Two Lafourche Parish middle school students are hospitalized after being hit by a car after getting off a school bus in Thibodaux Thursday afternoon. State Trooper Henry Perez says the kids’ injuries do not appear to be life threatening.
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The latest Louisiana jobs report saw the state reach new records for both total nonfarm and private employment. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The CEO of Entergy says as of two Friday afternoon, about 34-thousand customers remained without power throughout its service area in northeast Louisiana, down from its peak of 92-thousand. Phillip May Jr. says repairing the damage has been a never-ending game of whack-a-mole.
While half of the Rockin’1000 that will rock the Superdome tomorrow night hails from Louisiana, the other half comes from 47 states and 30 countries from all corners of the globe. Kelly Schulz with New Orleans and Company says an event like this is a golden opportunity for the city to show itself off to its worldwide visitors.