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On Saturday, September 13, 2025, just after 1AM, deputies attemptedto stop a vehicle in the Conway community near Marion,after observing several traffic violations. The driver refused to stopand led deputies on a pursuit, where the driver reached high speeds,crossed into oncoming lanes, and unsecured items were thrownfrom the truck. During the pursuit, an object struck the pursuingdeputy’s patrol vehicle and …

MONROE, La. (KNOE) – Chronic Wasting Disease is quietlyspreading through Louisiana’s deer population, and state officialssay it’s no longer just a distant threat.CWD is a fatal brain disease that affects deer, and it can take upto two years before symptoms show. That means a deer might lookperfectly fine when you spot it in the woods, but it could be infected.“Just …

The board of directors of theUnion Museum of History andArt has finalized purchase of thebuilding in which it has residedsince 2020. Building ownersPaul and Kelly Coburn and Sandyand Dr. Tom Dansby transferredtitle of the facility at 211N. Main Street, Farmerville, tothe non-profit museum organizationon Thursday, August 28.The majority of the $200,000required for the purchase wasprovided by local donors. Theremainder was …

Radiance Technologies Announces $370 Million MicrochipFacility in North Louisiana to Bolster and Secure NationalSupply Chains The company is expected to create 150 direct new jobs. LED, Louisiana Tech and Radiance are partnering to build thenew manufacturing facility. Construction is expected to start in spring 2026 and be completedin summer 2027.RUSTON, La. — Radiance Technologies, a leading defense contractor,announced it is …

Tropical Models Suggest Gulf Storm Labor Day Weekend(KMDL-FM) Labor Day weekend is a scant two weeks and somechange away. The peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season is goingto coincide with Louisiana’s Labor Day weekend almost exactly.Although Labor Day is September 8th and the peak of the Atlanticseason is September 10th.Unfortunately, the current state of the tropics suggests thatLouisiana’s Labor Day …

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s putting Washington’spolice department under federal control and ordering the NationalGuard to deploy to the nation’s capital to combat what he said is awave of lawlessness.“I’m deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, orderand public safety in Washington, D.C.,” Trump told reporters at the White House, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and At-torney …

 WHAT’S NEXT FOR META’S GIANT LOUISIANA DATA CENTER PROJECT? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.  Meta – the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – announced plans last year to build its largest-ever artificial intelligence data center in a rural part of northeast Louisiana. State officials welcomed the project as a boon for economic development in an impoverished part …

DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINSGRAPHIC CONTENT.VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.4 arrested in Union Parish after newborn baby foundunresponsive in toiletFARMERVILLE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Four people have beenarrested in connection with the death of a newborn in Union Parish,authorities said.The following suspects were arrested for the incident:

The Louisiana Legislaturehas declined to reconvene for aveto override session this year.The majority of lawmakers– 87 members of the Houseof Representatives and 29in the Senate – voted not tohold a special session in whichlawmakers try to overturn Gov.Jeff Landry’s rejection of bills.In all, the governor vetoed15 pieces of the legislation andremoved portions of threebudget proposals that legislatorscould have voted to …

Bernice, LA — On Saturday, July 12, 2025, deputies with theUnion Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported stabbing atthe Bernice Villa Apartments, located at 115 W. 4th Street. Uponarrival, they discovered a man deceased inside the apartment.UPSO Criminal Investigations Division (CID) responded andbegan an investigation. Investigators determined the victim,71-year-old Delmer Watt Sr., of Bernice, was likely deceased severalhours before …