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Louisiana Lottery Confirms $50,000 Powerball Win Monday
From their offices in Baton Rouge the Louisiana Lottery has confirmed via their website that a Louisiana-sold ticket for Monday night's Powerball drawing is a big money winner. Monday night's multi-state Powerball drawing featured a top prize of $142.6 million. That was the estimated annuitized jackpot. The lump sum payout that was forecast for Monday's Powerball game was $67.9 million.
Swepco Warns Louisiana Customers of Solar Panel Scam in Our Area
Last week Swepco's External Affairs Manager Michael Corbin and Liz Swaine, with the Shreveport Advocate, told KEEL News about companies in the Shreveport-Bossier and surrounding areas going door-to-door claiming to be partnering with Swepco selling roof-top solar panels. You can listen to the entire interview by clicking THIS LINK. Swepco...
United Houma Nation secures $56.5 million for climate resiliency plan
The United Houma Nation secured more than $55 million in federal grant funds to begin implementing its resilience plan to face climate change. Why it matters: Part of that plan includes creating a migration strategy should the impacts of human-caused climate change make leaving necessary. The big picture: The United...
More Green Light Solar customers come forward, sales teams spotted in Caddo and Bossier
More customers who say they're unhappy with Green Light Solar/Go Solar-Spartan Solar have contacted The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate with complaints about the company and its tactics. One man in north Shreveport said that salespeople from the company "came to his job" and waited for him for two hours there. The...
Broadband Industry Workforce Training in Louisiana
Etheridge Performance Cable (EPC), headquartered in West Monroe, LA, has turned to Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) to help train its workforce. As a provider of telecommunication and infrastructure services, EPC needs employees with specialized skills. As MyArkLaMiss.com reports, course offerings at LDCC include training and certification with industry-specific applications.
Belgium-based company looks to to turn floating menace in South Louisiana into a cash crop
A Belgium-based company wants to harvest water hyacinths, the bane of south Louisiana boaters, to create fibers for products ranging from insulation to cat litter. Water hyacinths are invasive floating plants that obstruct waterways, and disrupt ecosystems, and can severely damage boat motors and marine structures. Rebeka Bahadorani is the founder and CEO of In-Between International, a company eyeing the aquatic nuisance as a resource for producing fiber. She and her colleagues are talking with the local...
Former LSU beach volleyball teammates Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss move to 2-0 in Olympics pool play
Former LSU beach volleyball stars Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss have remained teammates on the international stage, competing as a pair for the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where they rank second in the world and are among the favorites to take home the gold. It’s been a...
United States track and field women's 4x100m competition times
PARIS, IDF — New Orleans native, Aleia Hobbs is in Paris, preparing to make her second Olympics appearance with the Women's 4x100 meter relay team. Hobbs is listed as an alternate athlete for the Women's 4X100 meter relay. Former Louisiana State University track star Sha'Carri Richardson is also likely...
Louisiana Lottery Confirms $50,000 Powerball Win Monday
From their offices in Baton Rouge the Louisiana Lottery has confirmed via their website that a Louisiana-sold ticket for Monday night's Powerball drawing is a big money winner. Monday night's multi-state Powerball drawing featured a top prize of $142.6 million. That was the estimated annuitized jackpot. The lump sum payout that was forecast for Monday's Powerball game was $67.9 million.
Louisiana energy company causes oil spill
An oil spill that leaked more than 34,000 gallons out in a southern Louisiana bayou over the weekend has already killed wildlife and prompted a water conservation order for people in the area. The oil spill happened in Bayou Lafourche, about a half-hour drive northeast of Houma.The Lafourche Parish Government was made aware of the crude oil spill in the bayou on Saturday morning, finding that it was stemming from a stormwater canal near a highway intersection in Raceland. The source of the release was identified as the Crescent Midstream Crude Oil Facility, which government officials said was "following its...
Two dead after boats collide on Tickfaw River
Two boats collided on a Louisiana river, leaving two people dead and several others hurt, authorities said Monday. The collision happened early Sunday on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in Livingston Parish. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said agents were notified just after midnight about the crash involving a 25-foot pontoon boat, […]
C.J. Gardner-Johnson sent shade to Tyrann Mathieu over Madden rating. Honey Badger responded.
Former New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson took issue with the published player ratings from the "Madden 25" video game. One of this targets? His replacement with the Saints, Tyrann Mathieu. Gardner-Johnson, now with the Eagles, quoted a graphic with the top 10-rated safeties in the game, which is scheduled...
University of New Orleans faces budget cuts amid record-low enrollment
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Job cuts and decommissioned buildings are on the horizon for the University of New Orleans (UNO) due to record-low enrollment and a $15 million budget deficit. Dr. Kathy Johnson, the first female president in the school’s history, has been in office for nine months and is...
Yalonda Short’s years as a teacher, mom and veteran have prepared her for her new role at the Emerge School
Yalonda Short took a page from her father’s book when she joined the military, which she says taught her about structure. The Southern University grad later also took a page from her mother’s, who showed her the importance of making learning enjoyable as a seasoned educator. Combining these...
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