In a tragic discovery, missing 16-year-old Iris Davis was found deceased on Monday. Iris was first reported missing last Thursday. Her body was found in a field not far from her St. Martin Parish home. St. Martinville Police Chief Ricky Martin says investigators are treating her death as a homicide. The investigation is ongoing.
We’re all feeling the heat and temperatures are expected to remain in the upper 90s for the rest of the week. Evan Canzoneri, a safety service consultant with LWCC, says When working outside in these conditions, dress accordingly.
Hood Container is modernizing their St. Francisville paper mill to the tune of close to 120 million dollars increasing production capacity by 80-thousand tons per year. Since taking ownership in 2015, Hood Container has invested more than 160 million dollars in the facility. West Feliciana Parish President Kenny Havard says this project will help retain 295 jobs in the parish.
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Upgrades begin in late 2026, and phase two will be completed during the mill’s annual outage in May of 2027.
The Louisiana Department of Treasury paid out almost 70-million dollars in unclaimed property funds in the 2025 fiscal year. State Treasurer John Fleming says many people who claimed money owed to them found out about it through the department’s outreach efforts.
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The unclaimed property is in the form of payroll checks, old bank accounts, utility deposits and interest payments.