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The News Star is your source for local, breaking, sports and entertainment news around Monroe and West Monroe, Louisiana areas. Our mission is to provide accurate and comprehensive news, advertising, and public service information to our readers in a timely fashion every day of the year. All the departments of the Paper work together toward this common goal.
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12h ago
Candida auris, a potentially deadly fungus infection, has been on the rise in the last year. What is it? Which states in the South have seen cases?
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12h ago
Republican Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Letlow says her Parents Bill of Rights would guarantee more classroom clout for moms and dads.
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The NewsStar
1d ago
Over the six-month period last year — April 1 through Sept. 30 — there were 52 complaints filed at 17 schools.
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1d ago
A bill based on Landry's recommendations has been filed for the upcoming legislative session.
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1d ago
Family of missing man and son at Beaver Lake release statement about fund set up for the family.
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1d ago
Louisiana lawmakers will consider a bill that would give them a pay raise for the first time since 1980.
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3d ago
If approved, the tax would replace an existing property tax that expires this year and will help fund a new animal shelter.
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3d ago
Regardless of whether executions are moving forward, Louisiana must provide a vigorous defense for people who face death sentences.
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The NewsStar
4d ago
Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Louis Gurvich said the possible indictment of former President Donald Trump is political persecution.
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