There are now six escapees from the Orleans Jail that remain on the run, after authorities caught a fourth escapee last night. State Police arrested 21-year-old Gary Price in New Orleans east last night and he was flown to a state prison. Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams…
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There are reports that a maintenance worker with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office has been arrested in connection with the escape of the ten inmates.
A survey out of LSU, called the 2025 Louisiana Survey, finds an increase in residents who believe the state is headed in the right direction. It’s now 50-50 on the percentage, two years ago, two-thirds of the residents said the state was headed in the wrong direction. Survey director Michael Henderson says the survey also revealed that Louisiana citizens believe they are taxed too much…
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The state sales tax went up to five percent on January 1st because of a tax reform package approved by the legislature last year.
LSU will conduct a nationwide search to replace William Tate as he’s leaving as LSU’s president to take on the same role at Rutgers University in New Jersey. LSU’s Vice President for Agriculture Matt Lee will serve as interim president. Tate has been at LSU since 2021 and during his tenure the school set enrollment records and increased research spending.
ULM has a new president. Andrew Greenstein reports.