State | The Era-Leader

Home

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Louisiana university bars a graduate student from teaching after a profane phone call to a lawmaker
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,07/24/23-6:20PM , 114 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State police are investigating and Louisiana State University has barred a graduate student from teaching after officials said the student left a profane phone message for a state lawmaker
Click Here to Read More

This photo provided by Louisiana State Police shows police body cam video of Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler after shooting Alonzo Bagley after a foot chase on Feb. 3, 2023 in Shreveport, La. A second criminal charge of malfeasance in office was added against the former Louisiana police officer on Monday, July 24, 2023. Tyler pleaded not guilty to malfeasance as well as an earlier charge of negligent homicide for fatally shooting Bagley, an unarmed Black man who was trying to flee police responding to a domestic disturbance. (Louisiana State Police via AP, File)

AP
free content

Former Louisiana police officer accused of shooting unarmed Black man faces second criminal charge
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,07/24/23-5:39PM , 94 Reads
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — State prosecutors have added a second felony charge against a former Louisiana police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed Black man earlier this year.
Click Here to Read More

AP
free content

Francis Touchet named interim superintendent for Lafayette school system
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,07/22/23-2:47PM , 121 Reads
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — An interim superintendent is in place for a southwest Louisiana school system whose current leader announced she was stepping down.
Click Here to Read More

This photo released by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, shows the cache of weapons and ammunition that authorities recovered from the car of a man who opened fire on Fargo, N.D., police officers on Friday, July 14. One officer, Jake Wallin, was killed and two others were injured before a fourth officer shot and killed 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat. (North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation via AP)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

The Fargo shooter used a binary trigger. Here's what to know about the device that's worrying police
By CLAUDIA LAUER - Associated Press
Fri,07/21/23-5:30PM , 525 Reads
Sitting in a parked car with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, the man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month chose to use the one gun in his vehicle that was modified with a binary trigger. The device allowed the gun to fire so rapidly that it sounded like an automatic weapon.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to State

The E-Edition

June 17, 2026

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Current Temp

85°F

Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 6%
Max Temp: 93°F
Min Temp: 75°F
Feels Like: 88°F
Dew Point: 77°F
Humidity: 66%
Sunrise: 5:58 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 12 mph
Sky Cover: 54%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 77°F
Moon Rise: 2:49 PM
Moon Set: 1:28 AM

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Wind around 0 mph.

Hourly Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

Load More