State

Somewhere J.D. Miller was smiling.
For one historic afternoon, the second floor of Crowley’s City Hall was temporarily shut down and Miller’s legendary recording studio was reopened.

Two people were killed when the pickup they were in hit a tree and burst into flames on Robinson Place early Wednesday.
Family confirmed that one of the dead is Meagan Rogers, 19, who had just completed her freshman year at LSU Baton Rouge, where she was a Kappa Kappa Gamma member.

Two bills, (HB 886 and HB 1045), funding vital research and promotion efforts for the state rice industry were unanimously approved by the Louisiana State Senate yesterday. The bills passed the House last month, and now head to Governor Jindal for his approval.

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley said Wednesday that Herbert S. “Steve” Fouke, 55, of Lafayette, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard T.

There are only a few weeks remaining until legislators will adjourn their regular session on June 2. For bills that have not passed their chamber of origin, time is a factor.