The Latest News in Louisiana – September 05, 2025
The Latest News in Louisiana A roundup of news, stories, and topics curated from the local community. Disclaimer – The opinions and commentary of the content do not represent the views of How To Louisiana. All content is the product of the author(s) and all their rights are reserved to them alone.
SADOW: Caddo School Democrats Flex Muscles with Rerun
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Haven’t we seen this game of Caddo Parish School Board Clue before: the Democrats did it in District 8 with Jeri Bowen? Recently, this space mused whether the Board’s six Democrats would duplicate what they did in 2020 when a Republican member of the Board resigned to give Democrats a temporary one vote majority, which […]
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Watching Everyone: Louisiana’s Dragnet is a Fourth Amendment Crisis
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(Citizens for a New Louisiana) — In February 2025, a federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, issued a ruling that is expected to send shockwaves across the country. At issue were the city’s 172 automatic license plate reader (LPR) cameras, mounted on poles and police cars throughout the community. These cameras scan every passing vehicle—not just suspects, but everyone. They […]
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Quote Of The Day, September 5, 2025
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“If the media you consumed told you that Donald Trump was on his death bed because he didn’t do a press conference for three days, imagine what else they could be lying to you about.” – Vice President J.D. Vance, on the wishcasting by Democrat media that President Trump was ill or dead last weekend […]
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Threatening the bridge that defines the Lower 9
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By Tess Riley The Lens For more than a century, the St. Claude Avenue lift bridge over the Industrial Canal has withstood life-altering floods and
FEMA failures in Katrina aftermath serve as stark warning for today’s FEMA cuts
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By Delaney Nolan The Lens Twenty years ago, New Orleans fell victim to what became one of the deadliest, most expensive disasters the U.S. has
Threatening the bridge that defines the Lower 9
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By Tess Riley The Lens For more than a century, the St. Claude Avenue lift bridge over the Industrial Canal has withstood life-altering floods and
COLUMN: Lafayette’s battling blight, but winning the war takes real commitment
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A lot of good work going on right now to fight blight. But for that work to translate into social and economic improvements, deep collaboration is needed.
‘Tremendous potential’: New program offers support and resources to youth in crisis
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Providing crisis services to Acadiana residents has been an uphill battle. A new system of crisis response and services shows promise — at least for kids.
State announces trimmed-down fiber internet expansion
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The new iteration covers fewer households and includes satellite service, which is less reliable than the previously selected fiber cable connections.
‘We’re terrified’: University faculty in the South describe culture of fear on campus in new survey
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A survey of higher education faculty in the South found that professors are most worried about political influence, with many considering employment elsewhere. The American Association of University Professors survey of approximately 4,000 faculty members was conducted in August. Respondents are members of the association’s chapters in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North […]
Compliance still patchy as New Orleans senior homes face disaster planning mandates, fines
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A New Orleans law aimed at boosting disaster planning at certain senior housing facilities has mixed results four years after the hurricane that prompted it. Passed about two months after Hurricane Ida struck New Orleans in late August 2021, the law requires the dozens of independent living facilities in the city to obtain an annual […]
Federal cuts disrupt local justice programs – including Louisiana’s – but communities push forward
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Nicole Scott was driving when the call came. It was supposed to be good news. Four months earlier, her small nonprofit, The BRidge Agency, was awarded a federal grant to expand programming to reduce violence in Baton Rouge,. Recognition, finally, for a decade of grassroots work keeping Black youth out of jail, away from violence […]
New Orleans residents oppose National Guard presence
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French Quarter resident Karen Jeffries does not want the national guard here.
‘Ultimate Mardi Gras’ can be yours – for a price!
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — You and three of your best friends or family members, can have the “Ultimate Mardi Gras Insider Experience.” It’s a five-night stay in the “Presidential Suite” at The Windsor Court hotel– and a lot more. Like a table at Galatoire’s on the Friday before Mardi Gras (almost impossible even for regulars […]
Another hot one to end the week
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Expect low to mid 90s again on Friday
Zachary School Board sends proposal increasing teacher salaries, technology funding to voters
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ZACHARY — The Zachary School Board said voters will take up a teacher and staff salary increase this fall.
At the board’s Tuesday meeting, they discussed the plan to raise Zachary’s teacher salaries to a starting pay of $60,000. The plan says this is up $10,000.
According to the previous salary schedule, the base pay for a teacher was $52,000.
The salary increase would affect both veteran and newcomer teachers.
The plan also says that support staff salaries will be increased by $5,000.
“This benchmark represents the first step in a long-term commitment to keeping the ZCSD’s compensation among the most competitive in the state and region,” the new plan says.
The plan would also extend nine-month teacher contracts from 182 to 185 days, allowing paid days for planning, professional development and community engagement. Stipends would also be provided to award work outside of contract hours and extracurricular activities.
Signing bonuses are also outlined for jobs in high-demand areas.
The plan also aims to fund new technologies for the district’s schools. According to the plan, this investment “must directly support teaching, learning, operational efficiency, or student safety in ways that cannot be sustained without additional funding.”
