The "Give the Joy of Learning" fundraiser for KEDM also puts books in the hands of 2nd graders in northeast Louisiana. Each $20 gift to KEDM provides one book to a student in one of 20 schools selected by the United Way as having the most potential to increase reading scores.
A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution.
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Tom Faber and Clay Leblanc from the Dixie visit Cory Crowe on Lagniappe.
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FMOL Health | St. Francis and the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency will host the annual Tree of Life & Candlelight Vigil, a memorial ceremony honoring donor heroes and supporting the families who chose to give the gift of life through organ, tissue, and eye donation.
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The United States Postal Service has launched its real-time Holiday Mail Counter and announced Louisiana’s readiness for the busy mailing season, highlighting major network upgrades, expanded sorting capacity, and improved delivery speeds for holiday mail and packages.
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A woman previously reported missing in West Monroe has been located safely, according to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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The University of Louisiana Monroe has named S.J. Tuohy as its new director of athletics, bringing extensive experience from Oral Roberts, UCF, Liberty, and Arkansas. His hiring marks a new chapter of growth for ULM Athletics as he prepares to lead the university’s 16 Division I programs.
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Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
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Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to settle there.
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Panahi's latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.
The project is expected to create 127 new job opportunities in Acadiana
Doug Duffey and BADD took top honors at the 2025 Ouachita River Blues Challenge. The Monroe-based group competed in the solo/duo category and will advance to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Their win adds another milestone to Duffey's celebrated Louisiana blues career.
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