BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) released the 2024 edition of its annual Legislative Scorecard, highlighting the legislators who supported bills that LABI’s 2000+ members considered critical to Louisiana’s business climate earlier this week.
(Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.)
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana legislators interrogated New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams over reform policies that have allowed several hundred people to have their convictions voided or sentences reduced in the past few years, during a fiery Senate hearing Thursday at the state capitol.
Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office recently assisted in a multi-agency operation relating to a double homicide that took place in Lake Charles and was investigated by the Lake Charles Police Department.
Judge pauses Secretary of Education’s third attempt at student loan forgiveness By Joe Mueller (The Center Square) – U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to stop a third attempt at forgiving student loans.
The Jeff Davis Parish Jail Committee addressed air-conditioning issues in office areas of the JDP Regional Consolidated Jail Facility at Wednesday night's meeting.
Lake Arthur — Mayor Sampson “Poncho” Lejeune recently announced the town will receive a $2 million grant from the state to fix many old water lines throughout the town.
(The Center Square) – The November 2023 general election for the office of sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was controversial, and not just because there were 43,241 votes cast and the election was determined by a single vote.
