Moore's block, steal in closing seconds help SFA women beat SE Louisiana for Southland tourney title

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Trinity Moore had 14 points, 10 rebounds and a key block in the closing seconds as No. 3 seed Stephen F. Austin beat top-seeded SE Louisiana 65-57 on Thursday night to secure the programs 19th Southland Tournament championship. …

Louisiana Motor Vehicles Office Confronts Computer Outages

(TNS) — Several weeks of computer system outages have delayed services at Office of Motor Vehicle sites across Louisiana, frustrating both customers and the agency. "The current issues that we're facing this week started about three weeks ago,…

ChatGPT Tells Louisiana Residents How To Have A Crawfish Boil

(Lake Charles, Louisiana) - I used ChatGPT to see how they believe how a Louisiana crawfish boil should be executed and how it should look. Crawfish boiling in a stock pot ThinkStock I used ChatGPT to instruct me on the two most important aspects of a …

How Amendment 2 could impact education trust funds & teacher pay in Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Election Day in Louisiana is March 29, and on that day, voters will be asked to vote yes or no on four constitutional amendments. Amendment 2 is more than 100 pages long, and addresses a multitude of topics, including education …

Many Louisiana families struggle with childcare costs, survey finds

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - More than 7,000 children in Louisiana are currently on a waiting list for childcare assistance, and parents who don’t qualify for subsidies are paying more than ever, according to a new survey from the Louisiana Policy Institute for …

Louisiana Icon Red Lerille Awarded Prestigious Fitness Honor

Red Lerillle of Lafayette, Louisiana, was awarded a prestigious honor, and we couldn't be happier for this local icon. It was announced on Red Lerille's Health & Racquet Facebook page that Lerille was inducted into the inaugural class of the …

In rural Louisiana, Speaker Mike Johnson’s constituents fear potential Medicaid cuts

VINTON, La. — In House Speaker Mike Johnson’s backyard, many residents rely on anti-poverty programs to help make ends meet — and are pleading with Johnson, R-La., to protect those benefits as Congress weighs steep federal spending cuts.  Pastor Leroy …

Florida, Missouri, And Louisiana Sens Intro Communism Teaching Act To Educate Students On Ideology’s Dangers

Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the Crucial Communism Teaching Act Thursday, aiming to arm high school students with lessons on communism’s grim history and threats to liberty. Joined by Rep. María Elvira …

Guest column: Amendment 2 gives Louisiana a chance to lead

It’s rare in these polarized political times to find much of anything on which 80%+ of people can agree. Constitutional Amendment 2 presents that opportunity, as evidenced by the fact that it passed overwhelmingly from the legislative process, drawing …

Community Mourns After Bowler Dies in Louisiana Accident