Northwestern Louisiana State has cancelled Saturday’s football game against Nicholls State after an overnight tragedy. 21-year-old Ronald Caldwell, a junior safety on the football team was found dead during the overnight hours with several gunshot wounds at an apartment complex on University Parkway. Police received a call around 1 a.m. this morning of several gunshots in the area. The Junior Safety from Texas lived at the complex and investigators are interviewing his roommates and others. Anyone with information is urged to call Natchitoches Crimestoppers.
Caldwell was honored as Northwestern’s Student-Athlete of the Month this month. His Head coach Braid Laird spoke of the respect players and staff had for Caldwell.
Recent Louisiana rains have provided some relief in wildfire risks Agriculture and Forestry Commission Mike Strain says some areas of the state are still dry and residents should abide by local burn bans
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Louisiana’s average ACT composite score has increased for the first time in seven years. Teiko Foxx has more.
217 votes are needed to be elected speaker of the House, but because Republicans have a slim majority over Democrats, Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise needs near-unanimous support from the GOP. US Congressman Garret Graves of Baton Rouge says it may take time before Scalise gets the support he needs from fellow Republicans…