Amtrak announces that its Mardi Gras Service will begin August 18. It revives passenger rail between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, with four stops in Mississippi – Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula. Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross says you can get your tickets now.
The Christian world is mourning the passing of Jimmy Swaggart, who died yesterday at the age of 90. He had gone into cardiac arrest last month and never regained consciousness. Megan Kelly with Jimmy Swaggart Ministries says his family is grieving but in good spirits.
The public viewing and wake will be held Saturday, July 12th, from 11 to two; and the celebration of life service is Sunday, July 13th, at six p-m.
Entergy’s natural gas customers will now be making payments to a new company. Colleen Crain reports.
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One school board is considering reinstating corporal punishment for the upcoming school year. The Rapides Parish School Board took up the issue at its meeting last night, with Board Member Linda Burgess saying she received calls from parents requesting that it be brought back. Surveys are being sent to principals at all district campuses to get their thoughts. The board will be taking up the issue again at a meeting later this month.