Driving along I-12 in St. Tammany Parish should be a lot less stressful now that the project to widen the roadway from two lanes to three in each direction is finished. Rodney Mallett with DOTD says with the growth in St. Tammany Parish, coupled with I-12 being a major freight corridor for trucks going coast to coast, the volume along that stretch of roadway has increased significantly in just the last few years.

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This is the last weekend of the State Fair of Louisiana for this year, and it’s going out with a salute to those who protect our freedoms at home and abroad. Sunday is Military Appreciation Day – all veterans and active duty servicemembers get in for free. Russell Adams with the State Fair says that afternoon, there will be a military parade.

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Indicting him is one thing; convicting him may be another story. Jeff Palermo has more on the difficulty of convicting former House Speaker Clay Schexnayder of theft…

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Jackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown is calling it a career. He is retiring effective today to spend more time with family and to focus on outside business opportunities. Chief Criminal Deputy Brent Barnett will serve as interim sheriff until a full-time successor is elected.