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Massive Fraud in Federal Drug Pricing Program

Massive Fraud in Federal Drug Pricing Program

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Massive Fraud in Federal Drug Pricing Program

Jeff Crouere • Tangi Times Contributor
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Investigative journalist Nick Shirley created a nationwide sensation when he uncovered $110 million in suspicious government payments to daycare centers operated by Somali-Americans in Minnesota in “one day alone.”This successful effort to fight fraud received praise from the Trump administration.
When Everything Makes Us Angry

When Everything Makes Us Angry

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When Everything Makes Us Angry

Brett K. Duncan
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
PART 1 of 3 When anger becomes the default Lately, I’ve found myself noticing something that I can't quite shake. And if I’m being honest, it doesn’t just concern me. It saddens me.Because I'm starting to wonder what it’s doing to us.
A Message from Robby Miller

A Message from Robby Miller

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A Message from Robby Miller

News Staff
Monday, April 6, 2026
I love this time of year! After the gray of winter, it’s been so enjoyable to see how Mother Nature is showering us with blooms this spring! As I drive around the parish, I can see that our residents and business owners agree, and it shows in your yards and landscapes!
Bill Evans Jazz Festival Returns to Hammond

Bill Evans Jazz Festival Returns to Hammond

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Bill Evans Jazz Festival Returns to Hammond

Tangi Times Report
Monday, April 6, 2026
The Bill Evans Jazz Festival is named in honor of Bill Evans, a 1950 graduate of Southeastern and one of the most influential pianists in jazz history. By 1958, he was playing with Miles Davis, and in 1959 was the pianist for Miles’ Kind of Blue album, still the #1 selling album in jazz history.

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LHSC Urges Drivers to Focus on the Road

News Staff
Thursday, April 2, 2026
During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission reminds drivers that driving while talking or texting with a handheld device is not only illegal in Louisiana but can have deadly consequences.
Surviving Spring Testing Season

Surviving Spring Testing Season

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Surviving Spring Testing Season

Iby Stefanie Brooke Tangi Times Community
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Spring in Louisiana brings azaleas, unpredictable weather, and right on schedule, testing season. Across the state, students will soon sharpen their pencils and log into computers for the annual LEAP and end-of-year exams. If that sentence made you instinctively reach for coffee, take a deep breath.
At left, three generations of Dufreche ladies placed in the bake-off at the Julian Dufreche Strawberry Day in the Park. From left, Janet Dufreche won 2nd place in cakes; Lena DePaula won 1st place in the 6th-8th grade competition; and Julianna DePaula won 3rd place in cakes.

At left, three generations of Dufreche ladies placed in the bake-off at the Julian Dufreche Strawberry Day in the Park. From left, Janet Dufreche won 2nd place in cakes; Lena DePaula won 1st place in the 6th-8th grade competition; and Julianna DePaula won 3rd place in cakes.

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Fun in the Sun

News Staff
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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The Alligator

The Alligator

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The Alligator

Byolehardhide The Alligator
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Helllloooooooo and Happy Holy Week to all my favorite swampies! That’s a greeting choc-full of Hs! You know what’s funny? Okay, y’all know that the Hide is a quintessentially cosmopolitan gator, right? Right.
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