June 2020

Team LA completes improvements to park’s basketball court

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LAKE ARTHUR - Team LA is a group of residents committed to completing projects aimed at improving their community and making the town more attractive, for both residents and tourists. Most recently, the organization focused their attention on the park’s basketball courts.

In Our Own Backyard

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Lake Arthur is filled with scenic views like this one along the lake.

GETTING AHEAD OF THE STORM

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As Louisiana residents focus their attention on the reopening of the state, it remains critically important to make the necessary preparations for this year’s storm season.

Mary Fontenot

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It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Mary Fontenot announces her passing from this life on May 27, 2020, at the age of 80.

2020-21 Louisiana fishing licenses available

State residents ages 16 and over must possess a valid Basic Fishing License to fish recreationally in Louisiana waters. As of Monday, June 1, licenses for the upcoming season are now available.

State lawmakers finish regular session without budget

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Wrapping up a shortened regular session interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana lawmakers Monday handed business groups the limits on car wreck lawsuits that they’ve sought for years while punting completion of next year’s budget to another session.

LSU schedules first football games vs. Grambling, Southern

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Defending national champion LSU has for the first time scheduled football games with Southern and Grambling State, LSU athletic director Scott Woodward announced on Monday.

Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the past week. His announcement came as police under federal command forced back peaceful demonstrators with tear gas so he could walk to a nearby church and pose with a Bible.

SpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contest

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA’s cosmic capture-the-flag game.

Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend virus control

NEW YORK (AP) — Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement’s response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were finally getting underway.