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3 from Washington Parish are arrested for April fatal accident near Folsom

Troopers with the Louisiana State Police Troop L have continued to investigate the hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death . . .

Ribbon cutting is August 16 for improved Atoka Recreation complex

Phase 1 of the upgrade at the Atoka Recreation Complex has been completed and in use since earlier this year . . .

Opinion: Eliminating a soft bigotry

A CNN Sunday morning news show reinforced the national perception that one great thing about Mississippi is its push for . . .

2 dead in plane crash near Bogalusa airport are identified

UPDATE: The deceased occupants of the plane have been identified as William "Bill" Day, age 68, and his wife, Tommie . . .

Williams asks who will be the new "Lanterns on the Levee" of a possible river catastrophe

Kelley Williams told Greenville Rotary Club members that longer, more destructive flooding inside the Mississippi River levees from Greenville to . . .

Kelley Williams spoke to the Greenville Rotary Club on Thursday.

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2 dead in plane crash near Bogalusa airport are identified
Thu,08/06/26-12:51PM , 398 Reads
UPDATE: The deceased occupants of the plane have been identified as William "Bill" Day, age 68, and his wife, Tommie Day, age 69. They were from Seguin,Texas.

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A small plane crashed this morning (Thursday) near the Bogalusa airport, killing both of the people on board.
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3 from Washington Parish are arrested for April fatal accident near Folsom
Thu,08/06/26-6:55PM , 324 Reads
Troopers with the Louisiana State Police Troop L have continued to investigate the hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of 24-year-old Rodrigo Ornelas Jr. of Folsom, which occurred on April 12, 2026. The investigation resulted in the arrests of three individuals from Washington Parish.
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Opinion: Eliminating a soft bigotry
Wed,08/05/26-6:34PM , 258 Reads 4,319 Statewide
A CNN Sunday morning news show reinforced the national perception that one great thing about Mississippi is its push for testing as a way to require student progress.
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'Food is medicine' event to be held in Baton Rouge
Thu,08/06/26-5:24PM , 318 Reads
The LSU AgCenter recently co-hosted the second Louisiana Food Is Medicine Convening in Baton Rouge in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health’s Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access, also known as Well-Ahead Louisiana.
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