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2 days ago | kalb.com | Ken Daley

CHICAGO (WVUE) - The New Orleans Pelicans wound up with the No. 7 pick in next month’s NBA draft after the league’s draft lottery Monday night (May 12). Cooper Flagg, the multi-talented forward who is leaving Duke University after his freshman season, is widely expected to be the top pick in the June 25 draft. The Dallas Mavericks won the draft lottery to be awarded the first overall pick. New Orleans entered the lottery with the fourth-best chance -- 12.5 percent -- of winning the No. 1 pick.

3 days ago | kalb.com | Greg LaRose

ASENCSION PARISH, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - An Ascension Parish woman has been charged with three felonies for allegedly falsifying applications for Medicaid and food assistance. She reportedly collected more than $125,000 through the fraud scheme and used the money for luxury purchases, according to Attorney General Liz Murrill. Priscilla Jackson, 40, of Prairieville was arrested Thursday and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Jail.

3 days ago | kalb.com | Greg LaRose

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - Economic development officials in Louisiana want to place less emphasis on the number of new jobs major projects bring to the state and more on what they pay employees. Their strategy calls for a new business incentive program to replace a popular existing one, but it could be a decade or longer before the state stops doling out both perks – potentially costing the public hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

5 days ago | kalb.com | Kylei Cornelison |Carmen Taffi |Victoria Watson

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - In honor of The Met Gala, co-hosts Carmen Taffi and Victoria Watson take a look at the most memorable looks from the biggest night in fashion in this week’s episode of “The Pop Corner.”The theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” was definitely one to remember, as it honored the historical and cultural impact of the 18th-century movement of Black dandyism in fashion.

5 days ago | kalb.com | Colin Vedros

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria said he was shocked and surprised when the Catholic Church announced a new pope, who was born and raised in the United States. “Suddenly, to have one of ours be the leader of the church throughout the world is a remarkable feat,” said Bishop Robert Marshall, Jr.On May 8, the Papal Conclave concluded with white smoke billowing out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new pope was chosen.