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We all have had teachers who have made an impact on our lives, and Bettye Daniels McCauley has certainly had a strong influence on her many young charges over an educational career that has spanned some six decades in Bossier Parish and shows no sign of ending soon.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced he secured $1,268,523,000.00 for Louisiana in the annual appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024—the most of any member in the Louisiana Congressional Delegation See below for a list of local funding for Louisiana secured by Senator Cassidy: - $7,000,000, Air Force Reserve at Barksdale Air Force Base for the 307 Bomb Wing Medical Facility Addition. - $500,000, Corps of Engineers, Investigations for the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Feasibility Study. - $1,735,000, LSU Health Sciences Center for facilities and equipment, including information technology. - $30,000,000, Department of Defense, Shreveport – Technical Assistance Center. - $12,500,000, Cyber Innovation Center, Bossier City – Global Strike Command Technology Transition and Innovation Center. - $7,500,000, Biomedical Research Foundation, Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City – For the development of next generation satellite communication capabilities for the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center.

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A Caddo Parish deputy who was shot in the line of duty was honored today. “Scary. Very scary,” said Caddo Parish sheriff's Cpl. Justin Dunn. Those are the only words Dunn used to describe what happened on Feb. 7. He and other law enforcement officers were at the Foxborough Cove Apartment Complex, working with the U.S. Marshals Task Force to look for 19-year-old Javaria Taylor, the suspect in a homicide. He was also wanted for armed robbery and home invasion.

The Martian of New Age R&B is coming with his first project in five years! The Japanese, 2019 'Top of the Pops: B Sides' yielded one English track 'Get Better,' which has gone on to lead his forthcoming, debut album 'Sodium. Chromium.Uranium' and recieved industry acclaim like being included personally curated by R&B legend Tank on a mixtape.

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On Friday, March 15, the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) announced a settlement that ends a legal dispute over how real estate agents are paid. The settlement provides for a clearer path forward for home buyers, sellers and the industry and includes clarity on how real estate commissions will be paid and who will be responsible for paying whom.

Carter Credit Union has been selected as Louisiana Economic Development Corporation’s MLP 2024 Lender of the Year. Each year Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) selects a lender that has shown stellar performance among dedicated Micro Lenders. These lenders demonstrated mission aligned engagement of their overall program usage particularly in supporting start-up/early-stage businesses, small businesses, and SEDI- owned businesses. Carter Credit Union has been instrumental in providing much needed capital to small businesses in Louisiana.