Officials are calling Monday morning’s stabbing on the Louisiana Tech campus that injured four people a random attack. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker…
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23-year-old student Jacoby Johnson of Rayville was arrested and a motive has not been established. One of the victims is in critical condition at a hospital in Shreveport.

Governor John Bel Edwards has less than two months left in office and his approval rating according to a new poll is at 40-percent, 41-percent disapprove of the job he’s done and 20-percent did not provide an opinion. UNO conducted the statewide telephone poll and pollster Ed Chervenak says Edwards’ approval rating is 20-percent higher than when former Governor Bobby Jindal left office in 2016…
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2023 public school performance scores are out and they show consecutive years of growth…
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Eunice Republican Phillip DeVillier has reportedly received enough support from his colleagues that he’ll be the next House Speaker for the Louisiana Legislature. An official vote will take place when a new state legislature convenes on January 8th.

Also, Governor Edwards is considering holding a special session so the outgoing legislature can redraw the Louisiana Congressional map so it contains two majority minority districts.