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Sam’s Club ‘Benefit’ No Longer Offered to Louisiana Shoppers
At fourteen different locations across Louisiana including the cities of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Harvey, Lake Charles, and Denham Springs, shoppers in Louisiana can load up on oversized portions of the items they use every day. Such is the life of a Sam's Club Shopper. You don't really need six gallons of mayonnaise but the price is too hard to pass up, right?
More Than $2.8M in Affordable Housing Program Funds Awarded in U.S. Representative Troy Carter’s District
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 15, 2024-- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce that more than $2.8 million was awarded via four Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants in U.S. Representative Troy Carter’s district to increase the supply of affordable housing stock for individuals and families in need. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240815710920/en/ U.S. Representative Troy Carter (Photo: Business Wire)
Law enforcement help teach importance of safe crib sleeping methods
DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - The number of crib-related deaths is climbing in Southwest Louisiana. 1 in 5 babies experience 3 or more risk factors for sleep-related death, according to the Louisiana Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data. There have been approximately 10 deaths in Southwest Louisiana due to safe crib sleeping, and 100 across the state.
Louisiana Utility Commission Oks Major Donor’s Plan To Buy Entergy Gas System
BATON ROUGE (Louisiana Illuminator / FLOODLIGHT) — A private equity firm that has given more than $200,000 in campaign contributions to Louisiana Public Service Commission members won unanimous approval from the commission Wednesday to purchase Entergy Louisiana’s gas distribution system. There was little discussion and no opposition to...
EBR Metro Council Approves $25K Homestead Exemption For First Responders
First responders who own homes in East Baton Rouge Parish now have a larger homestead exemption. The Metro Council on Wednesday approved an additional $25,000 in property tax exemptions for police, firefighters, and EMS. That's on top of the $75,000 tax exemption extended to all Louisiana homeowners. Jake Morgan, president...
Worshippers bless the Mississippi River by boat, in an act of Eucharistic revival
The air was already steamy at 8am on an August morning, the sidewalk radiating heat waves as a crowd filtered into St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Baton Rouge. Hundreds filed into the church, adorned in veils and athleisure wear, white robes and tennis shoes. They were among thousands of Catholics who converged on the Mississippi River Aug. 14 and 15 for the Fête-Dieu du Mississippi. The two-day boat procession traveled down the river from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Its star attraction is a 14-foot-tall golden sculpture called a monstrance, which is used in Catholicism to house the spirit of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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