Lillie Mae Rankins and Thelma Jackson used to sit in front of fans to cool themselves in the summer. Both had air conditioners in their homes, but as Rankins put it, her unit was on its last go.
The Lincoln Parish Landfill will soon be able to incinerate wood waste again for the first time in more than three years, and this time with its own employees.
With temperatures forecasted from the low to upper 90s in the next 10 days in north Louisiana, the time between the onset of heat-related symptoms to full-blown heat exhaustion can be as quick as 30 minutes. That’s the point Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham and the Louisiana Department of Health are trying to stress as the state enters the hottest part of the year.
Louisiana Tech head coach Josh Taylor announced the signing of Addison Snyder, who will be joining the Bulldog softball program after transferring from Cal State Fullerton.
As a physical therapy assistant, Julie Holmes was driving back and forth between Ruston and Monroe. She had retired from education and was in her second professional chapter. It was then she began feeling a stirring, if not a voice.
