Two books selected to represent Louisiana at 2025 National Book Festival

Paul Siefken’s “Vernon Poche & the Ghosts of New Orleans” and Ken Wells’s “Gumbo Life: A Journey Down the Roux Bayou” to be featured as state’s “Great Reads” September 6 in Washington, DC Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana are...

El Niño desert orchid A unique hybrid that's as tough as it is attractive

New woody ornamentals don’t come along as often as annual bedding plants. So when El Niño desert orchid hit the market, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg was excited to see the flowering shrub’s potential for Louisiana gardens.Something else about this new plant intrigued Stagg.

Voters registered as Independent will automatically have party changed to ‘No Party’ Aug. 1

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced beginning August 1, any voter who is registered as Independent will automatically have their party affiliation changed to “No Party.

Teachers in preparation for start of school Aug. 6; changes underway

A new sign is going up on the Natchitoches Magnet School campus located at 1001 East Fifth St. Inside the schoolteachers are busy setting up their classrooms for the Pre K through 8th grade students.

NSU drives $497 million in economic growth across region

Northwestern State University added nearly half a billion dollars to the economy in northwest and central Louisiana during the 2023 to 2024 fiscal year, according to a new study.

JUST TALKIN’

It appears there’s a real push for downtown development in several major cities across Louisiana.Shreveport and Baton Rouge are the latest to join the push to attract residents back to their downtown areas to live, work and play. It’s even been proposed that Baton Rouge appoint a “Minister of Fun.

Department of Insurance clarifies General Motors Insurance article

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) issues this press release to clarify the status of General Motors-affiliated insurance entities within the state of Louisiana.

Growth in new capabilities makes Talisman Sabre 25 successful

The Talisman Sabre 25 multinational exercise kicked off last week with more than 35,000 participants from 19 nations, innluding the United States and Australia.During a discussion July 22 with the Defense Writers Group, Army Lt. Gen. Joel B. Vowell, deputy commanding general of U.S.

Rockets streak into the air from six M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems during a combined live-fire portion of Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in Queensland

Department of Education launching review of PE standards for K-12

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is launching a formal review of the state’s K–12 physical education student standards, aiming to strengthen the role of physical literacy in promoting lifelong health and student success.