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05/10/2022

At Louisiana anti-abortion rally, angst over bill to charge women with murder

Louisiana Right to Life and Louisiana Family Forum oppose a bill advancing in the state House that could charge those who have abortions with murder.

05/10/2022

Big Bass Tournament is back: Anglers will hit the Ouachita River June 11-12

Net proceeds from the tournament will benefit the “Ronald McDonald House in a hospital” at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe.

More than $100,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded in this event.

05/10/2022

Tensas Basin Levee District director John Stringer retires after over 40 years of service

Tensas Basin Levee District executive director John Stringer is retiring after devoting over four decades to minimizing the risk of floods in Northeast Louisiana.

John Stringer first joined the Tensas Basin Levee District as an administrative officer in 1976 and was promoted to executive director in 1984.

05/10/2022

LHSAA baseball: Predicting the 2022 high school state champions

Sports writers from around the USA Today sports network in Louisiana predict the 2022 LHSAA baseball champions.

The LHSAA baseball state semifinals and championship games will be held Wednesday through Saturday.

05/10/2022

Grambling to enforce clear bag policy during Thursday commencement ceremonies

Going to Grambling's graduation ceremonies Thursday? Here's what you can and can't bring with you.

If you're going to Grambling's graduation Thursday, here's what you can and can't bring with you

05/10/2022

Mom arrested after DNA links her to babies left in 2003 and 1999 along Mississippi River

Jennifer Lynn Matter told authorities she gave birth to a baby boy at a beach in 2003 and left the baby along the Mississippi River shore.

05/10/2022

The new Duck Dynasty movie is filming in Shreveport. Here's what we know

"The Blind," currently filming in Shreveport, is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2023.

Have you seen any film crews around? There's a new movie that's being filmed in Shreveport and it's set to release next year.

05/10/2022

Louisiana pastor, Republican Party official John Raymond arrested again on juvenile cruelty charge

New allegations accuse the Lakeside Christian Academy pastor of holding a 4-year-old upside down by his ankles and whipping him.

05/10/2022

Jake Delhomme on quarterback mobility and what Tom Brady has to do with LSU competition

Super Bowl runner-up Jake Delhomme has some thoughts on mobile quarterbacks. Here's why they pertain to the quarterback competition brewing for Brian Kelly and LSU football.

Super Bowl runner-up Jake Delhomme's thoughts on mobile quarterbacks and why it relates to LSU competition.

05/10/2022

Should all non-unanimous jury convictions get new trials? What Louisiana's AG says

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry will defend the state's position against mandating retroactivity for those who've exhausted all of their appeals.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry will defend the state's position against mandating retroactivity for those who've exhausted all their appeals.

05/10/2022

'My people are dying every day': Ukrainian ULM students set up GoFundMe to finish studies

The two came to the United States to attend ULM on partial athletic scholarships as members of the university's water skiing team, but the war in their home country threatens their future in the United States.

Despite being thousands of miles away from Ukraine, two international students are facing an uncertain future due to the continued fighting.

05/10/2022

Did your name make the list? Here are the most popular baby names in the US

The Social Security Administration on Friday released its list of the most popular baby boy and girl names in the United States in 2021.

The Social Security Administration has released its list of the top 10 most popular names for boys and girls born in 2021. Liam and Olivia were tops.

05/10/2022

Photos: West Ouachita High School graduation 2022

Photos: West Ouachita High School's 2022 graduation ceremonies at Red Sims Stadium.

Photos from West Ouachita High School's 2022 graduation ceremonies at Red Sims Stadium on Monday, May 9, 2022.

05/10/2022

5-star QB Arch Manning is planning to visit LSU football | Report

Arch Manning, the nation's No. 1 recruit, said he intends to watch a Tigers football practice and a game this season.

Five-star quarterback Arch Manning, the No. 1 recruit in the nation, is planning a visit to LSU, he told On3 Sports.

05/10/2022

Photos: Sterlington High School graduation 2022

Congrats Sterlington High School graduates!

Highlights from Sterlington High School's 2022 commencement

05/10/2022

Two Acadiana cases impacted by SCOTUS ruling unanimous juries were a constitutional right

Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled state juries must come to a unanimous verdict, hundreds of people in Louisiana were given the chance to have a new trial.

Since the SCOUTS ruled state juries must come to a unanimous verdict, hundreds of people in Louisiana were given the chance to have a new trial

05/09/2022

Who is Ella Goodie? What we know about the missing Louisiana ride share driver

Authorities are still searching for Ella Goodie, a Scott, Louisiana woman who has been missing for two months. Here's what we know.

Authorities are still searching for Ella Goodie, a Scott, Louisiana woman who has been missing for two months. She was last seen on March 9.

