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Legislators adjourned the second extraordinary session of 2024, called by Gov. Jeff Landry to focus on crime, last week six days before its scheduled deadline. More than a dozen bills were approved by both chambers and are headed to Landry’s desk for signature.

Parish students recently competed in the annual livestock judging contest held at the Jeff Davis Parish Fairgrounds.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's Republicandominated legislature concluded a two-week special session Thursday that was called to address one of the state's most pressing issues — violent crime.

(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.)

Residents vomiting in the street, and others unresponsive, while emergency vehicles stalled due to a lack of oxygen, is how Jerry Briggs described the scene of a CO2 leak in Mississippi.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts has fallen silent, a week after breaking a leg and tipping over near the lunar south pole. Intuitive Machines' lander, Odysseus, lasted longer than the company anticipated after it ended up on its side with hobbled power and communication. The end came Thursday as flight controllers received the last photo from Odysseus and commanded its computer and power systems to standby. That way, the lander can wake up in another two to three weeks — if it survives the bitterly cold lunar night.