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50 Cent Says Keith Sweat Is Bailing On His Festival Over Diddy’s Revoked Key To The City
Keith Sweat claimed he would only perform via Zoom because 50 Cent was unable to attend to the singer’s Key to the City ceremony. 50 Cent called out Keith Sweat for threatening to skip August’s Humor & Harmony festival in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sweat claimed he would only perform via Zoom because 50 Cent could not attend an event in which the singer would receive the Key to New York City.
Furniture Chain Confirms Bankruptcy – Louisiana Stores to Close
Furniture and appliance shoppers in cities such as Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Port Allen, and the Greater New Orleans area might soon find themselves with one less option when it comes to furnishing and outfitting their homes. A one-time leader in the furniture and appliance industry has officially confirmed it has filed for bankruptcy protection as of this past Tuesday.
Forecasters Watching Tropical Disturbance Headed for Gulf of Mexico – Should Louisiana and Texas Be Worried?
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Parts of Louisiana and Texas may need to keep an eye out over the next two weeks as a tropical system begins to slowly develop in the Atlantic. According to the most recent forecasts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), "An area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days."
Rain chances dropping, temperatures rising
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The wet and unsettled weather pattern that we’ve had the past week or so is moving out, and somewhat drier/hotter air is moving in. Today will be partly sunny with a 50% chance of showers/storms, mainly in the afternoon, highs in the low to mid 90s.
NBC 10 News Today: Miss Louisiana Interview
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On NBC 10 News Today, Olivia Grace George joins NBC 10’s Abby Price and Hannah Clark to discuss what her journey has been like going for Miss Louisiana From Miss Watermelon Festival. For more information, watch the video above.
Louisiana Republican chair at RNC wins praise from other delegates
Eric Skrmetta was still buzzing about the Republican National Convention a week after he had returned home to Metairie. Skrmetta, a third-term member of the Public Service Commission, chaired the Louisiana delegation at the convention. That meant it fell to him to fill the time-honored role at political party conventions...
A Win In Louisiana Against Cruel And Life-Threatening Prison Conditions
The suit called for an end to the slave labor of Farm Line workers at Angola prison when the men held thee are are forced to work beneath a sun hotter than their ancestors knew without adequate water, bathroom facilities, shade or any other protection. The post A Win In Louisiana Against Cruel And Life-Threatening Prison Conditions appeared first on NewsOne.
Louisiana fugitive arrested in Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa. — Police arrested a Louisiana fugitive in Clinton County. Christopher James Kelley, 32, was stopped by police for a traffic violation on the 200 block of Woodward Ave, in Lock Haven. Kelley was found to have an outstanding warrant for a drug offense out of the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana, according to a release from the Woodward Township Police Department. Kelley was taken into custody, charged for being a fugitive from justice, according to the release from Woodward Township Police Department. He is currently at the Clinton County Correctional Facility awaiting extradition to Louisiana.
Mississippi man found shot to death in vehicle in Louisiana
KENTWOOD, La. (WLBT) - A Mississippi man was found dead inside a vehicle in Louisiana on Saturday. A press release says that around 8:30 a.m., the Kentwood Police Department received a medical emergency call. According to the release, the caller reported seeing a man slumped over in a vehicle on...
Flood watch in effect through 1 p.m. today
A flood watch is in effect through 1 p.m. for coastal Southwest Louisiana. The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office expects additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with localized heavier amounts possible. Showers and thunderstorms with possible high rainfall rates will spread across the area into early afternoon in response to an upper-level […]
Oldest Woman In the U.S. Was Born in Lousiana
Elizabeth Francis has received the title of the "Oldest Person in the U.S." as she is now 115 years old according to KALB. Francis celebrated her latest birthday on Thursday, July 25. Francis lives with her 94-year-old daughter in Houston, Texas, but she is a Louisiana native. Francis was born...
Northwest Louisiana State building gets more money, 'will look like the rendering'
Fans of the sleek, modern design of the Northwest Louisiana State Office Building got a win Thursday when members of the Office Facilities Corporation Board voted to increase the budget for the project. "We're trying to sort out exactly what the number is, but the hard cost increase is supposed...
Secretary of State Landry wants La. to be first in election integrity
Louisiana is ranked in the top 10 states for election integrity. The 45th Louisiana Secretary of State, Nancy Landry, hopes to lead the state to first place. “I want us to be No. 1.” Landry spoke at the Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana on Thursday to discuss legislative wins and plans for a revamped voting […]
A company wants to store carbon under the nation’s forests. What would that mean in MS?
The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests, including DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi. The agency is now reconsidering.
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