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Lafourche Parish President announced his resignation Wednesday, July 16, 2025 during a meeting with parish employees.
Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson III will step down from that role Aug. 1 to lead the state's brand-new ...
Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced Archie Chaisson III as the Executive Director of the Office of Louisiana Highway ...
In roughly three-fourths of Louisiana parishes, deaths have begun to outnumber births. That's a major warning sign for the labor force, economy and general health of communities throughout the state.
Louisiana parish coroner's office to be led by grant coordinator after incumbent fails to qualify. JOHN KELLY DeSANTIS and COLIN CAMPO. Wed, August 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM UTC. 8 min read.
The interim leader of public schools in a southwest Louisiana parish has been selected to serve as the district's next superintendent. The Lafayette Parish School Board voted unanimously Thursday ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana and some parishes have declared a state of emergency due to a forecasted winter storm. Louisiana will have very cold weather and a chance of a ...
Avoyelles Parish was the fourth-lowest with $693 a week, then Catahoula Parish was fifth with $698. Of Louisiana’s 64 parishes, 39 had an average weekly wage below $1,000 in 2022. Where have ...
Waterproof, La. is a village in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, with a population of 688 as of the 2010 census. The village in 2010 was 91.7 percent African American.