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Louisiana police officer killed during a SWAT operation, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana police officer was killed this week during a hostage and standoff situation, the Lafayette Police Department said Friday. In a statement on its Facebook page, the department identified the officer killed as Senior Cpl. Segus Jolivette, a SWAT...
Red River Bancshares: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Red River Bancshares Inc. (RRBI) on Friday reported net income of $8 million in its second quarter. The Alexandria, Louisiana-based bank said it had earnings of $1.16 per share. The holding company for Red River Bank...
Morial urges National Urban League allies to shore up DEI policies and destroy Project 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shoring up policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion and destroying a proposed conservative guidebook that seeks to dismantle long-fought-for civil rights in America are just two of the challenges National Urban League President Marc H. Morial set forth Thursday to...
Business First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $17.2 million. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based bank said it had earnings of 62 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers...
Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South
Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat. ...
Pool Corp.: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Pool Corp. (POOL) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $192.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Covington, Louisiana-based company said it had net income of $4.99. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, came to $4.98 per...
AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.
VIOLET, La. (AP) — A volunteer-heavy effort to restore some of Louisiana's eroding coast with recycled oyster shells was part of the scenic backdrop Wednesday for a visit from the head of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that deploys volunteers to serve communities around the nation. ...
Mixed results in 2024 standardized tests for Louisiana students
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly released standardized test results for Louisiana students show small gains in some areas, but overall scores moved little in the past year and, despite gains in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, remain below 2019 levels. Results for the...
Amedisys: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amedisys Inc. (AMED) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $32.3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based company said it had net income...
Origin Bancorp: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
RUSTON, La. (AP) — RUSTON, La. (AP) — Origin Bancorp Inc. (OBK) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $21 million. The bank, based in Ruston, Louisiana, said it had earnings of 67 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The...
