Between peak season for respiratory illnesses, domestic disputes and too much food and alcohol, the holidays are a strength test for emergency rooms.
Mandolia Jean-Batiste has finished marathons or half-marathons in all 50 states. Now she’s racing to complete the world’s top six marathons
Grambling State University President Rick Gallot was expected to take over as the University of Louisiana System president Jan. 1. But with only a few days remaining in the year, the UL System board has not extended him a contract offer.
Gov.-elect Jeff Landry indicated, in an interview with reporters Wednesday, he wants to talk to both the board and Gallot before the deal is finalized.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Another vendor is expected to plead guilty next week, just as feds notify hundreds of individuals their calls were intercepted in wiretaps.
Local law enforcement agencies say they’re ill-equipped to handle mental health calls. So they’re trying a new approach.
In town halls held this week, economic development emerged as the central tenet of incoming M-P Boulet’s vision for Lafayette.
Nearly 14,300 fewer people lived in Louisiana in the summer of 2023 than the year before, adding to a total population drop of more than 84,000 since the 2020 census, according to new estimates released on Tuesday.
Source: The Advocate
Librarians will not be reimbursed for attending ALA conferences or continuing education as a result of a 6-1 vote by the board of control Monday to dissociate itself from the ALA. Only board member James Thomas voted against cutting ties with the ALA.
Source: The Advocate
Lafayette’s Parish Council will vote on raises for public nurses Tuesday while the City Council will vote on $3M to settle an expropriation lawsuit.
A lesser known symptom of the flu, an inflammation of the skeletal muscles, can cause so much pain that it becomes impossible for patients to walk.
Incoming M-P Boulet is holding three town hall meetings next week to gather input from the public on a trio of key local issues.
Outgoing St. Martin Parish President Chester Cedars said this week the parish’s suit against LCG will continue under his successor’s administration.
The lawsuit was filed over a drainage project done in St. Martin Parish by LCG contractors who removed spoil banks. The project also resulted in federal and state investigations.
Source: KATC
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