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NEWS

Amendments deferred due to possible constitutional convention

Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, sponsored bills calling for constitutional amendments to help avoid the chaotic way that major budget decisions were made in the Legislature last year. Photo by Francis Dinh/LSU Manship School News Service

04/19/2024 - 12:00am
BATON ROUGE — Republicans on a House committee refused Wednesday to pass proposed constitutional amendments, preferring to wait for a constitutional convention sought by Gov. Jeff Landry. Nine constitutional amendments were on the House and...

SPORTS

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Photo by Josh McDaniel
Jackson Pyle brings home two runs on a single in Choudrant's win over Hackberry Thursday.

04/18/2024 - 6:42pm
When it comes time for the playoffs, it's usually safe to bet on Choudrant's ability to deliver. That rang true once again as the No. 15 seeded Aggies (13-16) defeated No. 18 Hackberry 7-3 in the first round of the Division V nonselect playoffs,...

OPINIONS

With economic development, slow and steady wins the race
04/17/2024 - 12:00am
To hear Kevin Hicks tell it, as soon as he and his business partners open an extendedstay hotel, three eateries, and a dry cleaner in Grambling, the city’s economic development woes will be over — or at least considerably lessened. And, if Black...

OBITUARIES

M.R. Roberson, III (Trey)
04/12/2024 - 12:00am
A memorial visitation for M.R. Roberson, III (Trey) will be held on Saturday, April, 20, 2024, at Broadmoor Baptist Church, Room 1403, in Shreveport. The visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. with a special prayer at 3 p.m. Trey was born on...