Aformer employee of theLouisiana Departmentof Health is accused ofhelping a family memberreceive illegal Medicaidbenefits.Courtney Higgins, 33,of Monroe, is chargedwith filing false publicrecords and governmentbenefits fraud.The Louisiana

Former Louisiana Gov. John BelEdwards won’t run for U.S. Senate in2026, leaving Democrats scrambling tofind a candidate with a viable chance tobreak Republicans’ stronghold on theseat.Edwards, who was an anomoly asthe only Democratic governor electedin the Deep South during the first of histwo terms, announced his decision in apost on X.

On October 1st, the Union Parish Clerk of Courtannounced on their Facebook page that they wouldbe closed on October 2nd in order to relocateto the Hub, a commercial private office space inFarmerville. Sources at the courthouse revealed tothe Gazette the presence of black mold growing inthe Courthouse Document Storage.Black mold, also known as Stachybotrys, is a typeof fungus that grows …

After months of waiting, deer seasonsare on us. Archery season kickedoff October 1 with gun season followingin a few weeks. Hopefully, you’ll see thedeer you want, take the shot andfind the deer on the ground atyour feet. Now what?Too often, a deer hunter, novicehunters in particular, goesafield with tunnel vision. He’sthinking of nothing except bagginga deer and that’s about asfar …

America has been blessed with individualswhose leadership abilities coupled withtheir flamboyant life styles have stirred theimaginations of it’s citizens since Americawas a fledgling country. Individualssuch as George Washington, BenjaminFranklin, Teddy Roosevelt,George Custer and even our ownHuey Long transitioned history andcrossed the boundary to be immortalizedon the silver screen. Evenoutlaws such as Billy Barney, JessieJames and bonnie and Clyde weredepicted in …

Former FBI, Director James Comey wasindicted last week for lying to Congress.Some say Comey’s indictment was paybackfor his continuing criticism of PresidentTrump. I’m not sure in reading thefacts, but I could tell you from my researchthat Comey did a huge disserviceto a professor at LSU.Anyone following high profilepublic issues in Louisiana is certainlyaware of how Comey bungled thebiggest case he …

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Speaker Mike Johnson(R-LA) continuesto blame Democrats forthe government shutdown,but former RepublicanNational CommitteeChair MichaelSteele called him out forhis “baloney” around theshutdown.“People say, ‘Why aren’tyou negotiating withDemocrats?’ I literallydon’t have anything tonegotiate,” said Johnsonwhen speaking to MSNBC.“I didn’t put any ofmy Republican prioritieson the [continuing resolution].So, I can’t pullthose off and say, ‘Gee,is it better now? Can youvote for it?’ I sent …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The immigrationdetainees sent to a notoriousLouisiana prison last month are beingpunished for crimes for which theyhave already served time, the AmericanCivil Liberties Union said Monday in alawsuit challenging the government’sdecision to hold what it calls the “worstof the worst” there.The lawsuit accuses President DonaldTrump’s administration of selectingthe former slave plantation knownas Angola for its “uniquely …

Louisiana Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana iscalling out what he describes as “waste and fraud” infederal spending, saying he will not support a budgetdeal that restores controversial line items or weakensaccountability in Medicaid. Speaking from theSenate floor, Kennedy said his goal is to protect taxpayersand restore trust in how government moneyis managed.Targeting Waste in MedicaidKennedy said one of the reforms …