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What’s the future for two parks in Ascension Parish? Residents have some ideas.
The baseball fields at Roger J. Clouatre Memorial Park in St. Amant aren’t going anywhere, but the question of how to use the remaining land off Stringer Bridge Road was up for debate at an information session Tuesday. Led by consultant Randy Albarez, who called parks the “soul” of...
A new school, a new culture: Ascension Parish introduces Prairieville High School
Eight years and $118 million later, Prairieville High School and its mascot — the Hurricanes — have arrived in Ascension Parish. Officials unveiled the long-awaited addition to the parish at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, with a focus on establishing a culture in a community with distinctive school spirit and rivalries.
New Orleans' permitting director is cleaning house, firing staff. Employees are raising flags.
The Department of Safety and Permits is one of City Hall’s largest and most public-facing agencies, with a sprawling mandate over all sorts of business – from construction to taxi service to short-term rentals. It is also one of the most unloved, notorious for lackadaisical customer service, corruption and bureaucratic dysfunction.
One person killed in early morning house fire, investigators say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was found dead following an early morning house fire on San Clemente Drive in Baton Rouge, officials say. The fire began around 4:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 20. Firefighters initially said that no one was injured. However, a family member arrived at the...
Louisiana Ranked as Hardest Place to Save
Forbes Advisor has released a new study, ranking states by how difficult it is to save money as a resident of each respective state. According to the original research, the national personal savings rate has decreased from 20% in 2020 to 3.8% as of January 2024. The ranking for each state, plus the District of Columbia, is determined based on indicators in these key categories: income, debt, cost of living, taxes, and housing.
Air Travel Grounded – Louisiana Passengers Call Your Airline
There appears to be a major IT issue involving several of the airlines that serve airports in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge this morning. The issue is not just confined to Louisiana airports nor is it confined exclusively to the airline industry. Since many of you...
Air Travel Grounded – Louisiana Passengers Call Your Airline
There appears to be a major IT issue involving several of the airlines that serve airports in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge this morning. The issue is not just confined to Louisiana airports nor is it confined exclusively to the airline industry. Since many of you...
OMV encouraging customers to reschedule appointments due to global outages
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is reporting varying degrees of outages at its offices statewide due to the global IT outages. Earlier today, the OMV could not process any transactions, and while systems are starting to come back online, customers will likely still experience wait times at their OMV offices, officials said.
Curious Louisiana tells the story of a Louisiana Olympian who competed in Hitler's shadow
He was 17 years old and had never traveled outside of Louisiana. Yet, there William Tennant Brown sat on an ocean liner bound for Berlin, his teammates by his side. The year was 1936, and Brown would be competing against the world in the shadow of Adolf Hitler. One of his teammates, a young African American man named Jesse Owens would win four gold medals.
Another Drawdown Of Lake Bistineau Set To Begin This Month
It won't be long now, Lake Bistineau will be reduced to Bayou Dorcheat and an assortment of swamp-like areas. It would appear that summer is nearly over for those who enjoy water sports like fishing or skiing on Lake Bistineau in Northwest Louisiana. Lake Bistineau State Park recently posted on...
Hailey Van Lith basketball career latest: WNBA All-Star event, NCAA transfer and Olympics
Former LSU women's basketball star Hailey Van Lith is fully motivated to put a frustrating first half of 2024 behind her after transferring to TCU and making the Team USA Olympic squad for 3x3
Louisiana OMV encourages customers to reschedule due to CrowdStrike outage
The Louisiana OMV said it is "experiencing varying degrees of outages" at its field offices statewide due to the global outage, and is encouraging customers who had appointments for Friday, July 19, to reschedule.
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