Five flood mitigation projects around south-central and southeast Louisiana have been identified by the Corps as most likely to win federal funding. Matt Doyle has the story.
A Shreveport man is jailed for allegedly stealing over $13-thousand worth of purses from an Alexandria mall. Authorities say 21-yr-old Donovan Mosely cut security tags of the Louis Vuitton handbags and dashed out with them. He hit both the Belk AND Dillard stores in the Pecanland Mall but is now in jail facing numerous charges.
Two Acadiana area hospital systems announce their intent to merge, with Lafayette General Health taking over the management and operations of Jennings American Legion Hospital. Leaders of both facilities want to keep high-quality medical care in the area. Jennings American Legion Hospital CEO Dana Williams…
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The goal is to have documents for the merger finalized next fall.
Tough news for Saints fans as reports in the last 24 hours indicate both defensive end Marcus Davenport and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins will be out for the year. Davenport is 23 and Rankins is 25, and both figured to be young cornerstones to build the future defense around, but it’s two years in a row they’ve ended the season on IR. Locked on Saints publisher Ross Jackson says of particular concern is Davenport…