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Nineteen Louisiana designers showcase their talentsand our statein Governor John Bel Edwards home.

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By Brenda Medina, ProPublica and Thomas Frank, special to ProPublica Dorian Wanzer travels frequently for work. And almost every time she steps out of anContinue Reading

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer NNPA Newswire Georgetown University could become the first college in the nation to mandate a fee to benefitContinue Reading

By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Speaking before thousands of members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority last Friday, U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate KamalaContinue Reading

A strong line of storms moved through central Mississippi Saturday evening, spawning possible tornadoes.

A school without paper is like a school without kids what good is it the grandfather said.

Ask the Vet: National Lost Dog Awareness Day

LOS ANGELES A suspected arsonist accused of setting a series of fires in the Sepulveda Pass near the Getty Center was taken into custody on Monday after a Good Samaritan saw the man lighting the fires and tackled him. The suspect was arrested after Richard Lazenby took him down to the ground and held him there until officers arrived. Part of that confrontation was caught on camera. I yell at him, like, what are you doing Lazenby told KTLA.

All Kohls stores will begin accepting Amazon returns in July. Customers can bring their eligible Amazon items, without a box or label, to more than 1,000 Kohls locations. The service is free. The two companies paired up for the pilot program in 100 stores in 2017. We are thrilled to bring Amazon Returns at Kohls to all of our stores across the country, said Michelle Gass, Kohls chief executive officer, in a news release on Tuesday. Amazon and Kohls have

THIBODAUX, LA We are less than three weeks away from the 19th Annual Seafood Extravaganza presented by Bubbas II Po-Boys, and hosted by Nicholls State University Athletics. The party is happening Thursday, May 9 at 6 P.M. in the recently renovated Cotillion Ballroom at the Donald G. Bollinger Memorial Student Union. Guests are urged to come hungry, as they will be dining on all-you-can-eat, delicious seafood, including lobster, crawfish, shrimp and more. Ticket options range from a single ticket

Getty Images Fire claims life of man at Treme home where NOFD had offered free smoke detectors April 23, 2019 Categories: State Local News functione,tift.ymvoid 0t.ymvar me.createElementscriptm.typetext/javascript,m.async0,m.src//static.yieldmo.com/ym.m5.js,e.getElementsByTagNamehead0e.getElementsByTagNamebody0.appendChildmelse t.ym instanceof Stringvoid 0t.ym.chkPlst.ym.chkPlsdocument,windowfunctione,tift.ymvoid 0t.ymvar me.createElementscriptm.typetext/javascript,m.async0,m.src//static.yieldmo.com/ym.m5.js,e.getElementsByTagNamehead0e.getElementsByTagNamebody0.appendChildmelse t.ym instanceof Stringvoid 0t.ym.chkPlst.ym.chkPlsdocument,windowTom Perumean reporting...A 54-year-old man is dead following a fire on Barracks Street. New Orleans firefighters arrived at the shotgun home on the 2300-block of Barracks Street just after seven in the evening to find the structure consumed with flames and heavy smoke.As companies gained access through the front and rear of the home an unresponsive victim was located and removed from between the third and fourth rooms of the home,Operator Gregory Davis said in a news release.Paramedics immediately began CPR.Davis says that life saving efforts continued as the unidentified man was rushed to University Hospital. Thats where the man was pronounced dead.Firefighters continued to attack the blaze and brought it under control within 30-minutes. The cause of the fatal fire is under investigation.The home had no smoke alarms, but NOFDhad previously offered the residents there free smoke detectors.Fire Records Management System FRMS indicated that door hangers for free smoke alarms were left at that location, according to Davis.The state fire marshals office said, The investigation into the origin and cause of this fire is on-going. More information will be released as it becomes available.NEWS ALERT- State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating a house fire in New Orleans involving one death. MORE: https://t.co/slXHwwm8Um pic.twitter.com/krJ4cTgBkb Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal LAFIREMARSHAL April 23, 2019 Tags: Fire Trem death NOFD Barracks Comments

