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Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US

A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the ...

Local News

Scooter Hobbs column: A new low for bowl opt-outs

LSU’s last trip to the Texas Bowl is looking better and better. The Tigers lost 42-20 to Kansas ...

Local News

Jim Beam column: Is insurance our No. 1 problem?

Gov. Jeff Landry and the Republican-dominated state Legislature have taken the first steps to do away with state ...

Crime

Sentence stands for man who crashed into 18-wheeler while impaired, killing 3-year-old

The 25-year sentence for a Lake Charles man convicted of vehicular homicide and two counts of first-degree vehicular ...

News

Scooter Hobbs column: Kelly puts his money where his heart is

Give Brian Kelly credit. True, if you see him coming these days it’s almost like seeing that distant ...

Football

Scooter Hobbs column: CFP actually not bad with 12 teams

Not to go all I told you so here but … And this comes just when I was ...

Local News

Jim Beam column:Bad drivers, texts are problem

Two problems have been bugging me for quite some time. First is the almost total absence of traffic ...

Local News

Jim Gazzolo column: Decisions that shape the coach

Matt Viator is mostly remembered for his wins and losses over 10 seasons as the head football coach ...

Local News

Jim Beam column:Most voters are staying home

The election of Republican Sid Edwards as mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish was perhaps the most significant ...

Jim Gazzolo

Gazzolo column: Magic is in the money

The return of Matt Viator is a huge victory for McNeese, a large feather in athletic director Heath ...

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