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Louisiana congressional leaders urge Trump to approve disaster aid
By NOLAN MCKENDRY - The Center Square
Thu,02/12/26-9:42PM , 576 Reads
Additional federal aid is needed for Louisiana to recover from a storm that hammered the northern part of the state with ice, extreme cold and widespread utility outages in January, according to the state's congressional delegation.
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Two Dead Following Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash in Ouachita Parish
By LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
Thu,02/12/26-9:29PM , 821 Reads
West Monroe – On Thursday, February 12, 2026, shortly after 10:00 a.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a fatal crash involving two commercial motor vehicles (CMV) on Interstate 20 just west of Louisiana Highway 3249 (Well Road).
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Aunt Fae was a true matriarch
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,02/11/26-4:20PM , 818 Reads 7,970 Statewide
One of the strange things about mass media is that you deal in masses of people. Every week we have multiple obituaries in our newspapers. Each of the deceased leaves behind a wake in the water of humanity, touching other lives in innumerable and profound ways.
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Rep. Ryan Bourriaque is pushing to fix the state’s roads and bridges.

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State steps up maintenance on roads and bridges
By VERONICA CAMENZULI AND SHERIDAN WHITE - LSU Manship School News Service
Mon,02/09/26-1:03PM , 1,270 Reads
BATON ROUGE—State officials say they will prioritize maintenance projects, especially on rural roads and bridges, as they seek to reduce an estimated $19 billion backlog in highway projects.
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