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A 'child's body' in water creates big scare at Slidell park. Police share an explanation.
A father and son fishing at Slidell's Heritage Park on Sunday afternoon hooked what appeared to be a child's body — and prompted an underwater search by the Slidell Police Department's dive team. Fortunately, the body turned out to a doll, ironically one used for water safety training, the...
Saints add UFL champion ahead of 2024 training camp
Two days before the start of training camp, the Saints added UFL champion wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. to bolster their wide receiver depth. #Saints agree to terms with WR Kevin Austin✍️@Shift4 https://t.co/GYg7zPJr1b— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) July 22, 2024 The Birmingham Stallions wideout previously spent time on the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad (2022) and had 15 receptions, 253 yards and two touchdowns this year.His best game was against the Memphis Showboats on May 4 when he finished with four receptions for 108 yards and scored a 79-yard touchdown while reaching a max speed of 19.8 mph, the fastest for a ball-carrier...
New Orleans Saints sign former Jacksonville Jaguars, UFL receiver
METAIRIE, La. (BRPROUD) – The New Orleans Saints are adding another piece of depth to their receiving corp. The Saints have agreed to terms with Jacksonville Jaguars undrafted free agent and Birmingham Stallions receiver Kevin Austin Jr., Saints executive vice president and general manager Mickey Loomis announced Monday. Austin...
Slidell 12-year-old reunites with dog amid recovery from Father’s Day crash
SLIDELL, La. (WVUE) - Grayson Manning, a 12-year-old boy from Slidell who was struck by a truck on Father’s Day, reunited with his dog Muffin during a hospital visit on Sunday, July 21. Grayson’s mother, Mindy McConnell, shared the update, saying that Grayson had been eagerly asking to see...
Lafayette DA files petition to disqualify Rickey Boudreaux from Youngsville chief race
The Lafayette District Attorney's Office on Monday filed a petition to disqualify former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux from running for the same office he resigned from last year. Boudreaux qualified Wednesday morning for the special election, despite a Louisiana law revised in 2023 that says an elected official who...
All Amzie All The Time: Amzie Adams Pop-Up Art Gallery Opens in New Orleans French Quarter
New Orleans Icon, Amzie Adams, Presents Retrospective Art Exhibition. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES, July 22, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Amzie Adams, the internationally acclaimed painter, musician, poet, and performance artist, is thrilled to announce the opening of his pop-up art gallery, “All Amzie All The Time.” This captivating exhibition will showcase sixty decades of Amzie’s remarkable work, celebrating New Orleans culture through his unique lens.
There's finally an opening date for new Costco in Covington. Here's what to know.
Putting a date on one of the most anticipated store openings in St. Tammany Parish, Costco plans to open its new Covington location on Aug. 28, a company official said. After years of rumors, the Washington-based retail giant formally announced the Covington store — its first on the northshore — in 2022. Construction began earlier this year on the $46 million, 159,000-square-foot store on Pinnacle Parkway.
New Orleans Civil Rights Icon Tessie Prevost Dead at 69
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Funeral services will be held Saturday for one of four Black girls who helped integrate New Orleans public schools in 1960. Tessie Prevost Williams, known as one of the “New Orleans Four,” died July 6 following a series of medical complications. She was 69.
LSU graduates Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth seen in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy merch
PARIS, IDF — New Orleans native and Mount Carmel Academy alum, Kristen Nuss and her teammate Taryn Kloth were spotted in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy socks. Nuss graduated from Mount Carmel in 2016, where she received many awards and championships before attending Louisiana State University. Kloth and Nuss...
Panthers, Saints Could Target Chargers First-Round Bust
Chargers 2023 first-round pick Quentin Johnston is having yet another atrocious offseason and Los Angeles could trade him before he even enters his second season with the team. Selected ahead of notable players like Zay Flowers, Jordan Addison, and Tank Dell, Johnston failed to justify his draft capital during his first year in the league. Overall, the TCU product finished his inaugural season with just 38 receptions for 431 yards and two touchdowns on 67 targets and was one of the league’s least-efficient receivers.
Lafayette grocery offering Indian, Pakistani, Arabic goods to close by end of month
When Bismillah Grocery opened in Lafayette over seven years ago, it filled a growing demand for Indian and Arabic groceries in a community with an expanding population from the Indian subcontinent and surrounding region. The owners announced last week on Facebook that this would be their last month in operation,...
Take Lafayette’s public school survey here
Lafayette Parish School Systems continues to solicit feedback for its strategic planning process, convened this year to guide the district’s decisions about facilities and programs. The school system contracted Civic Solutions Group to develop the strategic plan and organize community feedback. CSG conducted feedback sessions at Acadiana High, Northside...
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