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AT&T Provides Update on Data Breach Affecting Customers in Louisiana
AT&T has confirmed a data breach that has impacted some of its customers in Louisiana. Contrary to previous reports that suggested nearly all AT&T customers had their calls, texts, and information compromised, the latest update reveals a more contained incident. Details of the Incident. In a recent communication to affected...
Hailey Van Lith Indirectly Threw Heavy Shade At LSU While Discussing Her Decision To Transfer To TCU
Hailey Van Lith chose to forgo the WNBA Draft and return to college basketball. She will exhaust her fifth and final year of eligibility with her third team in three years, the TCU Horned Frogs. The decision to leave Baton Rouge stemmed from a difficult year in a new position that did not best set […] The post Hailey Van Lith Indirectly Threw Heavy Shade At LSU While Discussing Her Decision To Transfer To TCU appeared first on BroBible.
Community: ICC hosts 'tropical getaway' social; Fair gives $5,000 to Alzheimer's center
Inter-Civic Council of Greater Baton Rouge held a tropical getaway-themed summer social on July 10 at Mason’s Grill. Serving as event co-chairs were Kristin Rosendale, representing Kiwanis Club of Ascension, and Kelsi Wallin, representing The Hospice of Baton Rouge. Rosendale and Wallin decorated the space in island-themed décor and entertained everyone with party games before dinner.
BRPD seizes four guns, drugs ready for distribution; officers still searching for suspect who fled
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police seized drugs ready for distribution and four guns after they raided a car near a local business where illicit dealings were said to take place, the department said Friday. A BRPD officer on patrol said he saw an illegal transaction happening at a...
Pearl River baseball has a new coach, and he promises that it will be a smooth transition
Former Pope John Paul II baseball coach Mike Couvillion was excited to get back into coaching after a year away from the sport. Couvillion was headed to Pearl River to be an assistant coach for the reigning state semifinalists, but now, he'll lead the Rebels after head coach Buddy Turnage stepped down to take the same position at Pearl River Central (Miss.).
Homicides are up in Baton Rouge as killings drop nationwide — but the pace is slowing
Homicides in Baton Rouge have increased from the same time last year — even as other major cities across the country see noticeable declines in gun violence — but the city is no longer on pace to match its deadliest year in 2021. From Jan. 1 to June...
Louisiana Ranked in Most Dangerous Roads for Drivers List
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) - New research has revealed that Louisiana ranks 1st among the US states with the most dangerous roads for drivers. The physical condition of roads and their traffic volume can significantly impact safety. But which state has the riskiest roads?. The team at MarketWatch Guides analyzed data...
Louisiana Residents Should Brace for More of These Bloodsucking Menaces
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - With summer comes a lot more tropical showers in Louisiana, and with those showers comes one of the natural predators of the Louisiana resident, the mosquito. With a lot of rain expected in the coming days throughout south Louisiana, we can see places that are...
Louisiana constitution 'is broken': GOP donor Lane Grigsby again pitches rewrite
Lane Grigsby, a Baton Rouge business owner and Republican megadonor who chaired Gov. Jeff Landry's "constitutional reform" transition committee, this week made yet another pitch for a rewrite of the state constitution. Grigsby spoke to media and the public at a Baton Rouge Press Club luncheon on Monday. It was...
AT&T Provides Update on Data Breach Affecting Customers in Louisiana
AT&T has confirmed a data breach that has impacted some of its customers in Louisiana. Contrary to previous reports that suggested nearly all AT&T customers had their calls, texts, and information compromised, the latest update reveals a more contained incident. Details of the Incident. In a recent communication to affected...
Study Warns: ‘Toxic Compounds’ Found in Sun-Exposed Plastic Bottles
Louisiana folks already have a hard time keeping cool in the summertime, and now we have to worry that our bottled water might be unsafe to drink. We have all forgotten our water bottles in the car on a hot summer day at some point. If you leave them in your car or in the sun long enough, you may have noticed that they have a strange chemical-like aftertaste. Scientists have been warning us that chemicals 'linked to hormonal imbalances' such as BPA can contaminate the liquid inside the bottle.
Daily showers, thunderstorms expected over next week
An upper-level trough will remain in place over Southwest Louisiana for the next several days, helping to aid in daily showers and thunderstorms. But the good news is temperatures are trending cooler — especially for the last week of July. National Weather Service Lake Charles Storm Warning Coordinator Doug Cramer said pockets of excessive rainfall […]
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