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May 9th, 2022

Honest prayer (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

May 8th, 2022

Teachers who shaped my life

May 7th, 2022

Letlow shares story of hope during LCU Commencement

May 6th, 2022

Moderna triples COVID vaccine sales

STUDY: Average consumer cut three streaming services in 2022

REPORT: Property taxes on U.S. homes rose to $328 billion in 2021

Biden on abortion (VIDEO): ‘Child of God’ has ‘right’ to kill babies

US added 428,000 jobs in April amid surging inflation

LCU signs articulation agreement with CLTCC for new degree

LBC Executive Board updated on CP giving, entities’ work

Horn to promote traditional CP giving

May 5th, 2022

Letlow issues statement on the Supreme Court’s draft opinion

Kennedy explains why the economy is struggling

United Way, BCM announce Summer Impact Grants

May 4th, 2022

Supreme Court confirms leaked opinion on Roe v. Wade is ‘authentic’ but not a ‘final position’

Trump-backed candidate wins Senate GOP primary showdown in Ohio

Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as COVID controls tighten

US trade deficit widens to $109.8 billion

CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains

May 2nd, 2022

Extra, extra, read all about it!

SCOTUS: Boston violated group’s rights by refusing to fly Christian flag

Oklahoma bans ‘nonbinary’ birth certificates

Planned Parenthood unable to sign up abortionists in Alabama, Georgia

Earthquake hits Tiger Stadium during Garth Brooks concert

POLL: Dems trail GOP with groups they usually win

REPORT: Only 6 percent of UK adults are practicing Christians

Hundreds remain trapped in Mariupol steel plant

Merger signals fresh start for Lecompte church

April 28th, 2022

Baptist Community Ministries names Inman J. Houston CEO

Honeymoon leads man from skeptic to pastor

Bill would put those in prison for life for killing babies in partial-birth abortions

DHS has spent $72 million to avoid building more border wall

Israel observes Holocaust Remembrance Day amid a global rise of anti-semitism

Virginia church leaving UMC over LGBT debate, joining theologically conservative network

California to raise its gas tax, already the highest in the nation

U.S. GDP fell at a 1.4 percent pace to start the year as pandemic recovery takes a hit

April 27th, 2022

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

E. coli concerns prompt recall of more than 120,000 pounds of ground beef

Twitter workers freaking out over Elon Musk in internal Slack messages

April 26th, 2022

Home prices jumped nearly 20 percent in February

Practice needed (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Something’s cooking (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Trust, the SBC, the MBC and the Cooperative Program

April 25th, 2022

MBC offers ‘Plan B’ to bypass SBC entities

Twitter accepts Musk’s $44 billion deal

SBC 2023 annual meeting may move to New Orleans

SBC EC seeks inputs via 2 surveys

Three decisions for Christ during Wednesday service

FBC Basile sees baptisms, growth amid trials

Sheriff credits God for surviving COVID

Louisiana Baptists test Rebuild Program

April 22nd, 2022

Demolition to make way for building Bayou Church bigger

GBCC prayer garden visit rekindles memories

CENLA Pregnancy Center sees busy start to 2022

Louisiana Notables

April 20th, 2022

Biden admin forcing health workers to go against religious or moral beliefs

Netflix stock plunges after subscriber losses

Twitter threatens ‘permanent ban’ of news outlet for photo of baby illegally aborted

California lawmakers propose bill legalizing infanticide

Suspected arson reported at Istrouma Baptist

April 19th, 2022

NOBTS and LCU announce historical partnership involving M.Div., MBA, and MSW degrees

April 18th, 2022

LCU recognizes outstanding students, faculty at Honors Convocation

NOBTS trustees approve $12 million campus renovation plan, rename student center in honor of Fred Luter

CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge

Student prayer has academic and behavioral benefits

Alabama governor signs law banning puberty blockers, gender transition surgeries

Kentucky lawmakers override governor’s veto of bill banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports

Oklahoma governor signs bill to make performing abortions illegal

Who should Clarence Thomas slap?

