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University of Louisiana MonroeA supplemental appropriations bill (HB 460) included the funding, which was signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry on June 23, 2025. The supplemental funding will go toward the operations of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Louisiana Monroe. -
Ted Shaffrey/AP/APPalestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose role in campus protests against Israel led to his detention for over three months in immigration jail, is now seeking $20 million in damages from the Trump administration. His lawyers filed a claim Thursday, alleging false imprisonment and malicious prosecution after his March arrest by federal agents. Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, said he suffered severe anguish in jail, and continues to fear for his safety. The government has accused him of leading protests aligned with Hamas, but has not provided any evidence of a link to the terror group.
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The renovated Sugar Hall will accommodate occupational therapy, medical laboratory science, speech-language pathology, dental hygiene, labs for toxicology and radiologic technology, as well as community clinics for physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and dental hygiene. It will also house the office of the Dean of the College of Health Sciences. -
Dr. Ray Morrison will resume as the Dean of the VCOM - Louisiana campus. Morrison was the Founding Dean in 2020 and left for personal reasons. -
The latest LEAP test results show that overall student proficiency among students in grades three through eight is up a percentage point, with 35-percent achieving Mastery or above. -
Level up your knowledge of mosquito bite prevention with our quiz. It's full of surprising, science-backed tactics that may save you from getting eaten alive this summer. -
There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she was a little girl, starting to leak again. -
With the theme “New Orleans Matters,” Frank Scurlock says this campaign is his personal crusade to save and restore the City of New Orleans.
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The crash claimed the life of 59-year-old Michael Fairley of Grambling. -
There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals. -
President Trump signed a massive tax and spending bill to implement much of his domestic agenda during a celebration for the Fourth of July. -
The unveiling ceremony will take place on Friday, July 18, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the corner of E. Park Avenue and N. Vienna Street in downtown Ruston. The event is free and open to the public, rain or shine, with attendees encouraged to arrive early.
