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What Louisiana City Has Most DWI Arrests?
SHREVEPORT, LA – I recently heard some shocking stats about drunk driving in Louisiana and I have been wondering why Shreveport leads this dangerous category by such a wide margin. You be the judge of what the numbers show. Shreveport Police made 625 DWI arrests in 2023 and there...
Flood Watches Posted for Louisiana – More ‘Excessive Rain’ Likely
Forecasters with the National Weather Service have placed much of Louisiana at substantial risk for excessive rain and associated street flooding later today. A stagnant weather pattern has prevailed over Louisiana for a little more than a week now. During the past ten days, the Lafayette airport has reported measurable precipitation on eight of them. Today looks to be no different.
Will the ALLA parade replace Nyx during Mardi Gras 2025? Council committee to vote
A Carnival parade may get closer to a coveted new time slot and a Mardi Gras Indian parking dispute will be aired when the New Orleans City Council’s Governmental Affairs/Quality of Life committee meets on Wednesday. First, the committee will consider the possibility that the Krewe of ALLA, which...
Mister Mao to Host Collab Dinner with Chef Jason Goodenough
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Mister Mao announced a special four-course COLLAB DINNER with guest chef JASON GOODENOUGH on Tuesday, July 30. Seating’s are available at 6 or 8 p.m. The theme is DAYUM COMMANDMENTS – come and get your blessings! Tickets are $85 plus tax & gratuity, but can you really put a price on eternal salvation?
NASA's Moon Rocket Arrives at KSC
The core stage of NASA's mega-moon rocket, SLS, arrived at Kennedy Space Center aboard a barge from New Orleans. The SLS rocket will be prepped for the Artemis II mission inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. No earlier than September 2025, four astronauts will fly the Orion capsule around the moon and back.
New music museum for New Orleans' River District still needs $160M. Will the state back it?
A new music museum for New Orleans that has been touted as a cultural centerpiece of the River District development received $2 million in state funding last month. But the project still faces an uphill struggle to secure the $160 million it needs to become a reality. The Louisiana Music...
Buckeye native and retired major general inducted to La. Guard Hall of Fame
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis was joined by his family, close friends and service members as they celebrated his induction into the Louisiana National Guard Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Louisiana, July 13. The LANG Hall of Fame was...
UL Football Unveils New Helmet Logo With Louisiana Theme
Football season in Louisiana is here and the excitement for high school, college, and professional football is growing. Going into a new season, teams often introduce their fans to new or throwback uniform color schemes, and some even elect to change their helmets up to add to the excitement. The...
Keep Louisiana Beautiful offers litter kits available for checkout at area libraries
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) launched the Get Down & Clean Up program in collaboration with the State Library of Louisiana and the Louisiana Public Library System, making litter clean-up supplies readily available at public libraries across the state in spring 2023. Today, the program has grown to 127 participating libraries in 41 parishes, and more than 1,000 […]
New Southland Industrial Coatings Manufacturing Facility in Louisiana
The company will invest $13.1 million in the Town of Washington. Project will retain 340 current positions in Louisiana. New facility is expected to start operations by Spring 2025. Southland Industrial Coatings announced it is investing $13.1 million to construct a new fireproofing facility in St. Landry Parish that will...
Louisiana Contemporary Opens Aug. 3 at the Ogden Museum
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Ogden Museum of Southern Art first launched Louisiana Contemporary, presented by The Helis Foundation in 2012, to establish a vehicle that would bring to the fore the work of artists living in Louisiana and highlight the dynamism of art practice throughout the state. Since the inaugural exhibition 13 years ago, Ogden Museum has shown works by over 560 artists, making Louisiana Contemporary an important moment in the national arts calendar to recognize and experience the spectrum and vitality of artistic voices emanating from New Orleans and in art communities across Louisiana.
Showers, storms to continue in Southeast, but will hammer 2 main areas
Tropical moisture flowing into the southeastern United States will continue into this weekend, but some areas will be hit harder than others in terms of downpours and the risk of flash flooding. While sunshine and typical late-July heat will continue to interrupt a pattern strewn with showers and thunderstorms in...
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