April 15th, 2022

DeSantis signs bill addressing ‘fatherhood crisis’

California proposes four-day work week

Airports clogged with queues as travel rebound strains resources

Inflation rose 8.5 percent in March

Finland, Sweden set to join NATO

April 14th, 2022

LBDR team touched by Ukrainian refugees’ spirit

LCU students earn prestigious summer science opportunities at Southern Miss

Record high gas prices, surging inflation trim spending

Airfare surged 20 percent over pre-pandemic levels

Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion

POLL: Biden approval drops to 33 percent

April 13th, 2022

Grand Isle opens beach to public for first time since Hurricane Ida

Benson Baptist, Converse to hold spring revival

LBDR team begins ministry to Ukrainian refugees in Poland

April 12th, 2022

Welcomed visitors (Cartoon: Fletch)

Serious debate (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Painful truth (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

April 11th, 2022

REPORT: 761 acts of violence committed against Indian Christians in 2021

POLL: In economic views, inflation outweighs jobs

Masters winner: ‘reason I play golf is I’m trying to glorify God’

Chipotle tests robots to combat labor shortage

Once a retail giant, Kmart down to 3 stores after NJ closing

Biden announces measures to crack down on ‘ghost guns’

Russia accused of war crimes in missile attack on Ukrainian train station

Lanier Baptist Easter drama set for April 14-16

April 8th, 2022

LBC ED states concerns about SBC EC pro-LGBT lawyers

LCU seniors present research at annual C.S. Lewis Honors Forum

Congresswoman Letlow to be keynote speaker at LCU Commencement May 7

Angola inmate pastor granted parole

Family meeting (Cartoon: Fletch)

VBS show idea (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Distinguished professor (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

April 7th, 2022

Atlanta Braves selling $151 burger, comes with World Series ring for $25,000

Sixty elite Russian paratroopers refuse to fight in Ukraine

Cubans arriving in record numbers along Mexico border

Shanghai seethes in COVID lockdown, posing test to China’s leadership

California city to give universal income to transgender, nonbinary residents

Kentucky to treat churches as ‘essential services’ during pandemics, emergencies

Meta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online

April 6th, 2022

Open Door Missions offers relief to Ukrainians

Louisiana Baptist DR team activated for Poland

Trinity is ‘hub’ for Ukrainian relief

Rice withdraws name from list of candidates seeking SBC presidency

PEW: Zelenskyy inspires confidence, views of Putin hit new low

CDC: A third of high schoolers reported poor mental health during COVID

Faith-driven Jalen Wilson leads Kansas to historic comeback in NCAA basketball championship win

Elon Musk takes a 9 percent stake in Twitter to become largest shareholder

Myanmar military destroyed 47 churches in predominantly Christian states

ICE to scour U.S. communities looking for border absconders

April 5th, 2022

Friendly advice (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Image consultant (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Gospel admission (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

April 2nd, 2022

LCU dedicates walking trail

March 31st, 2022

Powerful storms cause destruction in state once again

Two associations welcome new associational ministry strategists

U.S. to issue gender-neutral “X” passports

Candidate says ‘silent majority’ of Disney employees support Florida law

BLOOMBERG: Biden’s inflation will cost Americans an extra $5,200 in 2022K

UK spy chief: Russian soldiers rebelling in Ukraine

STUDY: Louisiana ‘most stressed out’ among 50 states

March 29th, 2022

LCU to close Wednesday due to threat of severe weather

Archaeologist finds oldest Hebrew text with the name of God

World’s first space hotel set to open in 2027

Biden budget proposal forces Americans to fund abortions

NY college lecturer resigns after university hosts convicted cop killer

Nigeria: Fulani kidnap 46 Christians, days after killing 32 civilians

Ukraine’s peace negotiators allegedly poisoned

Florida’s DeSantis signs ‘Parental Rights in Education’ bill

Vendors sought for CENLA missions and ministry fair

March 28th, 2022

Parents’ hope alive after son’s death

LBCH’s new foster care approach engages associations

EASTER REFLECTIONS: Who killed Jesus?

March 25th, 2022

Bayou State Baptisms: Churches shared Christ during disaster-plagued ‘21

RAs to prep boys for combat

Louisiana Notables

SBC CP dollars hire pro-LGBTQ lawyers

March 24th, 2022

With workers scarce & companies holding onto employees, U.S. jobless claims plunge

Despite millions crossing open borders daily, US to accept only 100,000 Ukrainian refugees

Gas price stimulus checks proposed, potentially fueling more inflation

California governor signs bill forcing taxpayers to fund more abortions

POLL: Americans want Biden to be tougher on Russia