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Five rescues were made in the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and two were 55 miles northwest at Henderson Lake, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said. Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area is described as a “ 140,000-acre maze. ”

The law, which applies to all public K-12 school and state-funded university classrooms, took effect Jan. 1. Days after the mandate went into effect, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill — the state’s top lawyer — made clear that she expects school districts to comply.

A 9-year-old girl took charge after her mother suffered a medical emergency while driving along Interstate 10 in southern Louisiana, investigators say. It happened around 10:45 a.

BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech visits Western Kentucky after Paris Bradley scored 21 points in Louisiana Tech's 83-71 victory over the Kennesaw State Owls. The Hilltoppers have gone 6-2 at home. Western Kentucky ranks fifth in the CUSA with 30.9 points per game in the paint led by Acacia Hayes averaging 10.0.

Louisiana Tech hosts the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers after Daniel Batcho scored 23 points in Louisiana Tech's 78-76 loss to the Kennesaw State Owls.

Louisiana Tech visits the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers after Paris Bradley scored 21 points in the Lady Techsters' 83-71 win over the Kennesaw State Owls

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs hit the court in one of many exciting matchups on the college basketball schedule on Thursday, and that’s one of our 10 featured games, in terms of picks against the spread.

Last fall, a federal judge called the law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments unconstitutional. On Thursday, an appeals court will take up the case.

Built looks to build on his Kentucky Derby credentials Saturday in New Orleans; two of December's heros return to Group 1 action in Hong Kong.

A highly anticipated women's basketball matchup between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU, planned for Thursday, will be postponed to Friday because of a winter storm, the Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.