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Warrant Officer Michael Maddox holds his daughter at a deployment ceremony at Army Aviation Facility #1 in Hammond Saturday. Maddox and approximately 70 other Louisiana National Guardsmen in the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment are set to deploy to the Middle East for nearly one year to provide air movement and medical evacuation support to ground forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma.)

National Guard aviators to deploy to Middle East

Tue, 02/19/2019 - 11:50am

The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment held deployment ceremonies at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond and at Esler Field in Pinevil

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State plans to issue March food stamps early

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 11:45am

Louisiana families who rely on food stamps can expect their benefits a little ahead of schedule next month, as the state attempts to address a gap that was created by the recent federal government

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Flu cases now widespread in Louisiana

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 5:43pm

Doctors are seeing cases of the flu starting to increase significantly over the last few weeks.

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Entergy sponsors free tax preparation for qualifying Louisiana residents

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 5:15pm

Need help filing your taxes? Qualified Louisiana residents can receive free tax preparation help at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites located throughout the state.