05/09/2022

As hurricane season approaches, experts say to beware of more rapidly intensifying storms

With the days ticking down to the start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, it’s worth noting that nearly half of those most powerful storms — Charley, Laura, Ida and Michael — made landfall in the U.S. just in the last 18 years.

The past two hurricane seasons have been busier than normal with more rapidly intensifying hurricanes, which means people should prepare even earlier

05/09/2022

Carroll schools, New Vision under lockdown Monday, now lifted

The schools were placed under lockdown for an hour as a precaution.

Monroe PD spokesperson Michael Fendall said the lockdown was lifted following no signs of a threat.

05/09/2022

Louisiana abortion showdown: What's next with bill that could charge mothers with murder?

The Louisiana Legislature has advanced a bill that could charge women who have abortions with murder: Here's what's next.

05/09/2022

Louisiana high school baseball state tournament pairings and ticket information

Here is the schedule and ticket information for the LHSAA baseball state tournaments at McMurry Park in Sulphur and at Alumni Field in Hammond.

05/09/2022

Friday Ellis, city administrators tout Monroe's success and growth in State of the City

Mayor Friday Ellis highlighted several projects, including 52 capital outlay projects and the Downtown Master Plan, which includes a prospective marina project.

Monroe Mayor Ellis highlighted a number of projects, including 52 capital outlay requests totaling $250 million during the Sunday broadcast of the State of the City.

05/09/2022

Vote for the News-Star's athlete of the week (May 2 - May 6), featuring 15 candidates

Voting is now open for the News-Star athlete of the week poll that includes eight athletes from the Monroe area.

Athlete of the Week poll includes athletes from Oak Grove, St. Fredrick, Cedar Creek, Neville and Ouachita Christian.

05/09/2022

Grambling announces independent review of volleyball program after players cut, scrutiny

Following coach Chelsey Lucas' decision to cut Grambling's entire volleyball roster, the university announced the program will undergo a review.

05/09/2022

Here are 8 SEC rivalries that will flourish after Texas football, Oklahoma join | Toppmeyer

Alabama vs Georgia, Auburn vs Florida and Ole Miss vs Tennessee are just a few of the SEC football rivalries that will get a boost when Oklahoma and Texas join the conference.

Unlike the last round of SEC expansion, this one will restore lost rivalries, build new ones and enhance current ones that need more frequent matchups

05/09/2022

Who gets a new trial? Louisiana supreme court to decide fate of Jim Crow Jury convictions

In Louisiana, nonunanimous juries sentenced people to life in prison for over a century. Now the state supreme court will decide if they get new trials.

05/09/2022

Major internet providers to slash cost of broadband service for low-income Americans

Millions of low-income Americans will be able to get high-speed internet service for no more than $30 a month under an agreement the Biden administration has reached with major internet providers.

Millions of Americans will be able to get high-speed internet for no more than $30 a month under a deal President Joe Biden will announce Monday.

05/09/2022

Grayson House: Historic home of Black educator Emma Blanche Grayson in Monroe

DeSiard Street property is listed on National Register for Historic Places.

05/09/2022

Closer look at looming recession: Consumers and jobs market may not be as healthy as you think

Recession is likely as consumers' ability to keep spending and hopping jobs will come to an end sooner than you think, some analysts warn.

05/09/2022

Crocs giving away 10,000 pairs of shoes, free scrubs for health care workers during Nurses Week

Free Crocs giveaway for health care workers returns for National Nurses Week.

Free Crocs giveaway for health care workers returns for National Nurses Week. Crocs has partnered with FIGS to give free scrubs. Enter by May 12.

05/08/2022

How to turn your smartphone into a flatbed scanner to sign forms or digitize text

You may already use your smartphone to take photos of things like business receipts but you can also use it to digitize text or sign forms.

05/08/2022

Meet the woman who devoted her life to raising hundreds of kids during the Depression, WWII

Bess Fall could have been the poster woman for Mother's Day. She helped raise hundreds of children as matron of a long-ago Jewish orphanage.

05/08/2022

Russia’s ‘firehose of falsehood’ in Ukraine marks latest use of propaganda to justify war

Russia's less-than-truthful tales and outright fabrications about Ukraine highlight how propaganda has been used throughout history to justify war.

05/08/2022

Mississippi native Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86

Mississippi native Mickey Gilley grew up poor, learning boogie-woogie piano in Louisiana, alongside cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.

Mickey Gilley's namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots.

05/08/2022

From LGBTQ rights to interracial marriage, abortion ruling could be map for GOP's next push

Abortion isn't the only right that could be under threat by the Supreme Court's draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court could create a path to undue protections for gay marriage, birth control, consensual sex and other rights.