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The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has received more than 23 million total contacts (calls, texts, and chats) across the U.S. since its launch in July 2022.
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Board members disregarded pleas from Muslims that schools should teach how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history. (Updated from morning)
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Public scrutiny has mounted against Flock cameras, which photograph license plates and collect vehicle information that police can search during investigations. -
The federal government views fertilizer as a strategic industry, comparable to semiconductors and critical minerals because, as U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently stated, "Food security is national security." -
Gov. Jeff Landry characterizes the impact of the future SpaceX launch site, roughly 200 miles west of New Orleans, as something akin to the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, leaving some neighbors feeling blindsided. -
Outgoing Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller predicts some Texas Republicans will lose in November due to rural voter outrage on a host of issues including data centers, flock cameras, THC, and school vouchers. -
A family spokesperson says 8-year-old Lillian Smart of Ruston died over the weekend from a brain-eating parasite, just one day after her birthday, after swimming at Lake Claiborne near Homer. -
U.S. Cattle producers caution that the president’s plan would hurt efforts to rebuild herds. A combination of factors are blamed on high beef prices including drought, inflation and consumer demand. -
After six decades, federal oversight of Bienville Parish Schools has come to an end. Filed in 1966, The parties agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning the case is permanently dismissed. -
Burn bans are in effect in at least 22 Louisiana parishes as of late Thursday morning, August 20. That includes six in Northwest Louisiana, along with large parts of East Texas and South Arkansas. -
TRANSCRIPT: More than two dozen Texas families of various religious backgrounds want the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the state from posting a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. -
Transcript: A new analysis finds that conditions inside the Texas Juvenile Justice Department’s (TJJD) secure facilities are still failing to meet federal standards. In 2024, the Department Of Justice deemed the juvenile lockups unconstitutional.
