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Local students named to ULM’s fall honor lists

Harlan Kirgan

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

The University of Louisiana Monroe announces the students on the President’s and Dean’s lists for the Fall 2024 semester. Eligibility for the President’s List requires full-time enrollment (minimum of 12 semester hours completed) and the list is calculated based on the following G.P.A.

Flowers are placed Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at a memorial site on Bourbon Street in New Orleans near where 14 people were killed early Wednesday in a terrorist attack. The large yellow barrier is one of four that were placed on each side of hydraulic gate installed across Bourbon Street a day after Shamsud-Din Jabbar sped down three blocks before crashing and being killed in a shootout with police. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

All 14 people killed in New Orleans terrorist attack identified

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

All 14 people killed in Wednesday morning’s terror attack on Bourbon Street have been identified, either through family members or verification from the local coroner.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar (Photo provided by FBI)

Bourbon Street killer had family ties to state

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Friday, January 3, 2025

The man who authorities say killed 14 people in a New Year’s Day early-morning attack on Bourbon Street has family ties to several Acadiana communities, including St. Landry, Parish Lafayette, St. Martinville and Ville Platte.

Snake plant, syngonium ivy and pothos ivy are commonly grown as houseplants. (Photos by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Help! I kill every indoor plant I touch

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Do you have a black thumb? What’s that — you’ve never heard of a black thumb? It’s the opposite of having a green thumb. Perhaps you can relate to this scenario: You buy a plant that is promoted as low maintenance or beginner friendly — something like pothos ivy or snake plant.

Old blankets cover tender shrubs during a freeze. Notice the pieces of wood holding the cover down at the ground. These ensure the cover doesn’t move, sealing in warmth. (LSU AgCenter file photo)

Here’s how to protect your plants ahead of forecasted freezes

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, January 3, 2025

Temperatures in Louisiana are predicted to dip below freezing this week. If you’re worried about your plants, there are a few things you can do to help keep them safe from the cold.

Bourbon Street attack sparks a flurry of statements

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, January 3, 2025

State and national Louisiana leaders issued a flurry of statements about the deadly New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street. Gov. Jeff Landry stated, “From day one, my commitment to the people of this state has been that we will not look the other way.

Area McNeese graduates listed

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, December 27, 2024

McNeese State University conferred degrees on 542 graduates during two ceremonies for the university’s 163rd commencement on Dec. 13 in McNeese’s Legacy Center.

Area LSU grads named

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, December 27, 2024

BATON ROUGE –– LSU celebrated a record-breaking commencement, awarding 2,154 degrees during the university’s 318th commencement exercises on Dec. 19.

NSU announces Summer, Fall 2024 graduates

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, December 27, 2024

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded degrees to 602 Summer and Fall 2024 graduates during commencement exercises Dec.18-19. Three ceremonies took place in Prather Coliseum over two days.

Pennington Biomedical researchers suggest small changes for new year

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, December 27, 2024

New Year’s Day provides a fresh start and is a time when people set goals and resolutions for the year ahead. Many of those will focus on healthy eating, exercise or mental health, but drastic lifestyle changes are hard to adopt and typically are challenging to sustain.