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Louisiana treasurer seeks review of $12.1M in school spending

( The Center Square ) – Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming has referred about $12.1 million in school expenditures for further review, including additional employee payments, meals, gifts and …
Server racks in a data center.
Senate candidate Jamie Davis calls for data center moratorium
( The Center Square ) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Davis is urging a halt to new data center construction in Louisiana, worrying that too little is known about the water consumption …
LSU’s Memorial Tower displays the time on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.
Hegseth taps LSU cadet corps for new generation of military officers
( Louisiana Illuminator ) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday he is elevating LSU’s corps of cadets program and granting the university a new military designation.  …
(From left to right) 4-H club student representatives Aly Decker and Ruston Graham deliver updates on the 4-H Program to the Livingston Parish School Board on October 1, 2026.
LPSB hears update on 4-H Program’s opportunities from two student representatives
The Livingston Parish School Board held their regular meeting on October 1st during which they received an update on the LSU AgCenter and 4-H Program from two 4-H representatives and voted on several …

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Sports
ALBANY -- The next test has arrived for the Albany football team. The Hornets host Episcopal for homecoming Friday at 7 p.m. after the Albany was forced to forfeit its two wins this season – a …
The Albany football team has been forced to forfeit its two wins this season because of a clerical error. “It was a clerical error on some paperwork for the LHSAA, nothing malicious, nothing …
Opinion

OPINION | The $40 Trillion Field Trip

( The Center Square ) - The House Budget Committee held its first field hearing in roughly thirty years on Monday. They went to Dallas. They didn't go to inspect a federal facility, review a disaster …

OPINION | Put patients first in healthcare

( The Center Square ) - Mark Cuban and State Rep. James Talarico (D-TX) have identified real public frustration: American health care too often fails patients on affordability, transparency and …
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Arts and Entertainment

Clark Robertson: October opens the door to southeast Louisiana's best planting season

October has arrived, and while much of the country is putting gardens to bed for winter, Southeast Louisiana gardeners are entering one of the busiest and most productive seasons of the year.  …

Top 5 Book Swap sees sizable turnout of book lovers eager to grab their next favorite read and talk all things novel with new friends

Whole Heart Health held a Top 5 Book Swap event just last night at Mustard Seed Creamery, where individuals were encouraged to bring 5 of their favorite books and trade them in for something new. …
Obituaries
Sarah Elizabeth Jackson
OBITUARY | Sarah Elizabeth Jackson
Sarah Elizabeth 'Sally' Jackson: 1/1/1952 - 8/15/2026 As a child she attended Holy Family and Riley Elem. She graduated from Ullman HS in 1969 and received her BA in Art from Alabama A&M in …
Linda Heinrichs Churay
OBITUARY | Linda Heinrichs Churay
Linda Heinrichs Churay, 81, passed away on August 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Linda was born on October 21, 1944, in St. Petersburg, Florida. She moved to Baton Rouge while in high …
Virginia Rosendahl Decker
OBITUARY | Virginia Rosendahl Decker
Virginia Rosendahl Decker, born on April 20, 1931 and nurtured in the heart of Galveston, Texas, was called home to the Lord on June 25, 2026, at the radiant age of 95. Virginia is survived by …
Linda Lee "Mawmaw" Randolph Gardner August 26, 1947 - May 31, 2026
OBITUARY | Linda Lee "Mawmaw" Randolph Gardner
Linda Lee "Mawmaw" Randolph Gardner joined our Lord in heavenly Paradise on May 31, 2026. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 26, 1947. Mawmaw was preceded in death by her father, James …
Charles Estus Gatewood
OBITUARY | Charles Estus Gatewood
Charles Estus Gatewood died May 12, 2026 at home at the age of 90. He was born in Bay St. Louis, MS on February 19, 1936 to Charles and Jessie Necaise Baynes. After their deaths, he was …