College baseball: Louisiana Tech downs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

1 By Drew Parsley, Louisiana Tech Associate Director Strategic Communications; featured photo by Josie Henkel RUSTON — Louisiana Tech (27-17) started off with a seven-run second inning and never looked back, defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff (13-30, 11-7 SWAC …

DOJ voluntarily dismisses 50-year-old Louisiana desegregation case

(The Center Square) — After over 50 years, an open desegregation case against Plaquemines Parish School Board filed by the U.S. Department of Justice was dismissed by efforts from Attorney General Liz Murrill and other representatives. “After half a …

New Louisiana legislation aims to help families affected by rare disorder

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with legislation aimed at easing the financial burden on families whose children suffer from a rare and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. House Bill 408 would require insurance …

Australian company commits to $17.5B LNG export terminal in Louisiana

An Australian fossil fuel company committed Tuesday to build a $17.5 billion liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, following up on plans first announced 10 years ago.  Woodside Energy Group said it has reached a final investment decision to …

Woodside Energy, Australia signs LNG deal with BP to supply Louisiana project

Woodside Energy, a major Australian oil and natural gas company, announced on Wednesday that it had signed a deal with BP under which the British energy company would supply natural gases to its Louisiana liquefied gas project (LNG). Woodside, in a press …

Louisiana lawmakers reject several carbon capture bills

(The Center Square) — Legislators rejected eight bills on Tuesday that would have greatly hindered the development of carbon capture and sequestration, a major blow to Louisiana constituents concerned about eminent domain and CO2 leaks. Only one bill moved …

Heart of Louisiana: Crawfish

ROANOKE, La. (WVUE) - Burt Tietje is a third-generation Louisiana rice farmer, who now spends half of his time harvesting crawfish. The German grain farmers who settled in Jefferson Davis Parish discovered that crawfish and rice are a great combination, …

Advocates balk as Louisiana legislature advances homeless crackdown bill from committee

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A 4-3 vote in Louisiana’s Senate Judiciary B committee pushed forward a bill that aims at cracking down on homeless encampments throughout the state. SB 196 calls for people setting up encampments in public spaces to be fined up to $ …

From SE Asia to SE Louisiana: Vietnamese refugees reflect on 50 years since Fall of Saigon

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Growing up in New Orleans, Saran Bynum says most people assumed she was born and raised here. And she went along. “I’m in New Orleans, so people think I’m Creole. I would just say, ‘OK, I’m Creole. I’m Black. I identify as Black,’” she …

Hooters at the Louisiana Boardwalk shuts down