As we move into the second quarter of 2026, the vast majority of the state is excessively dry. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The U-S Attorney’s office has charged two young men from Columbia with arson after they burned down the only Catholic church in Caldwell Parish. Joe Gallinaro has the story…
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As the calendar has flipped to April, Louisiana is very dry – too dry, in fact. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows that more than 80-percent of Louisiana is in a drought, with one-fourth of the state in Extreme Drought. Much of the state is expecting one to two inches of rain over the next seven days, but State Climatologist Jay Grymes says that will not be enough to get the state out of the drought.
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Grymes says Louisiana will need a lot more sustained rainfall to get out of the drought.
Burn bans are in effect in nine parishes, mostly in north-central Louisiana including Lincoln and Natchitoches parishes. Grymes says even if there’s no burn ban in your community, use extreme caution before doing any outdoor burning.
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The Louisiana House approves legislation requiring the Secretary of State to annually cross-reference voter information with a federal database to make sure that every registered voter in Louisiana is a U-S citizen. New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu is the author the legislation…
Secretary of State Nancy Landry says Louisiana recently ran voter data through what is known as the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements and they found 403 noncitizens on Louisiana’s voter rolls. The legislation will require the Secretary of State to do this cross-reference annually.
This bill passed on a 74-29 vote. Democrats oppose the measure over concerns the proposal will disenfranchise voters. New Orleans Representative Candace Newell says this legislation is another way to check a person’s immigration records, which could result in a legal citizen not voting…
Baton Rouge Representative Edmond Jordan says Louisiana already has a strong record when it comes to election integrity and this proposal might violate a citizens’ constitutional rights sharing their private information. Beaullieu responded to Jordan’s line of questioning…
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Newell informed House members that 25-percent of naturalized citizens in certain counties in Texas were marked ineligible to vote, because the database did not have accurate information…
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Louisiana Tech launches a new partnership with the Air Force Sustainment Center to create a pipeline for graduates to contribute to the Air Force Civilian Service in sustainment and logistics readiness. Louisiana Tech President Dr. Jim Henderson says the Air Force Sustainment Center’s main goal is to ensure that warfighters are prepared to deliver their mission.
Dr. Henderson says the partnership will allow students to work closely with a portion of the Sustainment Center’s nine-thousand member workforce.
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Henderson says even if graduates don’t pursue a career with the military as civilians, the experience they get at the Air Force Sustainment Center opens them up to other careers which are prevalent in Louisiana.