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State Senator Blake Miguez announces U.S. Senate campaign

CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT | Blake Miguez announces U.S. Senate campaign

NEW IBERIA, LA  — State Senator Blake Miguez announced his candidacy for the United States Senate, launching a campaign to bring bold, America First leadership for Louisiana families …
Livingston Parish lawmakers score key wins, face setbacks in 2025 session
BATON ROUGE —  The 2025 legislative session brought a mix of wins and unfinished business for Livingston Parish’s state lawmakers. The parish’s four representatives and three …
Gov. Jeff Landry had mixed success in the spring legislative session.
Lawmakers approve budget and teacher pay push as session wraps up
The Louisiana House voted 98-1 Thursday to give final legislative approval to $53.5 billion budget package for the upcoming fiscal year without objecting to any of the major changes that the Senate …
Pictured is a duffle bag of 36.6 lbs. of fentanyl seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents at a Highway 78 checkpoint, in California, March 28, 2025.
Bill cracking down on fentanyl-related drugs passes House, heads to Trump's desk
(The Center Square) – The Republican-sponsored HALT Fentanyl Act, a bill cracking down on fentanyl and related substances, passed the House in a bipartisan 321-104 vote Thursday. The bill, …

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Sports
Albany and Denham Springs continued to get ready for the 2025 season in week two of the Robert Graves Metro Baton Rouge 7-on-7 Summer League on June 11 at Denham Springs.
Albany hung on to capture a 35-32 win over Hammond at home in summer league on June 5.
Preparation for the 2025 season continued on June 4, as Walker was one of the sites for the Robert Graves Metro Baton Rouge 7-on-7 Summer League.
Opinion

OPINION | Will Louisiana lead or lose in the carbon capture race?

In the race to build a more competitive energy economy, carbon capture and storage is no longer a theory — it’s a race. And in that race, Texas is gaining fast on Louisiana. CCS is …

OPINION | Citizens, states are drowning in legislation

Who knew there were this many things that had to be fixed? The legislative sessions in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Washington are over. Depending on your political perspective, the …
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Arts and Entertainment

State, local leaders join Denham Springs Juneteenth celebration

Denham Springs, LA - Camp Empowerment and the West Livingston Advisory Committee are proud to announce the Annual Juneteenth Community Celebration, the original and flagship Juneteenth program which …

Livingston Parish Educator Named a 2025-2026 NIET Fellow

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. -- Candace Shaidaee, an instructional coach at Southside Elementary, has been awarded a National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) Fellowship for the 2025-2026 school …
Obituaries
Frank R. McLavy, Jr.
OBITUARY | Frank R. McLavy, Jr.
Frank R. McLavy, Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 5, 2025, in Denham Springs, Louisiana at the age of 81. Frank …
Louis Nathan Valenti
OBITUARY | Louis Nathan Valenti
Louis Nathan Valenti, 71, beloved and cherished father, son, and brother, passed away at his home in Idaho Falls on March 5, 2025. Young Lou got his start in the Sportsman’s Paradise of …
OBITUARY | Charles Robert Truax
Charles Robert Truax, a native of Napoleonville and resident of Denham Springs, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025. Charles, 83, was a 1960 graduate of Denham Springs High School. He retired …
Tayna Frances “Fran” Strain Galloway
OBITUARY | Tayna Frances “Fran” Strain Galloway
Tayna Frances “Fran” Strain Galloway completed her final earthly “assignment” on February 13, 2025. Flowing out of the love she experienced knowing Jesus Christ, Fran is known …
JoAnn Elizabeth Maggio Wascom
OBITUARY | JoAnn Elizabeth Maggio Wascom
JoAnn Elizabeth Maggio Wascom, aged 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 3, 2025. JoAnn was born on August 11, 1945 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Joseph B. and Mary Belle Maggio. She …