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The String Cheese Incident Celebrates New Orleans With Special Guests & Drone Show At Red Rocks
A band well known for their storied winter carnival tours around ski towns of the west, The String Cheese Incident celebrated their thirty-year anniversary this weekend with a trio of themed shows in their home state, returning for an annual run at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Friday’s opening night was titled “The New Orleans Incident”, a nod to the Crescent City’s influence on the band, where many early appearances around the city during Jazz Fest and influences from The Meters, Dr. John and Allen Toussaint were reason enough to pay homage back to the city that has given them much inspiration and adoration over the years.
High insurance premiums affect home-buying decisions
Earlier this year, CNBC reported that 31 percent of Gen Z can’t afford to buy or rent, and 2023 was the least affordable home buying year in more than a decade. In Southwest Louisiana, high interest rates and inflation aren’t the only thing keeping young adults living at home and hampering the real estate market. […]
How three Louisianans wound up playing baseball in Saskatoon; Baton Rouge filmmakers debut musical drama at PBS Short Films Festival
July 15, marks the start of the PBS Short Film Festival. The festival is designed to increase the visibility of independent films, and for the 11th straight year in a row, a film nominated by Louisiana Public Broadcasting has made the list. This year's film, The Ballad of Rose Mae, is a musical drama by Baton Rouge filmmakers Gray Fagan and Bailey Wax. They join us now for more on their filmmaking journey and partnership that began in a high school acting class.
Historically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more than 200 years ago in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Their tidy Creole cottage cafe in the small riverfront town of Wallace lies yards from property their great-grandparents bought more than a century ago.
5 teens arrested after chase in stolen car from Covington to Hammond, deputies say
HAMMOND — Officials said Monday that five teenagers in a stolen car were arrested after a chase through parts of St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. All five are minors and were not identified by Tangipahoa Parish deputies. Covington Police had tried to pull over their vehicle early Friday, but...
Capture Your Professional Headshot at the Bayou Region Incubator
Visuals By Duke is teaming up with the Bayou Region Incubator to provide professionals with an opportunity to enhance their professional image. From July 17th to 19th, Visuals by Duke will offer 15-minute photo sessions at the Bayou Region Incubator located at 203 West Second Street, Thibodaux, LA. These sessions...
The power of art to heal in Slidell
The healing power of art — as seen through the eyes of nine unique artists — will be on exhibit at the George Dunbar Gallery in Slidell when "Revival," an invitational art exhibition, opens with a reception and artist's talk on July 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Revival” will run through Sept. 6, and the public is invited to enjoy the free reception and talk.
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