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City of Walker and Denham Springs and Livingston Parish has prepared this information on Hurricane preparedness from a number of State and Federal sources.  Hurricane season runs June 1 st …

Mrs. Katy Wells, who served as a crossing guard for 40 years, was honored and remembered as a true pillar of strength and community support for Seventh Ward Elementary and the Denham Springs area as …

BATON ROUGE – The House voted 87-9 to allocate $64 million from excess collections by the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to expand a program that offers $10,000 grants to …

Denham Springs, LA — Seventh Ward Elementary School and the Livingston Parish community will come together on Monday, May 4, 2026, to honor the life and legacy of Mrs. Katy Wells, a beloved school …

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) today awarded the prestigious Silver Good Citizenship Medal to Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. …

( The Center Square ) - California Thursday officially exceeded an average gas price of $6 a gallon for the first time since the start of the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. The new high came …

( The Center Square ) – National teachers unions have spent over $1 billion on political activity and advocacy since 2015, according to a new report by Defending Education. Both  reports …

( The Center Square ) – The U.S. House has adopted a short-term extension of FISA Section 702, buying lawmakers more time to hammer out reforms to the controversial federal surveillance authority. …

( Louisiana Illuminator ) - There’s a disease spreading amongst deer in the United States, including northern parishes of Louisiana, that has no cure. The state implemented measures to contain the …

( The Center Square ) - A Louisiana House committee unanimously advanced legislation that would change how private property can be expropriated for industrial and utility projects, giving landowner …

( Louisiana Illuminator ) — Federal law doesn’t require a member of Congress to live in the district they represent. Whether Louisiana voters will care whether their representative lives in their …

Early Voting begins today, May 2, for the May 16 Primary election in Louisiana. A United States Supreme Court ruling Wednesday may cause a little confusion with the Louisiana Primary race, among …

A 64-year-old Walker man was booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center Thursday on charges of vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, first offense, after a fatal crash outside …

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — A crossing guard who served Livingston Parish schoolchildren for four decades was killed Thursday afternoon while working her post outside Gray's Creek Elementary in Denham …

State Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, said Thursday he will remain in the race to represent the Capital Region in Congress after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais struck down …

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday issued an executive order formally suspending Louisiana's closed party primary elections for U.S. House seats, two days after the U.S. Supreme Court …

Melissa Louque, the wife of Denham Springs resident Ricky Foster, has been arrested and charged with one count of crimes against nature in connection with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office …

BATON ROUGE  — Louisiana's May 16 congressional primary will not go forward as scheduled, Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a joint statement Thursday morning, one day …

( Louisiana Illuminator ) — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s existing congressional map Wednesday as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a ruling that may have implications …

BATON ROUGE —  A proposal aimed at addressing homelessness in Louisiana is advancing through the Legislature, though it has sparked concern among some lawmakers and advocates about charging …

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — Monday’s meeting of the Denham Springs City Council was a swift affair, with council members enjoying a platter of homemade sweet treats and finger foods before getting down …

BATON ROUGE — A bill aimed at reshaping how Louisiana handles liability for carbon-capture incidents is gaining traction at the State Capitol, signaling a potential shift in how the emerging …

Livingston Parish Chamber is bringing back its EXPO and Job Fair, titled Love LP EXPO, on Tuesday, May 12 from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Suma Hall Community Center off I-12 at the Satsuma Exit.  …

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — Two candidates announced their campaigns for mayor of Denham Springs on the same day this week, ahead of this fall's municipal election. John Cavalier, co-owner of …

LIVINGSTON, La. — The regular meeting of the Livingston Parish Council on April 23, 2026, began with two proclamations for the month of May before slowly delving deeper into a thorough examination …

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