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Step Up Louisiana Announces Once-in-a-Generation Investment in Grassroots Organizing
NEW ORLEANS — Step Up Louisiana announced a “once in a generation” investment in grassroots organizing in the Deep South. The Fall for Liberation is an organizing drive that will train 50 Southeast Louisiana residents on community, labor and electoral organizing. With plans to knock on more than 100,000 doors and have thousands of conversations with workers and voters in our communities, the project has the potential to reshape upcoming elections in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Jefferson Parish.
Leadership Skills Training Course to be Held Next Week in Leesville
Leesville, La - A Leadership Skills Training Course will be held in Leesville on Tuesday, August 27th from 9:00am to 4:00pm. There is no cost to attend. It will be presented by Karen Day White who is the Director of the Office of Rural Development and also a Governor’s designee to the Delta Regional Authority.
Body of popular Shreveport-Bossier DJ found in Red River, family & friends say
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - The body of a popular Shreveport area DJ was found in the Red River Thursday (Aug. 22), family and friends tell KSLA. Police in Bossier confirm the body of a Black male was found near the Louisiana Boardwalk. He was identified as Dominique Washington, 38.
Westlake firefighters recognized for rescuing woman
Westlake Fire Department Lieutenant Dalton Bushnell and firefighter Connor Dickerson were celebrated for public heroism for rescuing a woman inside a burning structure by entering the house, waking her up and passing her out of the window to safety on Tuesday, Aug 6. Westlake Mayor Hal McMillin read a proclamation at Monday’s meeting making Tuesday […]
‘He’d kill people’, warns Kay Adams as NFL coach admits to having ‘talked about’ moving quarterback to linebacker
NEW Orleans Saints star Taysom Hill could have a future beyond offense. Having played quarterback, tight end, wideout, returner, and fullback, 30-year-old Hill is a Swiss Army Knife for the Saints. But head coach Dennis Allen recently revealed to Kay Adams on her FanDuel TV show Up And Adams that, in the past, they’ve been […]
Two-state car chase ends in White Oak
A car chase roared out of Louisiana, across East Texas and into White Oak Saturday night before the armed the driver crashed out at a local oil change business. According to an Aug. 18 press release from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, 28-year-old Saleful Sangaray was ultimately arrested after fleeing his wrecked vehicle on foot. He now faces multiple felony charges after investigators reported drugs, a handgun and an AK-47 in the vehicle.
Soupçon: Louisiana Food News for September
In downtown Jackson, Mississippi, The Mayflower Cafe has stood sentry for almost a century now, making it one of the oldest restaurants in the state. Opened in 1935 by Greek immigrants George Kountouris and John Gouras as a hamburger joint and beer garden, it has since earned the status of a grand dame, known for its distinctive Mississippi classics-meets-Greek delights menu and featured nationally on Food Network’s Sauced, Ghosts of Mississippi, and The Help. In recent years, rumors have been percolating about the restaurant’s closure, but earlier this year came the announcement that the legacy would live on, now in the hands of James Beard Award-winning Jackson chef Hunter Evans, who also owns Elvie’s down the street. Evans has promised that the iconic restaurant’s character will go unchanged, with new developments carefully inspired and informed by the Mayflower’s illustrious history. One change customers can look forward to is a committed-to-fresh approach on the seafood menu, translating Evans’s commitment at Elvie’s to sourcing locally whenever possible. As of press-time, the Mayflower was set to open in late August. themayflowercafe.com.
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