Slaughter, LA

SLAUGHTER — The Trump administration is allowing 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef into the country to bring down record prices for consumers.President Trump signed a proclamation that temporarily lowers tariffs on some foreign beef imports. The administration expects the beef to arrive in three 30-day shipments starting Sept. 1.Amelia Kent, co-owner and manager of Kent Farms LLC and vice president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, said the administration's announcement last

SLAUGHTER — The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has voted to approve a new elementary school in Slaughter, a small town in East Feliciana Parish. Still, not everyone in the community is on board with the decision.During yesterday's BESE meeting, teachers, parents, and staff from both the current elementary school and the incoming charter school spoke about the plan.Slaughter Community Charter will run the new school, which is set to open next fall for sixth graders. Addit

BATON ROUGE — Nearly 20 companies in the Capital Region were named to Inc. magazine’s 2026 list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in America, released on Tuesday.Slaughter-based Omega Foundation Services topped the list for Capital Region-based businesses, reporting 2,152% growth in revenue over the past three years. The construction firm was ranked No. 145 on the list.It is Omega’s third year on the list.Baton Rouge-based construction firm Independent Offsho