Leblanc News

Three state prisons could close, sending 2,700 inmates to local jails and another 940 to other state institutions because of cuts now included in the Louisiana's budget, corrections officials told the Senate Finance Committee Monday.

Friends and family proved to be a winning combination for Some Enchanted Evening featuring the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at Heritage Park in Slidell.

A move to privatize the Avoyelles Correctional Center has cleared a big hurdle in the Legislature.

The Jindal administration changed course Friday by deciding it wants to earmark a proposed increase in state employee retirement contributions to pay off pension system debt.