Lincoln Parish is now officially part of the Louisiana State Mesonet’s growing network of weather data, operated by the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Installed on Oct. 29, a 30-foot tower off Big Creek Road in Dubach is collecting temperature, wind, precipitation and many other data points, and that real-time data is now live and free to view online at wxdata.geos.ulm.edu/mesonet/DUBA. A camera on the tower also gives interested parties a peek at live conditions in the area.
A former Grambling State University basketball player who two years ago received a suspended sentence and probation on a string of assault charges has been arrested again for allegedly forcing his way into a former girlfriend’s apartment, then running from police.
BATON ROUGE — The House continued Wednesday to revamp the state tax system, passing bills to cut business tax rates, eliminate credits for movie-making and historic preservation and, for the first time, tax personal use digital music, video games, audiobooks and movies If the Senate agrees with the proposals, the corporate income tax rate would fall from a graduated system to a flat rate of 5.5% and then to 3.5% after 2026.
For me to guess the future, I have to first consider the past. As some of you may know, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) was established in 1899 to provide support and camaraderie for veterans who served in overseas combat zones.
A Louisiana Tech University graduate student studying to teach cane travel to the blind is recovering from injuries sustained Wednesday afternoon when she was hit by a lumber truck.
Funeral services were held for Ruth Gill James, age 96, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 405 East 5th Street, in Homer, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 2 p.m., and Rev. Steve Fowler, officiated.
