May 2021

USDA: February storms created disaster area in Rapides

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Rapides Parish, Louisiana, as a primary natural disaster area because of the winter storm and ice from Feb. 15-21.

Prosecutor: Teens face adult murder charges in woman’s death

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans grand jury indicted two juveniles as adults on second-degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of a woman, according to District Attorney Jason Williams, who also acknowledged he sought the indictment despite his antipathy for trying teens in adult court.

Four Tigers receive All-SEC honors

HOOVER, Ala. – Four members of the LSU baseball team received 2021 All-SEC recognition Monday in a vote of the league coaches.

Softball hosts Florida State in Super Regional

BATON ROUGE – Seventh-ranked LSU will host Florida State in the 2021 Baton Rouge Super Regional Thursday-Saturday at Tiger Park.

Jennings duo set to reunite as coaches at ULM

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MONROE – ULM women’s basketball head coach Brooks Donald Williams announced Monday the hiring of former collegiate and professional standout point guard and Louisiana native Jayln Johnson as assistant coach.

Top-ranked Arkansas leads way into SEC baseball tournament

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is loaded at the top, with No. 1 Arkansas followed closely by teams like Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Mississippi State.

Republican talking point reveals undemocratic ideals

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Who knew that America was filled with so many amateur social studies teachers?

What we saw at the revolution

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These things, we knew, were true by the end of 1987.

Suspect arrested after shooting at birthday party

BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) — A shooting at a birthday party in New Jersey that left two people dead and 12 injured was not a random act and was a reflection of gun violence that has swept the nation, Gov. Phil Murphy said.

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