Ponchatoula teen arrested after man, girl fall out of moving truck on Louisiana highway
A teenager and a man were critically injured in the Robert area after holding onto a truck. An 18-year-old was arrested.
Aug 7, 2026Open source
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Akers, Louisiana. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Tangipahoa. Associated ZIP codes: 70421.
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From coffee sacks to Wrigley Field, how this Louisiana company became a $40M tarp empire
J&M Industries makes the tarps that cover Wrigley Field, Midwest grain piles and Capitol scaffolding at its Ponchatoula plant. The 53-year-old family firm do...
Jul 17, 2026Open source
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy as health secretary before speaking out
Aug 17, 2026Open source
Robert Hodges running for St. Tammany Sheriff after retiring as state police superintendent
He was appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry and had been in the Louisiana State Police for 31 years
Aug 4, 2026Open source
Louisiana State Police superintendent to retire, Landry names successor
Col. Robert P. Hodges has led the agency since 2024, serving about two and a half years as superintendent and more than three decades with State Police. Lt....
Jun 20, 2026Open source
LA Supreme Court appoints judge to preside over Attorney General’s criminal indictment
The Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed retired state appeals court judge Robert Chaisson to preside over Attorney General Liz Murrill’s intimidation cas...
Jul 9, 2026Open source
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The races for Louisiana’s two open seats in Congress are coming down to the wire
Races for Louisiana’s two vacant seats in Congress are very close, polls and political watchers say.
Oct 31, 2026Open source
Halloween forecast: Scattered showers could interrupt trick-or-treating in Louisiana, Mississippi
Scattered Halloween showers could affect trick-or-treating in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Get the latest rain timing and temperatures.
Oct 31, 2026Open source
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Akers is in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana.
Region: Central Louisiana
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70421
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The races for Louisiana’s two open seats in Congress are coming down to the wire
Races for Louisiana’s two vacant seats in Congress are very close, polls and political watchers say.
Oct 31, 2026Open source
Halloween forecast: Scattered showers could interrupt trick-or-treating in Louisiana, Mississippi
Scattered Halloween showers could affect trick-or-treating in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Get the latest rain timing and temperatures.
Oct 31, 2026Open source
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30.2900000, -90.4016670
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Tangipahoa County
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