The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality sustained a 30 percent budget cut between 2008 and 2018 according to a study out of D.C…
A Kentwood Lotto ticket nets a Mississippi man a 1.2 million dollar payday. Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says it is not every day that someone like 72-year-old Darryl Jordan comes in and claims such a large prize.
Governor John Bel Edwards pledges more money for higher education. Edwards increased funding for public colleges by 47-million for this fiscal year, but the Board of Regents is requesting a 156-million-dollar boost for the upcoming budget. UL System President Jim Henderson says the increase in funds would entice high-quality faculty…
Henderson says additional money is also needed to ensure that TOPS students will have their tuition paid for throughout a four-year college career.
A Calhoun man is in jail accused of holding his girlfriend captive for days and beating her multiple times at various locations. Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s spokesperson Glen Springfield says the harrowing episode ended when witnesses called authorities after seeing 22-year-old Michael Vaughn taking the victim by the hair…