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State and regional qualifiers

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Qualifiers for state and regional office include the following. Governor Benjamin Barnes, Independent, P.O. Box 152, Angola. Patrick Henry “Dat” Barthel, Republican, 3 Wax Myrtle Ln., St. Rose.Daniel M. “Danny” Cole, Democrat, 23180 Hwy. 8, West Trout. Oscar “Omar” Dantzler Jr.

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Gov., DNR announce 500 orphaned wells plugged

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced that contractors have plugged more than 500 orphaned well sites in the first six-and-a-half months of work funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Chrysanthemum means “gold blossom” in Greek. These flowers are a symbol of fall. (Photo by Anna Ribbeck/LSU AgCenter)

Chrysanthemum means “gold blossom” in Greek. These flowers are a symbol of fall. (Photo by Anna Ribbeck/LSU AgCenter)

Ready for cooler temperatures? You can start planning your fall garden now

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 4, 2023
By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist We’ve had a brutally hot summer here in Louisiana this year. It’s enough to make me daydream about fall — crisp temperatures, colorful leaves and the many plant possibilities the season brings in the garden.

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Louisiana removes more than 50,000 people from Medicaid

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Friday, August 4, 2023
Louisiana removed 50,600 people from government-funded Medicaid health insurance over the last few weeks, as part of the program’s massive disenrollment process nationwide. But the decision to drop all those people may not be permanent.
Milton Scott. (Photo courtesy Scott family)

Milton Scott. (Photo courtesy Scott family)

Shooting exacted a toll on victim’s family, FBI agents

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 4, 2023
Second of two stories Beverly Shabazz did not have a job and was seven months pregnant with her second child when her husband, Milton X Scott, was shot and killed outside their home in 1973 by FBI agents attempting to arrest him. “I was thinking I have these two kids to raise,” she said.
A solar-powered boat designed and built by a team of UL Lafayette mechanical engineering students recently became the first from the U.S. to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. The five-member Southern Solar team’s innovative vessel (foreground) was showcased during races, demonstrations and a presentation at the event in Monaco, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. (Submitted photo)

A solar-powered boat designed and built by a team of UL Lafayette mechanical engineering students recently became the first from the U.S. to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. The five-member Southern Solar team’s innovative vessel (foreground) was showcased during races, demonstrations and a presentation at the event in Monaco, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. (Submitted photo)

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UL Lafayette engineering students make a splash

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Boats of all shapes and sizes – from some of the world’s largest, most-luxurious yachts to sleek powerboats – cruise the waters near the Monaco Yacht Club on the Mediterranean Sea.

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988 Lifeline volume grows since launch a year ago

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 21, 2023
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is celebrating the anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline this week with a focus on growth, increased capacity and the lives that are being changed with increased access to mental health resources.