Timothy Holdiness

Every sheriff in Louisiana's 6th Judicial District has endorsed Edwin S. Moberley in his campaign for district attorney.

The Madison Parish Police Jury voted Monday to name the airfield at Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport the Dan Fordice Airfield in honor of Fordice following his death in a plane crash.

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent, approving legislation that would end the twice-a-year clock changes observed across most of the country.

Heavenly Father, protect our service members fighting in the war with Iran. Give them courage, strength and a safe return home. We pray for peace and that no nuclear weapon is used against the United States, Iran or any nation. Guide our leaders toward wisdom and restraint. Amen.

The secrecy surrounding Mitch McConnell's hospitalization has created a vacuum, and political rumors have rushed to fill it. McConnell was hospitalized after a supposed June 14 fall. His office later said he briefly lost consciousness and developed pneumonia. For nearly a month, Kentuckians received little information about whether their senator was capable of returning to work. Only…

Cyclospora is an intestinal parasite spread through food or water contaminated with feces. Previous U.S. outbreaks have been linked to fresh produce, but officials have not identified a source for the current multistate outbreak. As of July 13, the CDC had reported 1,645 domestically acquired cases in 34 states, including 141 hospitalizations. No deaths have been reported.

Sound the alarm. Alert the media. Call an emergency session of Congress. Pete Hegseth has brought government-sponsored gender-affirming care into the United States military.

Derris Wayne Ray, MD, a resident of Kentwood, Louisiana, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2026, at North Oaks Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was 74 years of age.

Magnolia Water Utility Operating Co. says it will stop operating Tallulah's water system Aug. 17 unless the City Council authorizes Mayor Yvonne Lewis to join the state in seeking an administrator for the system by July 29.

A Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development project covering sections of Interstate 20 in Madison and Richland parishes began Monday.