Monroe headquartered CenturyLink’s acquisition of Level 3 Communications is now complete. 24-billion-dollar deal expands the largest publicly traded company in Louisiana to more than 350 metropolitan areas. CenturyLink Spokesperson Ann Marie Sartor says even though they are growing, the number one priority remains the customer…:
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The company believes this will allow CenturyLink to compete with AT&T and Verizon.

Louisiana’s new criminal justice reform legislation goes into effect today meaning more than 1900 non-violent offenders will be released from jail. Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says with savings this will create, they will better be able to help educate inmates…:
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Others feel like Louisiana made this move too quickly.

The SEC matchup of the year is this Saturday when LSU takes on Alabama. Emelie Gunn checks the secondary ticket market…:
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November marks the final month of Hurricane Season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana has never seen tropical activity this month since record keeping began. But he says the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season ranks among the top 10 most active in history..:
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This was the first year in four that Louisiana was impacted by storms.