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Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation announces new board members
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation is proud to announce two local leaders have been selected to join its Board of Directors. Wendy Brunet Burns and Patrick Kiernan were nominated and approved by the board at the June meeting. Burns and Kiernan bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to support the Sports Foundation’s mission of attracting and managing major sporting events that create economic impact and positive media opportunities for the State of Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans area.
Gov. Jeff Landry-endorsed candidate named Northwestern State University president
PIPER HUTCHINSON – Louisiana Illuminator. The University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Thursday to name Associate State Supreme Court Justice James Genovese the next president of Northwestern State University. The move to install Genovese, a nontraditional candidate who has no higher education administrative experience but does have...
Iris Domestic Violence Center helping domestic abuse victims
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An average of one million people are domestic abuse victims each year. Last year, the state of Louisiana was the thirty-first most common state to see domestic abuse and violence. Still, the effort to eliminate harm at home and protect those affected is what the Iris Domestic Violence Center in Baton Rouge cares most about.
Local student to represent Louisiana at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A River Oaks High School student will represent Louisiana at the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation event in Washington, D.C. Loralie Smith is one of 100 high school seniors chosen to participate in the weeklong program that teaches students how the federal government works. Smith...
Louisiana Ticket Claims $230,000 in Wednesday Lottery Drawing
As an observer of lottery drawings in Louisiana, I feel obligated to suggest to those who want to strike it rich playing lottery games with the Louisiana Lottery should be participating in those games over the next week or so. The reason? Lady Luck appears to have moved back into Louisiana and she's apparently applying her "magic" to lottery tickets sold here in The Boot.
New policies approved for Lincoln Parish Library
The Lincoln Parish Library (LPL) Board of Control approved the addition of three new policies for the library during its July meeting on Thursday at the LPL. Those three newly established approved policies involved social media; displays and exhibits; and photography and media recording. “We’ve never had any of these...
Youth with gun flees Ruston officers
A 17-year-old Ruston youth was arrested last week after a call to police reporting a man was brandishing a firearm in public. A Ruston officer spotted the suspect matching the description about 4:30 p.m. on July 10, but the man fled on foot. Officers gave chase and apprehended him on Apple Drive off South Farmerville Street. When asked about the handgun, Yanni J. Potts said he threw it down on the trail near the East Side Mini-Mart as he was running from officers.
Free Wilbert Ellis Baseball Camp set for July 27
Ruston native and College Baseball Hall of Famer Wilbert Ellis is almost considered baseball royalty in north Louisiana, more so than ever after being inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame last month. This year’s annual free Wilbert Ellis Baseball Camp will be held from 8 a.m. – 2...
McClintock joins Tech track and field staff
Louisiana Tech’s Director of Track & Field/Cross Country, Brian Johnson, announced the addition of Halle McClintock as an assistant coach. McClintock will oversee the distance runners after spending time as a graduate assistant at South Carolina. Before becoming a Gamecock, she spent five seasons as a distance runner at Georgia.
Local Mountain Home artist “ReImagines” slice of downtown square with new mural
Downtown Mountain Home just got a little bit more vibrant!. Catherine Stotesbery, a Mountain Home artist known for her vibrant and expressive work, has recently completed a new mural on the side of Lighthouse Counseling of the Ozarks in downtown Mountain Home. The mural, which took over 30 hours to...
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.
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