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Governor makes appointments in State Fire Marshal’s office

Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Chief Chad P. Sonnier as Louisiana State Fire Marshal and promoted Chief Bryan J Adams to Principal Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety. The appointments take effect Aug. 3.

August is National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month

This August, the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA) is proud to recognize National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month, celebrating the diversity that makes Louisiana unique while highlighting the important role every community plays in giving hope through organ, eye and tissue donation.

Louisiana retailers can no longer charge debit card fees

(The Center Square) – Louisiana retailers can no longer charge customers extra for using debit cards under a new state law that took effect Saturday, giving consumers new legal protections and expanding the attorney general’s authority to enforce the ban.

Deadline approaching for safety net and disaster assistance programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding agricultural producers impacted by increased input costs and natural disasters that the deadlines to apply for safety net and disaster assistance programs designed to protect their financial security are coming soon.

New Kiwanis Member

LADOTD will begin pavement striping in Natchitoches and several other parishes in state

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announces a $1.1 million project to install new pavement striping and rumble strips along numerous routes through the Alexandria (central LA) region.Work is scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug.

Master gardeners luncheon will be at LSU Shreveport University Center Ballroom

The inaugural NWLA Master Gardeners Fall Speaker’s Luncheon will be on Friday, Sept. 25, at the LSUShreveport, University Center Ballroom (2nd Floor). Doors open at 10:30 a.m., and the program begins at 11 a.m.

Bridge at Brushy Bayou south of Ajax will close

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) advises motorists that since Monday, April 6, the LA 487 bridge over Brushy Bayou south of the Ajax community in Natchitoches Parish will be closed for replacement.This bridge is located approximately 2.