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Big box stores could add $3.5-$4 million in sales tax revenue, according to conservative estimates, and well over 500 jobs.

Louisville Slugger has been synonymous with Major League Baseball for more than 100 years, but now Marucci Sports, a company ...

Edna Karr four-star defensive lineman Richard Anderson continues working through a critical offseason in the Bayou State ...

NFL draft is less than a month away, and while we don't know how opening night will unfold, we do know that the Tennessee ...

Items published in court news are public record. The News-Democrat publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in ...

Final results from the LHSAA girls Division I, II, & III powerlifting championships at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. Lifts are in order of squat, bench press, deadlifts and total weight. 97 ...

A look at how the Sporting Life recommended bets have performed in April 2025. We use a points system, ranging from 0.5 to 10 ...

The surge of successful independent MPs at the 2022 election shows no sign of changing – and in fact may grow more powerful ...

1. Lafayette Christian 90.5, 2. Ascension Episcopal 66, 3. Acadiana 64, 4. Acadiana Renaissance 54.5, 5. Comeaux 42, 6. David Thibodaux 41, 7. Southside 39, 8 ...

The Oxmarket Gallery is set to host a striking exhibition featuring the finalists' works from the Sussex Portrait Artist of ...