide in the city of Shreveport so far in 2024.