The Interstate 10 westbound lanes over the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge remain closed this morning as DOTD crews still need to inspect the bridge following Monday’s fiery fatal crash that killed a truck driver from Florida. This year, three people have been killed in crashes on that bridge and Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says a variety of factors go into those fatalities…
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Wilson says lower speed limits on the bridge might not be the answer.

A 15-year-old on a DeRidder school bus called 9-1-1 yesterday morning to report that the bus driver was swerving and blowing through stop signs. Authorities also received calls from concerned parents. DeRidder Deputy Chief Christopher Rudy says they were able to pull the bus over safely and charged 60-year-old Tammy Gibson with a D-W-I…
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Saturday’s season opener against Georgia Southern will mark the first time Tiger Stadium general admission ticket holders can purchase beer or wine…
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After receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Rutgers University, Ruston High School has produced a new logo to replace the block “R” which is identical to Rutgers’ logo. Ruston High Principal Dan Gressett says it will take a while to phase out the old logo, but you’ll see the new one when the football team opens the season against Neville next week…
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