On this Martin Luther King Junior Day, the personal-finance website Wallet Hub issues a report that finds Louisiana ranks 10th among states for making the most progress on race relations. Jeff Palermo has more…
An Abbeville child has died after being hit by a parade float earlier today. The Abbeville Police Department has not released the child’s age or name. The child was struck during the Martin Luther King Day parade.
A recent poll commissioned by Restore the Mississippi River Delta finds more than half of Louisianans polled believe coastal land loss is at a crisis. Jimmy Frederick with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana says this shows the topic is important to residents here…:
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He says that’s why a master plan on coastal restoration is being proposed to the legislature for approval this year.
AT&T Louisiana has donated $150-thousand to the Louisiana Jobs for America’s Graduates program, which helps young people who face difficult challenges earn a high school diploma, complete college, and find employment. Governor John Bel Edwards says this program is critically important to our state.
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