Getty Image-Michael Burrell Will Louisiana go for sports betting Sports betting could net state millions in revenueApril 23, 2019 Categories: State Local News functione,tift.ymvoid 0t.ymvar me.createElementscriptm.typetext/javascript,m.async0,m.src//static.yieldmo.com/ym.m5.js,e.getElementsByTagNamehead0e.getElementsByTagNamebody0.appendChildmelse t.ym instanceof Stringvoid 0t.ym.chkPlst.ym.chkPlsdocument,windowfunctione,tift.ymvoid 0t.ymvar me.createElementscriptm.typetext/javascript,m.async0,m.src//static.yieldmo.com/ym.m5.js,e.getElementsByTagNamehead0e.getElementsByTagNamebody0.appendChildmelse t.ym instanceof Stringvoid 0t.ym.chkPlst.ym.chkPlsdocument,windowConnor Ferrill reporting...A Senate Judiciary Committee takes up a proposal to allow voters to legalize sports betting at casinos and race tracks in their parishes today.Louisiana Family Forum President Gene Mills opposes the legislation, and says any revenue generated would be offset by the social damage caused by increased gambling.If we were to take a good hard look at what we pay in terms in cost through the department of social services, the department of children and family services and any number of other DHH I think you would find that it is largely a wash.Mills says a UL study indicated there were nearly 200,000 problem gamblers in the state.But bill sponsor, Metairie Senator Danny Martiny, says theres already an active sports betting black market, and while the law may increase the overall amount of gaming in the stateIf we do nothing we get no benefit and we get all the ill of the illegal market.Martiny is pushing to direct any revenue generated directly from sports betting activities into early childhood education. The Senator says its a worthy cause, and will help the legislation pass, but Mills says the two causes should not be tied together.It is not unusual to marry a virtue like childhood education to a vice like gambling in order to pass your vice. I think it is a very bad idea. If we would like to see it move forward it ought to be done on its own merit.The Metairie Republican says estimates show sports betting itself will not generate a substantial amount of tax revenue, and that the activity could be worth about 20-50 million dollars a year. Martiny warned that not passing the legislation will result in depressed revenues for Louisiana casinos who will lose business to other states, and drive away new potential gaming investors.If it doesnt pass this year I think we are sending a message to the gaming industry that we are willing to lag behind. It will probably make a lot of money for lobbyists over the next couple years as they try to do it again. Tags: Sports betting Gambling vote Casino Comments

Cops find intruder asleep in Louisiana Governors Mansion Dave Cohen, WWL First News early edition April 23, 2019 Categories: State Local News functione,tift.ymvoid 0t.ymvar me.createElementscriptm.typetext/javascript,m.async0,m.src//static.yieldmo.com/ym.m5.js,e.getElementsByTagNamehead0e.getElementsByTagNamebody0.appendChildmelse t.ym instanceof Stringvoid 0t.ym.chkPlst.ym.chkPlsdocument,windowfunctione,tift.ymvoid 0t.ymvar me.createElementscriptm.typetext/javascript,m.async0,m.src//static.yieldmo.com/ym.m5.js,e.getElementsByTagNamehead0e.getElementsByTagNamebody0.appendChildmelse t.ym instanceof Stringvoid 0t.ym.chkPlst.ym.chkPlsdocument,windowHow did a man break into the Louisiana Governors mansionThats one of the questions after police disclosed this week that there was a breach in security at the governors home last week.The suspect, Reynard Green of Baton Rouge, was in the mansion long enough that cops say he fell asleep before anyone even knew he was there.East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux says Green was found sleeping on a couch and broke an antique table during the break in.Booking records show he fought with cops and took a weapon from an officer during his arrest. In addition to facing counts for burglary of an inhabited dwelling, criminal trespass and possession of drugs Green is also charged with battery of a police officer and disarming an officer.Theres no word if Governor John Bel Edwards or any of his family were home during the incident. Tags: Louisiana Governor&039s Mansion Crime Louisiana Comments

Deputies believe the alleged attempted kidnapping victim was working as a pimp alongside the suspect

Storms arrive for the first day of Jazz Fest and the Zurich Classic

30-year-old Deboni Rollins turned herself in after she was told there was an active warrant for her arrest.