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Louisiana history: Why do we say parish instead of county? Which parish is oldest?
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana is the only state to have parishes and not counties, but which parish in the state is the oldest? Louisiana began its embarkation as a statehood back on ...
3 killed, others trapped in tornado-battered homes in Louisiana, blizzard in North; ice headed to...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 30 million Americans across the nation's northern tier were under winter weather...
Missing Kayaker Allegedly Faked His Own Death Before Rape Charges Hearing, Police Say
People via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMelvin Phillip Emde's son told authorities his father drowned in Louisiana Missing Kayaker Melvin...
Heat blamed for more than a dozen deaths in Texas, Louisiana
CBS News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMore than a dozen people across Texas and Louisiana have suffered heat-related deaths in recent...
Shreveport-area home prices fall 3.5% in August, with houses for sale in high demand
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA typical Caddo Parish home listed for $197,785 in August, down 3.5% from the previous month's...
$20 million-plus new grain elevator in the works for Henderson County farmers
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHENDERSON, Ky. − Henderson County farmers for years have longed for a second major grain buyer here...
911 callers reported erratic driving before motorist on MS Coast plunged to death off I-10
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA motorist was on the phone with an emergency dispatcher about a pickup truck being driven...
Lawmakers advance bill to intervene in land dispute for wealthy drug distributor
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 2 months agoState lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that intervenes in a land dispute and threatens to block...
Congressional members meet with stakeholders to discuss energy
The Courier via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLegislators met with local officials and business leaders to talk energy and strategize Tuesday....
Bridges: Remembering the colorful life of Jim Bowie
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 180 years after his death, the mention of Jim Bowie still stirs the imagination of admirers around the world. But Bowie was more than just the...