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Louisiana early voting tops 520,000 ballots; Livingston Parish records 14,864

More than 520,000 Louisiana voters cast early in-person ballots or returned absentee ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, including 14,864 voters in Livingston Parish, according to the Louisiana …
City of Denham Springs
Denham Springs council approves police defibrillator funding, sets hearings on employee leave
The Denham Springs City Council approved hearings for two new ordinances regarding funeral and sick leave for city employees and also authorized funding for city police to have defibrillators during …
Jamie Lee speaks against the rezoning of a tract on Duncan Bluff Road from AG to Single Family.
Livingston Parish Council approves opioid funding, weighs rezoning requests
The Livingston Parish Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on October 22, 2026 during which they discussed a contract to distribute opioid litigation funds to the Twenty-First Judicial …
Mayoral Candidate Ben Harris sat down with the Livingston Parish News Podcast to discuss his plans for Denham Springs if he is elected mayor.
Harris focuses on infrastructure, grants in Denham Springs mayoral bid
Ben Harris said improving existing infrastructure, pursuing grants, and expanding access to city services would be priorities if he is elected mayor of Denham Springs. The city’s water …
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PHOTO GALLERY | Cajun Country Jam 2024 - Sunday

Sawyer Brown rocks the stage as part of their 40 Year Anniversary Tour at the Cajun Country Jam at North Park in Denham Springs on Saturday May 25, 2024.

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Sports
Action from last week's Walker-Live Oak game.

FOOTBALL | Walker to host Albany in parish matchup on Thursday

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Captains for the Denham Springs-Dutchtown football game shake hands before kickoff.
Class 5A School, 1 st rec, points, Prev. rank 1. Karr …
Albany's Yadrieon Williams (4) runs for a first down earlier this season.
Albany football coach Travis Mikel couldn’t complain about his team’s effort against Pope John Paul II. The Hornets just needed better results in the red zone against the Jaguars. “I …
Albany's Eli Miller (15) hauls in a touchdown pass against Loranger.
ALBANY – The Albany football team picked up its first official win of the season last week. Now the Hornets are looking to carry that momentum into the final weeks of the season with an eye on …
Opinion
People grieve in front of the home where a shooting spree occurred on April 20, 2026 in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood. Eight children were killed and two women were wounded at two homes during a domestic violence incident in the early morning hours on April 19, according to local authorities.

OPINION | Louisiana laws to protect domestic abuse survivors only go so far

( Louisiana Illuminator ) — Director Deeyah Khan had been fighting violence against women for 15 years when she made the 2022 documentary “Behind the Rage: America’s Domestic Violence.”  …

OPINION | Louisiana doesn’t see safety improve when 17-year-olds are jailed far from home

( Louisiana Illuminator ) - Imagine a 17-year-old boy on a prison bus being taken nearly 200 miles from his home  in East Baton Rouge Parish because its jail cannot house him separately from …

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Persimmon

Clark Robertson: Move over pumpkins, its persimmon season

Jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins may dominate October, but the fruit I most associate with fall is the persimmon. Growing up, we had a large persimmon tree in our backyard, and by Halloween its leaves …

(From left to right) Sue Ellen Payne, Suzy Garlington, Debbie Brecheen, and Bobbie Williams pose for a picture in front of their shared Southern Sisters Marketplace on the day of the ribbon cutting ceremony, October 24, 2026.

Faith and friendship bring Southern Sisters Marketplace to life in Albany

The Southern Sisters Marketplace held their grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony on October 24, 2026, encouraging everyone to come out and enjoy the raffle prizes, homemade pulled pork sandwiches, …

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Obituaries
Bernice Needham Fontenot
OBITUARY | Bernice Needham Fontenot
Bernice, age 62, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2026. She was a resident of Livingston, LA and a member of Springville Baptist Church. Bernice was a loving mother and had a special place in her …
Bonnie Louise Clary
OBITUARY | Bonnie Louise Clary
In loving memory of Bonnie Louise Clary. Bonnie Louise Clary, was called home to be with all family and friends who went on previously.  Bonnie was born November 2, 1937. She  passed …
Gloria Glover Abels
OBITUARY | Gloria Glover Abels
Gloria Glover Abels, 91 years old of Springfield, Louisiana, passed away Friday, October 2, 2026. She was born on Saturday, July 6, 1935, in New Orleans, daughter of the late William B. Glover and …
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 …

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