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Monty, the retired State Fire Marshal K-9, dies. (Submitted photo)

Monty, the retired State Fire Marshal K-9, dies. (Submitted photo)

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Retired State Fire Marshal K-9 Monty dies

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
BThe State Fire Marshal’s Office is mourning the death of a retired K-9 officer following the discovery of an extensive tumor. Monty, a 12-year-old golden Labrador who joined the SFM in 2012, died peacefully July 5.
Peach Perfection has beautiful peach-pink flower clusters that are abundant in summer through fall. (Photo by Max McKeown/LSU AgCenter)

Peach Perfection has beautiful peach-pink flower clusters that are abundant in summer through fall. (Photo by Max McKeown/LSU AgCenter)

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Abelias are tough and beautiful

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 8, 2022
Flowering ornamental shrubs that require little to no effort are a prized possession of both homeowners and landscapers. One underutilized and under-appreciated flowering shrub is the abelia. Abelia is an evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub in the honeysuckle family.

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Price of July 4th cookout costing more than last year

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Saturday, July 2, 2022
If you plan on holding a July 4 cookout this weekend, expect to pay a lot more than what you paid for last year’s meal. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation marketbasket survey, the overall cost for the Independence Day cookout is up 17%, or about $10 from last year.

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Surveillance finding mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, July 2, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has received reports of West Nile virus present in more than 175 mosquito pools this year, a number much higher than last year at this time, when 13 pools tested positive.
More than 150 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 239th Military Police Company are honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an official ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge on June 26. The 239th, headquartered in Carville, returned this past March following a nearly year-long deployment in support of Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve where they provided operational support across multiple countries resulting in the clearance of over 30,

More than 150 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 239th Military Police Company are honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an official ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge on June 26. The 239th, headquartered in Carville, returned this past March following a nearly year-long deployment in support of Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve where they provided operational support across multiple countries resulting in the clearance of over 30,

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Louisiana Guard’s military police  company honored after deployment

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Saturday, July 2, 2022
More than 150 Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 239th Military Police Company were honored and awarded the Louisiana War Cross during an official ceremony following their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge on June 26.

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He was neither fool nor fraud

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 24, 2022
Questions turned into consternation when a mysterious stranger tried to buy every square inch of public land in Cameron Parish in 1883.

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Shell invests $27.5M in LSU to focus on energy

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 24, 2022
A $27.5 million gift from Shell USA, Inc., will establish the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation and enable construction of the LSU Our Lady of the Lake Interdisciplinary Science Building, the university’s top capital priority.

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New reservation system launched for La. state parks

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Booking a cabin or campsite in a Louisiana State Park is now easier than ever with the new Go Outdoors Louisiana full service reservation system. The new system features a central reservation system, ability to purchase day use passes, a call center, and golf course management system.

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Governor signs bill upping criminal penalties for abortion providers

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed some of the nation’s strictest abortion restrictions into law, increasing the criminal penalties for abortion providers under the state’s trigger laws. Louisiana is one of 13 states with trigger laws, which go into effect if the U.S.