Social affairs

Social affairsNov 24, 2022

Bell stolen from Louisiana fire and police memorial

Authorities say a bell has been stolen from a Louisiana memorial to firefighters and police which has also been vandalized several times this year

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SportsNov 21, 2022

Raymond Blanco, former Louisiana first gentleman, dies at 87

Raymond Blanco, a former coach, longtime academic administrator at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and husband to the state’s first female governor, has died

Social affairsNov 16, 2022

School performance scores at pre-pandemic levels

A 1.8 point increase in the overall performance score for Louisiana public schools brings that score up to pre-pandemic levels

Social affairsNov 13, 2022

Louisiana churches leave Methodist denomination amid schism

The United Methodist Church has cut ties with 58 churches in its Louisiana conference amid a nationwide schism within the Protestant denomination

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BusinessNov 13, 2022

After hurricanes, program aims to help alleviate stress

People who work in hurricane-affected areas often talk about the stress the long rebuilding process can take on people and the anxiety stirred up during hurricane season

Social affairsNov 10, 2022

Louisiana's DCFS head resigns after child dies from fentanyl

The head of Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services resigned Thursday, nearly two weeks after a second child died in Baton Rouge due to a fentanyl overdose — despite a warning to check on the baby, 10 days before their death

General newsNov 9, 2022

Almost all claims dismissed in alleged racial traffic stop

A federal judge has dismissed much of a lawsuit filed by two Black men who said they were subjected to a racially motivated and humiliating traffic stop last year by sheriff's deputies in southeast Louisiana

Government and politicsNov 3, 2022

Judge blasts treatment of mentally ill at Louisiana prison

A federal judge says a north Louisiana prison’s treatment of its mentally ill prisoners violates federal law and the Constitution

BusinessNov 1, 2022

MacKenzie Scott gifts $5.7M to Urban League of Louisiana

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has given the Urban League of Louisiana a $5.7 million gift, the largest donation in the agency’s 84-year history