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Louisiana congressional races attract newcomers and incumbents vying for seats
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The deadline for candidates to qualify for Louisiana’s six congressional races concluded Friday, marking the unofficial intensifying of campaign season and cementing who will be on the November ballot. In a pivotal election year, most eyes are on the race for Louisiana’s 6th...
CPRA Shares Nicholls Coastal Center Construction Update
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently released a construction update on the new Nicholls State University Coastal Center. The 40,000-square-foot research-education-conference center is set to become the focal point for coastal protection and restoration activity within the Terrebonne, Atchafalaya, and Lafourche Basins. With a strong focus on resilience solutions for coastal communities, this center will play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges facing Louisiana’s coastal areas.
Qualifying ends, ballots set for November election
The ballots are now set and Southwest Louisiana voters will now know who they are voting for during the fall elections. The candidate qualifying period ended Friday with more than two dozen candidates tossing their hats into the ring ahead of the Nov. 5 open primary, presidential and congressional elections across the state. Several others, […]
American Press winner of eight Louisiana Press Association awards
The American Press was presented eight awards during the Louisiana Press Association 2023 Better Newspaper Competition luncheon Friday at the Baton Rouge City Club. Executive Editor Crystal Stevenson and sports writer Rodrick Anderson won first place for best overall website. The American Press competes in Division I against The Advocate in Baton Rouge, The Times […]
Volunteer opportunities for Acadiana, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport/Bossier
Louisiana Inspired highlights volunteer opportunities across south Louisiana and the Shreveport/Bossier City area. If your organization has specific volunteer opportunities, email us at lainspired@theadvocate.com with details on the volunteer opportunity, organization and the contact/registration information volunteers would need. Acadiana: Lafayette Parish Foster Grandparent Program, 160 Industrial Parkway, Lafayette, offers seniors...
Nashville mayor affair: More on the case former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie is accused of researching
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was implicated in a federal indictment Friday afternoon after her former security guard, NOPD Officer Jeffrey Vappie, was indicted on wire fraud and false statement charges. Cantrell, who has not been indicted, was referenced as “Public Official One, Mayor of the...
Best-attended sugarcane field day ever highlighted by the latest research
(07/19/24) ST. GABRIEL, La. — The largest crowd to ever attend an LSU AgCenter sugarcane field day learned the latest news and research in varieties, soil fertility, biostimulants, weed management and plant pathology. AgCenter Sugar Research Station coordinator Al Orgeron approximated that there were 280 attendees based on the...
ELECTION 2024: Candidates qualify for Gonzales, Donaldsonville municipal seats
Candidates from Ascension Parish's cities, Donaldsonville and Gonzales, qualified July 17-19 for the Nov. 5 election. The City of Gonzales, which has an estimated population of 13,000, will select mayor, police chief and the five seats on the city council. According to Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, the following...
John Schneider sues stepdaughter to stop sale of ‘Dukes of Hazard’ memorabilia
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — “Dukes of Hazard” star John Schneider is suing his late wife Alicia Allain’s business she ran in partnership with his movie studio and her daughter to stop the sale of memorabilia from his career. On social media, the actor recently asked...
Louisiana constitution 'is broken': GOP donor Lane Grigsby again pitches rewrite
Lane Grigsby, a Baton Rouge business owner and Republican megadonor who chaired Gov. Jeff Landry's "constitutional reform" transition committee, this week made yet another pitch for a rewrite of the state constitution. Grigsby spoke to media and the public at a Baton Rouge Press Club luncheon on Monday. It was...
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