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Author: Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-Star

News

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies with COVID

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-StarComments Off on Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies with COVID

Letlow announced Dec. 18 he tested positive for COVID-19 and was first quarantining at his Richland Parish home.

Nation

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has seen the impact of Hurricane Laura. It’s ‘probably worse’ than Hurricane Rita, he says.

September 1, 2020Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-StarComments Off on Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has seen the impact of Hurricane Laura. It’s ‘probably worse’ than Hurricane Rita, he says.

With 600,000 Louisianans still without clean water following Hurricane Laura, nine parishes are now eligible for FEMA help.

Nation

Hurricane Laura’s Louisiana death toll up to 14; power outages could last a month

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-StarComments Off on Hurricane Laura’s Louisiana death toll up to 14; power outages could last a month

More than 350,000 Louisiana residents were without electricity Sunday, while 87 water systems serving upward of 150,000 people remained inoperable.

Sports

High school football in Louisiana could be delayed if Phase 4 of state’s reopening not reached in time

July 13, 2020Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-StarComments Off on High school football in Louisiana could be delayed if Phase 4 of state’s reopening not reached in time

Louisiana – still in Phase 2 – must hit Phase 4 of its reopening before state high school athletic association allows football games to be played.

Nation

‘Government needed a villain’: Louisiana lawmaker equates coronavirus mask mandates to Holocaust

July 8, 2020Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-StarComments Off on ‘Government needed a villain’: Louisiana lawmaker equates coronavirus mask mandates to Holocaust

Louisiana GOP state Rep. Danny McCormick called coronavirus mask mandates an assault on liberty: “Now is the time to push back before it’s too late.’

Life

Drive-by shooters spray Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson’s estate with bullets

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-StarComments Off on Drive-by shooters spray Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson’s estate with bullets

One bullet lodged in the bedroom wall of son John Luke Robertson’s and his wife Mary Kate McEachern’s home.

Headlines

‘Never seen anything like this’: Idalia deluge still wreaking havoc in Southeast. Live updates

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023John Bacon, Douglas Soule and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

A State Department office is giving young people a voice. Abby Finkenauer is leading the effort

August 31, 2023Rachel Looker, USA TODAY

Far-right candidate seduces Argentine electorate

August 31, 2023AP

Hundreds join Nepal gay pride rally

August 31, 2023AP

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Dog repeatedly escapes Michigan shelter, sneaks into nursing home, is adopted by residents

August 31, 2023John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

Kia recalls nearly 320,000 cars because the trunk may not open from the inside

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
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