American Legion Frank Thibodeaux Post 520 will host a public Memorial Day event Monday, May 28. The event will include a 4 p.m. parade, lineup for which will be at
One local mother who suffered a mishap that threatened to ruin her Mother’s Day weekend ended up having the day saved by a good Samaritan. Tara Lacompte was preparing for
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In 10 days of dramatic political developments, none has transfixed Malaysians more than the sight of truckloads of orange boxes containing Hermes Birkin handbags and
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Every Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal, in the biggest shakeup ever in the Catholic Church’s longrunning abuse saga.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers were winding down their regular session Friday, a few days before they enter another special session to consider taxes to stave off deep budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran spy Gina Haspel will become the first female director of the CIA after six Democrats joined Republicans in a Senate confirmation vote that overrode concerns about
VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities handed out around 2,000 masks for protection as people living near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano braced for pulverized rock, glass and crystal to rain down after
YABUCOA, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers is ending its work to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric grid, despite residents’ fears that the island’s government won’t be able
Residents attended a Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury agenda meeting Wednesday afternoon to share their opinions on the prospective wind turbines a company named Vestas would like to install in
