Governor Landry held a press conference Tuesday morning where plans were announced for a new MFP funding proposal

The Union Museum of History and Art will host a hands-on workshop on Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m

This year, 42 students from eight schools applied for the program, representing Calhoun Middle, Claiborne Christian, Good Hope, Homeschool, Neville, West Monroe, West Ouachita, and Wossman. Students in 8th through 12 grades participated in cleanup events, educational outreach, recycling programs, and community beautification projects throughout the school year.

The event will feature American figures including Abraham Lincoln, Pocahontas, Rosie the Riveter, Uncle Sam, Betsy Ross, Phillis Wheatley, and Paul Revere.

The works will be showcased at the Chautauqua Gallery, located within the Lincoln Parish Library at 910 N. Trenton Street in Ruston.

Temperature records are breaking and triggering government warnings, with London hitting 95 degrees the past two days. Experts say unpredictable and extreme weather is becoming more frequent.

President Trump isn't much of a Bible-quoter, but some members of his administration are, and they have used Scripture to frame controversial policies as justified by the Good Book.

Sedaris says the best part of reading his work to an audience is earning the laughs — or the groans. "A collective groan is fine with me," he says. His new book is The Land and Its People.