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• Highway 415 bridge takes big step forward Play Video

  May 15, 2019 11:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A tense debate in the Louisiana House of Representatives Wednesday ended with overwhelming support to fund a long-awaited road project in the capital region. A bill to redirect some of the Deepwater Horizon settlement would allow for construction to begin next year on the Highway 415 connector... more »

• Louisiana State Police welcomes new K-9 trooper

  January 18, 2019 1:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police has a furry new trooper on the force. The department said Trooper Steven Bunch and his partner Yari just finished a six-week explosives detective course in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and have officially joined the ranks of state police. Yari, a 2-year-old... more »

• Mississippi casinos plan for sports betting in a month; One opens smoke-free house

  June 21, 2018 5:38 PM

  GULFPORT, Mississippi – Casinos are buying-in to a wave of smoke-free initiatives ahead of an expansion into sports betting in Mississippi. Most recently, Island View Casino Resort opened an entirely non-smoking gaming area. The 43,000-square-foot casino welcomed gamblers Thursday. The new casino is part of the facility’s overall 126,000-square-feet... more »

• Louisiana lawmaker also wants restrictive abortion law

  March 20, 2018 7:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mississippi recently passed the most restrictive abortion law in the country and now a Louisiana lawmaker wants to do the same. Senator John Milkovich (D-Shreveport) wants to ban abortions in the state after 15 weeks from conception, just like the Mississippi law. "Ultimately our goal is... more »

• Nate: Gulf coast avoids major damage Play Video

  October 8, 2017 9:14 AM

  BILOXI – The Gulf Coast is waking up Sunday to a small mess after Nate made landfall Saturday. Only the mast of this sailboat is not submerged at Point Cadet marina in Biloxi after #Nate #mswx #goldnenugget @wbrz pic.twitter.com/0uObEhBSdl — Mark Armstrong (@TvMarkArmstrong) October 8, 2017 ... more »

• Parts of La., Miss. experiencing extreme drought

  October 15, 2015 11:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - After seeing less than an inch of rain in the past 30 days, parts of our area stretching north from I-12 are now in extreme drought. 8.89 inches of rain ranks fourth for all-time lowest 90-day totals from mid-July to mid-October. The... more »