The U.S. and Israel say they conducted new strikes inside Iran overnight, targeting ballistic missile launchers. Iran claims it struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.
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The 2026 Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup for undergraduates and graduates students will be the premier business plan competition for the state of Louisiana with one of the largest cash prizes in the nation.
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On February 23, 2026 two Baton Rouge residents were arrested, charged for insurance fraud, perjury, false swearing and filing false public records.
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Personal Historian Deanne Groves talks about ways we can hold on to our love ones even when they are no longer with us.
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Louisiana Economic Development announced 19 sites selected in the first round of its FastSites program, a $150 million state investment designed to prepare industrial properties before companies begin site selection. Several Northeast Louisiana locations near Monroe, including South Monroe Industrial Park and the Port of Caddo Bossier, are advancing under the initiative.
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DMWM is setting up a “318 Day Audio Booth” at two local coffee shops. Seventh Square Coffee on March 5 and Standard Coffee Co. on March 6.
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The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is "about as wrong as things could go" for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones.
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A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny.
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Why are we captivated by the spaces where authors write? Katie da Cunha Lewin set out to explore "The Hidden Worlds That Shape the Books We Love."
On March 1, 2026, at approximately 9:09 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 167 near Dodson. This crash claimed the life of 44-year-old Miguel Angel Bello-Castillo of Farmerville
Jordan Sheppard and other musicians joined together for a benefit concert for the station at West Monroe's Alley Park.
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The 2026 Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup for undergraduates and graduates students will be the premier business plan competition for the state of Louisiana with one of the largest cash prizes in the nation.
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