Lawmakers support carbon-capture projects as battle erupts over local property rights

State Rep. Mike Johnson failed March 30 in trying to reverse a law giving the state power to expropriate private land to support carbon capture projects. Photo credit: Cross Harris/ LSU Manship School News Service

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By Avery White and Veronica Camenzuli LSU Manship School News Service on April 8, 2026

A bill to prevent the state’s use of eminent domain to support carbon capture storage and pipelines failed 12-7 in an extraordinarily tense House committee hearing Tuesday, March 31 in Baton Rouge.

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EGG-CITING DAY

April 8, 2026

Hundreds of people attended the Town of Jena’s annual Easter in the Park Friday, April 3, where thousands of eggs were hunted, many prizes were awarde...

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LPSO hosts police canine certification

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 8, 2026

Twenty police canine units took part in a multi-agency certification event held April 2 at the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) K-9 Training Com...

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Craig Franklin:

Another LaSalle patriarch passes

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 8, 2026

LaSalle Parish has had many great patriarchs throughout its history, but there was never one so devoted to God and Country as James David “Cowboy” Rob...

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Deborah Mayo:

The Bream Are Calling

By Deborah Mayo

April 8, 2026

As previously shared, I am a fisherwoman – specifically I am a bream fisherwoman. While others waste their time and expertise on catching one or two b...

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“A Line of Truth”

Lessons from real life

By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D

April 8, 2026

Here is an article from the past. Probably somewhere around 1985. It is a great article about lessons learned.The phone rang and my mother-in-law answ...

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Ag Career Day held in Harrisonburg

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April 8, 2026

The Catahoula Soil and Water Conservation District hosted its Annual Youth Agriculture Career Field Day on Friday, March 27, at the Harrisonburg First...