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Louisiana Democrats thank Biden, support Harris as new nominee
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Democrats have switched their support to Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's new nominee and were thankful to President Joe Biden. Biden, 81, stepped down as the party's nominee on Sunday. He had been heavily criticized since a debate June 27 against former President Donald Trump. On X, the Louisiana Democratic Party officially endorsed Harris and said that they "look forward to a productive,...
GALLERY: Volleyball Camp at HLB
Central Lafourche High School, E.D. White Catholic High School, South Lafourche High School and Thibodaux High School attended a volleyball camp at H.L. Bourgeois last week. Photos by NATALI BARNES l THS Student Photographer.
Zurik: Mayor Cantrell indictment is imminent, crime watchdog says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Following a scathing 17-page federal indictment against a former member of her executive protection team, the head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission says an indictment against Mayor Latoya Cantrell is imminent. In former New Orleans Police officer Jeffrey Vappie’s indictment, which was handed down Friday (July...
Morgan City: Man who allegedly stole boat leads police on chase, crashes vehicle
MORGAN CITY - Police in Morgan City arrested a man that led officers on a chase that ended in a car wreck Sunday. The Morgan City Police Department said 39-year-old Randy Mark Lee was suspected of stealing a SCD Tower Recon Boat on Thursday, July 18. Police said they spotted...
Chicken Salad Chick Opens First Location in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad restaurant chain, has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement that will bring four restaurants to New Orleans. The first location is slated to open in 2025. The three additional locations are in various stages of development. This multi-unit deal will add to the brand’s 12 open locations in Louisiana.
Rams exercising their right to restrict Saints and Raiders training camps in California
Southern California is a great place to hold training camp. Just ask the Los Angeles Rams, who have called SoCal home for the last eight years. It’s why the Dallas Cowboys head to Oxnard each summer for their training camp, and it’s why the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders are invading sunny California this year, too. Both the Saints and Raiders are holding their camps in Southern California this summer but there are some caveats, courtesy of the Rams. According to ESPN, the Rams and Chargers invoked an NFL rule that allows them to block other teams from marketing...
LSU graduates Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth seen in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy merch
PARIS, IDF — New Orleans native and Mount Carmel Academy alum, Kristen Nuss and her teammate Taryn Kloth were spotted in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy socks. Nuss graduated from Mount Carmel in 2016, where she received many awards and championships before attending Louisiana State University. Kloth and Nuss...
Drug arrests, including cocaine distribution charge, reported by area agencies
Police agencies in St. Mary reported five drug-related arrests in the past week, including one for distribution of cocaine. Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 171 calls for service over the last 96-hour reporting period and made these arrests:. --Paris Nicole Bias, 33,...
Pedestrian killed in Washington Parish, state police say
BOGALUSA, La. — Shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, the Louisiana State Police began investigating a single-car crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian who was struck while walking in the southbound lane of LA Highway 21 near Lee's Creek Road in Washington Parish. According to Troopers from Troop...
Abercrombie & Fitch Now Open at Lakeside Shopping Center
METAIRIE, La (Biz New Orleans) – Abercrombie & Fitch is now open in the main mall across from the food court at Lakeside Shopping Center. The store features a shop-in-shop space for its children’s brand, abercrombie kids. Another family brand, Hollister Co., will open in an adjacent space later this month.
A 'child's body' in water creates big scare at Slidell park. Police share an explanation.
A father and son fishing at Slidell's Heritage Park on Sunday afternoon hooked what appeared to be a child's body — and prompted an underwater search by the Slidell Police Department's dive team. Fortunately, the body turned out to a doll, ironically one used for water safety training, the...
Goyeneche: Cantrell probably going to be indicted soon
Now that a former New Orleans Police officer who has been close to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is under federal indictment, when we will hear any news from a separate investigation into the mayor herself? Word from federal court could be coming
Lincoln Beach named a national historic site
NEW ORLEANS — It’s been over half a century since Lincoln Beach was an epicenter of black life during segregation and the only beach open to black families during the Jim Crow Era. Now, it’s neglected and even considered a safety hazard, but hopefully, that’s about to change....
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