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SLU sees historic growth in spring enrollment

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Public Notices for hearings weren't updated -- Here are the corrected Notices

4 Notices of Public Hearings that were published in the February 25 printed edition of The Era-Leader were not updated . . .

Blake Orman throws out first pitch to open 2026 baseball season

Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for opening day on Monday, February 9th was former Demon #11 Blake Orman. Blake . . .

Blake Orman, center, poses with the Franklinton Demons baseball team after throwing out the first pitch to open the 2026 season.
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Public Notices for hearings weren't updated -- Here are the corrected Notices
Wed,02/25/26-5:20PM , 128 Reads
4 Notices of Public Hearings that were published in the February 25 printed edition of The Era-Leader were not updated before they were published. The Public Hearings will be held on March 17, not March 2.
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Ruling is more than about tariffs
Wed,02/25/26-8:48PM , 114 Reads 5,326 Statewide
Ever since Donald Trump returned to the presidency last year, it became increasingly worrisome whether anyone in the government would hold his authoritarian impulses in check.
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Raccoons and Louisiana politics
By JIM BROWN
Thu,02/26/26-12:33PM , 46 Reads
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has stirred up a hornet’s nest back in the Bayou State over his Facebook comments of eating a Louisiana delicacy. The Senator had this to say: “Found this raccoon in my backyard. We ate him for breakfast.” He even included a photo of the raccoon. And his Facebook friends went nuts with comments.
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Taking Care of Centipede grass Lawns
By DR. MARY HELEN FERGUSON - LSU AgCenter
Thu,02/26/26-12:08PM , 43 Reads
The recent warm weather has many of us thinking about springtime. It will soon be time to start mowing our lawns (if we haven’t already, for the winter weeds that are flourishing) and, in April, to make the first fertilizer application of the season.
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