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Intoxicated Driver Arrested After Attempting to Strike Officers With Vehicle

Jan 17, 2022 04:08PM ● By Staff Writer

Dominque Mills drove through a crime scene barricade at a high rate of speed towards officers. LPD Officers had to leap out of the path of Ms. Mills’ vehicle to avoid being struck...

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New program offers $146M in federal funds for struggling Louisiana homeowners

Jan 11, 2022 03:24PM ● By Victor Skinner | The Center Square contributor

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Fund will provide up to $25,000 per eligible homeowner to help avoid...

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Suspects Arrested on Armed Robbery and Other Charges

Jan 06, 2022 05:36PM ● By Staff Writer

Lafayette Police arrested Selena Smith and Juwan Abraham on 2 counts of armed robbery, 2 counts of armed robbery with a gun, prostitution, and aggravated second-degree battery...

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Potier to Remain Interim Commander of Lafayette Police Department

Jan 06, 2022 04:46PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

LCG: A national search to fill the Police Chief position will begin immediately...

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Shreveport Businessman Sentenced on Wire Fraud Charge

Jan 06, 2022 04:26PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

DeBerardinis pleads guilty to committing wire fraud and defrauding many people out of millions of dollars...

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Louisiana’s maximum unemployment benefit increases 11% in 2022

Jan 06, 2022 04:19PM ● By By William Patrick | The Center Square

An unemployment compromise will deliver an 11% maximum increase in unemployment benefits for out-of-work Louisianans, starting...

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How the Smoking Rate in Louisiana Compares to the Nation

Jan 06, 2022 04:11PM ● By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square

In Louisiana, the smoking rate is higher than it is nationwide. An estimated 21.1% of the 18 and older population in Louisiana are smokers...

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More than half of U.S. states vow to fight Biden’s vaccine mandate

Sep 13, 2021 04:04PM ● By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor

Twenty-seven Republican governors or attorneys general have vowed to fight the latest executive order issued by President Joe Biden...

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Third Marine from Southern California killed in Kabul

Aug 30, 2021 03:38PM ● By Bethany Blaley

A third Marine from Southern California has been identified as among the 13 U.S. service members killed at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul...

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Edwards: Search, rescue top priority after Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana

Aug 30, 2021 03:28PM ● By By Jason Schaumburg

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday morning search and rescue is the first priority in the wake of Hurricane Ida's landfall Sunday...

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Louisiana: 10 Million in State Tax Refunds Headed For Unclaimed Property Department

Aug 04, 2021 10:21AM ● By News Desk

Thousands of LA taxpayers have until Sept. 15 to claim more than $10 million in income tax refunds, or the money will be turned over to the state’s unclaimed property program...

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Gov. Edwards Temporarily Reinstates LA Statewide Mask Mandate

Aug 03, 2021 01:03PM ● By News Desk

Gov. John Bel Edwards has temporarily reinstated Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate indoors for all people age five and older as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across Louisiana, threatening the ability of Louisiana’s hospitals to deliver care during this fourth surge of COVID. Louisiana is currently in the worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic so far in terms of case growth rate, percent positivity and hospitalizations...

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OMV Implements New Safety Protocols Amid COVID-19 Surge

Jul 25, 2021 04:54PM ● By News Desk

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, facial coverings will be required inside all Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles locations beginning Monday, July 26, 2021...

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West Congress and Guilbeau Road Intersection Now Open

Jul 25, 2021 01:56PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Lafayette Consolidated Government confirms that the intersection at W. Congress and Guilbeau Road is open...

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Analysis Shows Louisiana Has Highest Combined Sales Tax In U.S.

Jul 15, 2021 05:25PM ● By William Patrick - The Center Square

According to a new midyear analysis by a national tax policy nonprofit, Louisiana has the highest combined sales tax rate in the country...

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