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In Louisiana, it’s all about the football coach!

Perception and reality often intertwine. At Louisiana’s flagship university as well as other major universities across the country, any talk of the so called “revered tradition of amateurism” has gone by the wayside.

A hero of the Battle of New Orleans

Jean Lafitte was probably the most famous French-speaker at the Battle of New Orleans, fought Jan. 8, 1815. But there were some others — mostly former Napoleonic soldiers — who made a good account of themselves.

Fire Marshal notes economic improvement

BATON ROUGE — State Fire Marshal Chief H. “Butch” Browning is announcing the agency’s 2021 performance outcomes which show continued strides toward improved services to and protection for the people of Louisiana.

Cleco: Being energy efficient is a resolution worth making

PINEVILLE — It’s a new year, and as customers contemplate what to include on their list of New Year’s resolutions, here’s an achievable one that will benefit them and their family or business, as well as the community as a whole – being energy eff

J.D. Powers ranks SLEMCO a top ten power company

In the national 2021 J.D. Powers Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, Lafayette-based SLEMCO ranked seventh out of the nation’s 145 largest electric utilities.