“Projects should be districtwide in scope or significantly improve instructional access and equity,” the plan adds.
The third area the plan hopes to fund is facility upgrades. The resources provided by the plan will not be used to “replace existing maintenance funding, but rather to serve as a supplemental resource for major facility needs that exceed the capacity of the annual budget or represent an emergency need in the future.”
These upgrades include classrooms, science labs, libraries and other student facilities.
The district would also fund projects like lighting, flooring, HVAC and furniture upgrades, as well as invest in energy-efficient improvements like LED lighting, high-efficiency HVAC systems and water conservation measures.
The Strategic Funding and Tax Initiative Priorities Plan, if approved, would give the school district permission to use money generated by an existing property tax. District leaders will unlock money from a fund created to fund long-completed school construction projects. The entire plan can be found here.
The proposal will appear on the Nov. 15 ballot.
TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Vehicle fire causes right lane closure on I-10 eastbound past Ramah
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RAMAH — A vehicle fire on I-10 eastbound past Ramah has closed the right lane, causing major delays.
The semi-truck fire is between La. 3000 and La. 77.
Traffic is congested into Ramah.
During hearing, Louisianan nominated for energy regulatory body says he is ‘agnostic’ on green energy
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WASHINGTON – David LaCerte, a White House Liaison and Senior Advisor to the Director for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from Louisiana, said he is “agnostic” about new power made from solar, wind, and other green sources during a confirmation hearing for a position on the panel that regulates utility companies, The Advocate reports.
“The Federal Power Act requires that commissioners be neutral on these decisions, and I commit to follow the law,” LaCerte testified during his Thursday confirmation hearing to become one of five commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
FERC’s duties include signing off on electricity-gathering plants.
According to The Advocate, Senators on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources feared that FERC might discriminate against making more energy using renewable resources because of criticisms by the Trump administration about green energy, favoring fossil fuels instead.
“Artificial Intelligence, data centers, and reindustrialization present a compounding of these issues which will require diligent planning, forecasting, and regulatory oversight from both the states as well as FERC,” LaCerte said. “Reducing processing time and the associated administrative burden will speed projects along, allowing those cost savings to be passed to ratepayers.”
Delaying green energy projects would increase the cost of electricity, New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich said, adding that 90% of the projects use wind, solar and renewables to fuel electricity generation
LeCerte graduated from Nicholls State University and the LSU Paul M. Hebert School of Law.
The committee will vote on whether to recommend that the full Senate approve LaCerte’s nomination at a later date.
SFA Turns the Tables on Louisiana Midway Through Second Set
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Ragin’ Cajuns season-opening, three-match win streak halted after Ladyjacks recover following first set.
First jobs report since Trump fired agency head shows hiring slowdown
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U.S. hiring slowed sharply in August with just 22,000 jobs added, the first BLS report since Trump fired its chief, as tariffs and federal layoffs weighed.
With pharmacies limiting shots, NY Gov. steps in on COVID-19 booster access
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Gov. Kathy Hochul will let NY pharmacies give COVID-19 boosters without prescriptions as some chains limit access under state rules.
RECAP: Orleans Parish sheriff candidates face off in debate
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WWL moderated a debate between Sheriff Susan Hutson, Michelle Woodfork and Edwin Shorty ahead of October’s election.
New ‘Louisiana Lockup’ at notorious Angola prison fuels immigration debate
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The former “Camp J” is now called “Louisiana Lockup,” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility designed to house and deport immigrants.
WWL Louisiana investigation leads officials to identify unknown Katrina victim after 20 years
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Investigators identify a Hurricane Katrina victim as Dorothy Virginia Driggers Taquino nearly 20 years after the storm hit New Orleans.
Louisiana man wanted on rape charge after 4-year-old child tests positive for STD
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Police are looking for a man accused of raping a child and spreading a sexually transmitted disease.
Sen. Kennedy demands improved inspection of foreign seafood
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Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy pushes for improved inspection of foreign seafood after frozen shrimp sold at Walmart stores were recalled in multiple states due to potential radioactive contamination.
Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry cracking down on illegal voters
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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Are Louisiana’s voter rolls safe and secure? Secretary of State Nancy Landry said early info from an investigation has some answers. The findings show that almost three million residents registered to vote, and 390 non-citizens were also registered to vote, going back to the 1980s. About 79 of those voted […]
Gabrielle could form this weekend
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Global models show a forecast path similar to Erin and Fernand where the disturbance tracks north of the Caribbean Sea before making a hard turn to stay in the Atlantic.
UL QB Walker Howard out for the season with oblique injury
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Walker Howard is expected to undergo surgery today for what is believed to be an oblique injury.
Hot and humid today, cold front arrives this weekend
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Hotter and more humid weather is in the forecast for Acadiana this Friday. Temperatures are starting off in the mid 70s followed by highs in the low to mid 90s. The heat index will reach over 100° in much of the area leading to a feel of July in the air. Rain chances should remain […]
