Posted 2:48 PM 9/27/2023 by Josh Meeks

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is set to ease restrictions considering the statewide burn ban, which has been in effect since August 14.

Under new rules starting Friday, September 29, individual parishes can choose to opt out of the ban. (More)...

Posted 11:00 AM 9/27/2023 by Sarah Lawrence

The Department of Children and Family Services announced the amount families receive through SNAP benefits will be increasing starting Oct. 1.

An updated chart posted to the Department of Human Services website here showed the amounts (More)

Posted 10:55 AM 9/27/2023 by Jonathan Shelley

CENTRAL - City leaders in Central say they're determined to clean up the community, pledging to crack down on those tossing trash where it doesn't belong.

In a warning to litterbugs, the City is spreading the word on social media, noting that "violators will be prosecuted."

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Posted 8:30 AM 9/27/2023 by Sarah Lawrence

PONCHATOULA - A teenager called 911 early Tuesday morning and said he wished to turn himself in after he reported he had shot and killed his mother.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested Johnathan Kliebert, 19, Tuesday morning at around 1:45 a.m.. The man said he (More)

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Posted 8:54 AM 9/27/2023 by Mia Monet

BAKER - A local nonprofit is hosting a candlelight walk through the neighborhood streets Wednesday night to remember victims of violent crime.

Mary Foster, 61, started Stop, Pause, and Pray amid the loss of her two children years ago. In 2017, Foster lost her daughter La'Quan Whitfield due (More)

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Posted 4:44 AM 9/27/2023 by Chris Nakamoto

NEW ROADS- Pointe Coupee Parish Justice of the Peace Randy Guidroz submitted his resignation to the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office and the Louisiana Judiciary Commission on Tuesday.

It came less than 12 hours after a (More)