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House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, has formed a bipartisan committee Thursday to investigate the death of Ronald Greene and its aftermath. (Photo courtesy of the Louisiana House of Representatives)

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, has formed a bipartisan committee Thursday to investigate the death of Ronald Greene and its aftermath. (Photo courtesy of the Louisiana House of Representatives)

Top GOP lawmaker forms panel to investigate Ronald Greene death

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 11, 2022
House Speaker Clay Schexnayder on Thursday announced a bipartisan legislative investigation into the fatal 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, declaring “no crime should be ignored, no cover-up will be tolerated.

GOP leaders defend limited access to redistricting law firm

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 11, 2022
Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, clarified Thursday that a law firm hired to provide political redistricting advice to the Louisiana Legislature will eventually be paid with public funds, though no public money has been expended yet.
Questions about Gov. John Bel Edwards knew about Ronald Greene’s death prompted him to address the matter at a recent news conference. (Photo by Piper Hutchinson/LSU Manship School News Service)

Questions about Gov. John Bel Edwards knew about Ronald Greene’s death prompted him to address the matter at a recent news conference. (Photo by Piper Hutchinson/LSU Manship School News Service)

Top GOP lawmaker forms panel to investigate Ronald Greene death

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, February 10, 2022
House Speaker Clay Schexnayder on Thursday announced a bipartisan legislative investigation into the fatal 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, declaring “no crime should be ignored, no cover-up will be tolerated.
Louisiana National Guard Sgt. Karson Cormier, a medic with C Company, 199th Infantry Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, applies a tourniquet to a simulated wound on a fake training K-9 during a K-9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) course at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Jan. 28, 2022. The K-9 TC3 course was part of a 10-day medic sustainment course for medics to recertify their National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) and CPR certifications. (U.S. Army National Gu

Louisiana National Guard Sgt. Karson Cormier, a medic with C Company, 199th Infantry Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, applies a tourniquet to a simulated wound on a fake training K-9 during a K-9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) course at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Jan. 28, 2022. The K-9 TC3 course was part of a 10-day medic sustainment course for medics to recertify their National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) and CPR certifications. (U.S. Army National Gu

La. Guard adds K-9 casualty care to medic sustainment training

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Louisiana National Guard’s combat medic sustainment program recently conducted a 10-day course for combat medics at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Jan. 20-30.
Volunteers paint exercise stencils next to the playground at Ruston Elementary. LSU AgCenter file photo by Cathy Judd.

Volunteers paint exercise stencils next to the playground at Ruston Elementary. LSU AgCenter file photo by Cathy Judd.

LSU AgCenter program strives to increase physical activity among residents

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 4, 2022
Louisiana is one of the states with the highest levels of physical inactivity among adults, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Attendees tour the new Joint Cyber Range and Training Center during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the facility located on the Water Campus in Baton Rouge on Feb. 1. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the current and future training needs for the Louisiana National Guard’s Cyber Protection Team, state and local cyber first responders, and industry partners. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou)

Attendees tour the new Joint Cyber Range and Training Center during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the facility located on the Water Campus in Baton Rouge on Feb. 1. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the current and future training needs for the Louisiana National Guard’s Cyber Protection Team, state and local cyber first responders, and industry partners. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou)

State-of-the-art cyber training facility opens in Baton Rouge

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 4, 2022
The Stephenson Technologies Corporation (STC) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Joint Cyber Range and Training Center on the Water Campus in Baton Rouge on Feb. 1.

Treasurer launches new unclaimed property website

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
This is National Unclaimed Property Week, and Louisiana State Treasury is celebrating the launch of a new campaign to heighten awareness of the program and the more than $900 million in cash owed to people in Louisiana.
This map shows the current configuration of Louisiana’s congressional districts. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Interior)

This map shows the current configuration of Louisiana’s congressional districts. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Interior)

Battle lines form in redistricting

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Battle lines were being drawn between Democrats and Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature Tuesday as the two sides proposed new congressional maps as a special redistricting session got underway.
Photo caption: UL Lafayette’s recognition of Black History Month will include the “Carrying on the Dream” traveling exhibit, which honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on the civil rights movement. Lectures and forums, an author’s talk, a film screening and a celebration featuring a candlelight vigil and student-led performances are among other events open to the public. Submitted photo

Photo caption: UL Lafayette’s recognition of Black History Month will include the “Carrying on the Dream” traveling exhibit, which honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on the civil rights movement. Lectures and forums, an author’s talk, a film screening and a celebration featuring a candlelight vigil and student-led performances are among other events open to the public. Submitted photo

‘Carrying on the Dream’ exhibit among UL Lafayette’s Black History Month events

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s recognition of Black History Month will include the “Carrying on the Dream” traveling exhibit, which recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on the civil rights movement.