WASHINGTON — Louisiana will receive a $6,128,230 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the opioid crisis, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy M.D., R-Louisiana. 

LIVINGSTON – Buddy Mincey said when he was elected president of the Livingston Parish School Board, Superintendent Rick Wentzel asked him if there was anything he wanted to change.

LIVINGSTON – The Livingston Parish School Board approved three change orders Thursday on three projects – two of which will save the school system more than $10,000.

BATON ROUGE – Thirteen contractors submitted low bids on 16 projects – including one in Livingston Parish – to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).

WALKER -- The district leadership for the Livingston Parish School Board will back Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposal for a pay raise for teachers and school staff, along with an increase in funding for the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP), according to Superintendent Rick Wentzel.

LIVINGSTON – Work should begin Monday, March 25, and be completed by June 1 on what will become the satellite campus of Denham Springs High, according to Gene Eleazar, of Alvin Fairburn & Associates.

DENHAM SPRINGS – It could be colder than Louisiana and it is a lot farther north, but a state delegation attending a disaster/emergency training course in Emmitsburg, Md., will still be in the South.

DENHAM SPRINGS – It will be four days, but a busy four days for a group of 72 officials and private citizens from Livingston Parish and the surrounding area.

DENHAM SPRINGS – A variety of municipal, parish and state officials, as well as private citizens, make up the delegation going to the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) this week in Emmitsburg, Md.

DENHAM SPRINGS – No sales pitch will be needed by Emergency Management Institute (EMI) instructors this week when they meet their class from Louisiana.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Residents from the southern area of the district for Parks and Recreation of Denham Springs (PARDS) say they plan to continue their push for improvements to South Park.

LIVINGSTON – Progress reports on three schools that will be replaced in Denham Springs will go before the Livingston Parish School Board at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21.

WASHINGTON – Homeowners could see a hike in flood insurance at the same time property values fall under the latest plan to implement risk calculation under the National Flood Insurance Program.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Parts of two downtown streets will be closed on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, for the Denham Springs Antiques Spring Festival.

BATON ROUGE - On Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards praised Louisiana-owned US Fire Pump and its fire control specialists who, within 24 hours, contained and extinguished the blaze that had been burning for nearly two days at a petrochemical facility in Deer Park, Texas, prior to US Fire Pump …

LIVINGSTON – An ordinance set for introduction at the Livingston Parish Council meeting March 28 would regulate the amount of dirt-fill on new residential lots.  

WALKER – A police officer has returned while a city employee added reserve officer to his job description for the Walker Police Department. 

ALBANY -- The town on the east end of Livingston Parish could have keys to its new home within a month.

BATON ROUGE – Thirteen contractors submitted low bids on 16 projects – including one in Livingston Parish – to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).

DENHAM SPRINGS – Denham Strong’s dots are back in style.

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana needs more money for road repairs statewide, but the chief official state transportation does not see additional funds on the horizon.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The safety of Livingston Parish residents – particularly children and teens – highlighted the speech Sheriff Jason Ard delivered to supporters at fundraiser March 16.

WALKER – The Walker Planning & Zoning Commission gave its approval Monday to the annexation of five acres at the corner of Walker South Road and Glenn Ellis Road.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The second of three public meetings to develop a bicycle and pedestrian plan for Denham Springs will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, according to the leader of Denham Strong.

LIVINGSTON – Twenty-first Judicial District Attorney Scott M. Perrilloux said he will seek the death penalty for accused murder Dakota Theriot, who entered a not guilty plea during arraignment March 18 at the Livingston Parish Courthouse. 

DENHAM SPRINGS – Major League Baseball may be busy with spring training, but dodge ball season needs no training.

DENHAM SPRINGS – February is the shortest month of the year, but the Denham Springs Animal Shelter adopted out more animals than it took in, according to its monthly report.

WALKER – Robin Perere Parrott hopes to improve the lives of families if voters elect her to the District 95 seat for State Representative in the October primary election.

SORRENTO -- A Gonzales man is in custody for vehicular homicide after a three-vehicle crash that took the life of a Springfield resident in the southeast area of Ascension Parish on the morning of Saturday, March 16.

BATON ROUGE -- The Office of Community Development announced that the Restore Louisiana Housing Assistance Center in Hammond has reduced hours of operation, with program staff available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LIVINGSTON – The man accused of killing five people in two parishes, sparking a multi-state manhunt, will be arraigned Monday, March 18, for three slayings in Livingston Parish, according to District Attorney Scott Perrilloux.

LIVINGSTON – The Livingston Board of Aldermen introduced an ordinance for a new sewer treatment plant when they met March 14.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and 11 other senators today introduced the College Transparency Act (CTA), bipartisan legislation to provide actionable and customizable information for students and families …

WALKER – A proposal to annex five acres on Walker South Road into the City of Walker will be reviewed by the city Planning & Zoning Commission at its monthly meeting next week.

LIVINGSTON – A popular arts and crafts store will soon make its way to Livingston Parish.

LIVINGSTON – Proponents of Livingston Parish Mosquito Abatement District 2 & 3 crossed a hurdle March 14 when the Parish Council voted to remove an incorporated area from its boundaries.

LIVINGSTON – Two suspects were arrested by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office for using a debit card that did not belong to them, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said.

LIVINGSTON — The imminent purchase of the Denham Springs Country Club by the Parks and Recreation District of Denham Springs (PARDS) has sparked concern about plans for improvements to other parks.

DENHAM SPRINGS — Livingston Young Professionals, LYP, will host its third annual Dodge Ball Tournament on March 21 at 6:30 pm. The event will be held at North Park in Denham Springs and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Child Advocacy Services.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The Denham Springs City Council tabled a special-use permit for a townhouse development as the Zoning Commission will look at the cost of the units.

LIVINGSTON — A proposed state law that would allow parishes to set their own rates for homestead exemption drew skepticism from Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor.

WASHINGTON – An informal agreement is in place with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to release an additional $250 million to victims of the 2016 flood events, according to Louisiana’s two U.S. senators.

LIVINGSTON -- The Livingston Parish Council approved the appointment of nine members who will make the first study of the master plan that could eventually lead to the first-ever zoning ordinances. 

DENHAM SPRINGS – Where they were on Aug. 13, 2016, and what they thought as floodwaters rose, was a common theme among speakers. Livingston Parish school system officials and elected officials took a step back in time in their comments during the unveiling of the design of the new Denham Spr…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and John Kennedy (R-LA), today reintroduced the Small Scale LNG Access Act, legislation expediting the approval of natural gas exports equal to or less than 51.1 billion cubic feet per year. These small-scale exports w…

DENHAM SPRINGS -- Drawings have been submitted to the City of Denham Springs for a tenant build out in Livingston Square. Those plans are for a poké restaurant, the latest food craze to take hold on social media after crossing into the mainland United States from Hawaii.

LIVINGSTON – Parish funds allocated for drainage do not go far – in fact, they could not cover the average cost of a new car.