Two and a half feet of rain in less than 12 hours. That’s what Avoyelles Parish had to deal with Thursday, as the torrential rains transformed neighborhoods into lakes. Joey Frank, the director of the Avoyelles Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says flood waters continued forcing people from their homes Friday.
A new WalletHub survey ranks Louisiana next to last in the nation for working dads, getting low marks for percentage of kids under 18 with their father present living in poverty, male life expectancy and average length of a work day for men. We asked analyst Chip Lupo whether Louisiana would have had a higher ranking if the rankings only accounted for the well-populated areas of each state.
A Baton Rouge judge issued a temporary restraining order against Governor Landry’s executive order to redirect public school funding to teacher stipends. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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After a career with Louisiana State Police spanning more than three decades, Colonel Robert Hodges announces that he will be retiring as superintendent this fall. Hodges has been leading L-S-P since 2024. Shortly after making the announcement, Governor Landry tapped Lieutenant Colonel Frank Besson to transition into that role.