Members of a legislative task force are mulling several potential reforms for high-speed police pursuits following the death of two teens in December.
Louisiana’s gross domestic product jumped 3.2% in the second quarter of 2023, faster than 40 other states, though experts contend the data doesn’t tell the whole story.
A legislative task force is finalizing recommendations for lawmakers to address rising crime in Louisiana, with several critical issues outlined in a meeting this week.
Abbeville was up in arms in December 1954, over a national magazine article in which community leaders claimed the town, and all of Vermilion Parish, were portrayed as “a mucky swamp” inhabited on
LSU AgCenter/Craig Gautreaux
These sugar cane stalks in Chad Hanks’ field in Lafayette Parish stood 3 feet tall in August, a time that they should have been 7 to 9 feet tall. Hanks was expecting at least a 40% reduction in his crop yields this year because of the extremely high temperatures and lack of rainfall.
Louisiana agriculture and forestry suffered $1.69 billion in damage due to this summer’s drought and excessive heat, according to preliminary estimates by LSU AgCenter experts.
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