A somewhat rare occurrence of six planets aligning in the night sky about an hour before sunrise on June 3 will allow for a few of the planets to be viewed with the naked eye, with the others better seen with binoculars or a telescope.
Tourism is an area of the state’s economy with ample room for growth, according to state officials. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungessor is making the pursuit of new visitors and increased tourism a focus, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Commerce Department.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is gearing up to give a defiant response to his historic New York criminal conviction. The Republican ex-president is holding a news conference Friday at his namesake tower in Manhattan as he tries to turn what would ordinarily be a career-ending judgment into campaign fuel. Trump returns to the campaign trail as the first former president to be convicted of a felony. Lawyers and allies of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee describe him and his operation as ready to fight. Trump was convicted Thursday of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to a porn actor.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year. Friday’s report showed that an index that excludes volatile food and energy costs rose 0.2% from March to April, down from 0.3% in the previous month.
ELTON — Officials with the Town of Elton recently released the timeline for important utility dates, as well as the town’s new cashless system.
Due to the large number of residents who received damage to their homes and properties in the recent string of severe weather, Mayor Henry Guinn’s office released a statement pertaining to debris removal.
(AP) — A synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of increasing the cancer risk for the nearby majority- Black community in Louisiana told a federal appeals court it will have to shut down 'likely permanently' if it's forced to meet the Biden administration's deadline to reduce emissions.
(The Center Square) — Proposals for redirection of royalties from offshore renewable energy projects to coastal protection efforts are headed to the Louisiana Senate floor for final passage.
(The Center Square) — The restoration of Amtrak service to the Gulf Coast is still planned, but city of Mobile officials are balking at the three-year, $3 million subsidy required by the service.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say a human skull found padlocked to an exercise dumbbell has been fished out of a New Orleans waterway, leaving police with a mystery on their hands.
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