The state’s largest National Guard installation will officially get a new name during a ceremony at 10am this morning. Camp Beauregard, which was named after a Confederate general from Louisiana, will now be the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville. Post Commander Colonel Dirk Erickson on the change…:
Cut 8 (12) “Center Pineville”
The move was mandated by Congress in 2021 as part of an act to remove Confederate names from US military installations.

Toilet papering homes might be a homecoming prank some people laugh off, but a 71-year-old man in Jefferson Davis Parish was not amused when he caught a group of kids rolling his house — so he fired a gun to scare them off. But Roger Dale Broderick of Welsh was arrested for that on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.

Two term-limited state representatives were elected to open seats on the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education which helps set rules for public early and K-12 education. Paul Hollis, who won the BESE District 1 seat that includes St. Tammany Parish and portions of Orleans and Jefferson, says attracting quality teachers is a must…:
CUT 4 (03) “more pay”
Lance Harris will represent District 5 which serves areas from Evangeline Parish into northeast Louisiana. He agrees teachers deserve better so students have a greater opportunity to thrive..:
Cut 6 (08) “in life”
BESE District 4 and 7 seats are headed to the November 18th runoff.

Gas prices continue to fall nationwide. The statewide average for a gallon of regular stands at $3.11 which is 8 cents down from last week, and 30 cents lower than the same time last month.