Not everyone is happy with the proposal to install an underground pipeline through the Atchafalaya Basin. The Bayou Bridge Pipeline would run across 11 parishes spanning from Calcasieu to St. James Parish. Bucket Brigade environmental group spokeswoman Anne Rolfes says Louisiana needs to stop seeing the oil and gas sectors as the only economic engine, as the renewable energy business is booming…:
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Proponents of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline say it would improve safety, as there is a greater chance for a spill when transporting oil on a truck or train.

2016 will be remembered for two significant flood events, one in north Louisiana and the other in south Louisiana, which killed 13 people in August. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the state experienced an unprecedented rain event. He says the largest rainfall total was in Livingston parish…:
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The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence receives a grant to help victims of domestic violence in Acadiana and central Louisiana. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Officials in Denham Springs say they’ve arrested a woman accused of making fake drivers licenses she sells to illegal immigrants. They say the investigation began when authorities discovered one of the phony cards from an illegal immigrant during a traffic stop. The trail eventually led to 59-year-old Creselda Meraz who is charged with forgery.