Governor John Bel Edwards calls the Fourth of July mass shooting in Shreveport disturbing and heartbreak. Shots rang out during an annual block party that resulted in four deaths and seven injuries. No arrests have been made.

TRIP a national transportation research group, says Louisiana traffic fatalities jumped 21-percent from 2019 to 2022, costing an estimated 37-billion dollars in damage and healthcare….
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says low water levels in the Mississippi River mean they will take steps to assure salt water from the Gulf does not intrude upstream, and threaten drinking water. Corps spokesman Ricky Boyette says they will construct an underwater dam
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Construction is expected to begin next week.

A new study finds Northwestern State has a 520-million dollar economic impact on Louisiana and supports 72-hundred jobs. University president Marcus Jones says the study’s findings are important for stakeholders, legislators and industry partners…
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