In recent days, the Lafayette Parish School System has closed the gap on one of two ongoing principal vacancy searches; it also has a new superintendent following a rare and unexpected show of board unanimity ...
Having spent 30 years with what's become one of Louisiana's most progressive and respected law enforcement agencies will prove vital come May 1 as Kip Judice becomes Duson's next chief of police ...
Just when it seemed like Northside High had finally attained the necessary stability so vital to its long-awaited turnaround, it all suddenly came to a screeching halt last month ...
Local bankers say they won’t run from oil and gas because it will bounce back; they also believe the area economy is strong enough to see the industry through this down cycle ...
Mike Neustrom proved brains could be more effective than brawn, and after 15 years and four terms, he’s preparing to leave behind one of the most progressive sheriff’s offices in the state. That's why picking the right successor is paramount ...
Charlie Milam was a trailblazing businessman with a nose for making companies profitable; he also knew the value of having a good time. Milam died early Monday morning; he would have turned 85 in July ...
The LPSB pared down its list of potential superintendents this week eliminating nine names; that leaves three finalists in the running to become our school system's 28th superintendent ...
With the 2015 Legislative Session set to start next week, the people making up Louisiana's growing environmental movement will rally once again on the steps of the capitol Saturday for the return of the Green Army's Water Festival ...
Spring break for four freshman frat boys from LSU met a tragic ending Monday as they took a break from the books and attempted to make their way through Alabama en route to a week of much-needed debauchery on the sandy beaches of Gulf Shores ...
We need to face up to how the “new New Orleans,” so celebrated by the Mayor and the self-anointed civic elite, in fact amounts to a hostile assault on African-American families and the working poor ...