Those fighting to save Louisiana’s coast are applauding the commitment made by the Trump administration to speed up the permitting process of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diverson project. Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana spokesperson Jimmy Frederick says the 1.3 billion dollar project will rebuild the wetlands by returning sediment, fresh water, and nutrients from the Mississippi River to build and maintain land in Louisiana’s Barataria Basin…
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Three hunters…two adults and a child…from West Feliciana Parish are dead after the pontoon boat they were on capsized near the Buffalo River area in Wilkinson County. The pontoon boat was being utilized as a duck blind. One of the deceased has been identified, Madaline Hemba, who worked for the city of Zachary.

UL-Lafayette has been named as a top 25 college in the nation where students are eager to attend. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Recently, retail giant Walmart raised its lowest hourly rate from 9 to 11 dollars and authorized bonuses of up to one-thousand dollars. Zachary Walmart Manager Cornelius Lombard says employees at his store are appreciative…
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