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Former Erath football coach Jacob Byler passes away
Jacob Byler, the most successful head football coach at Erath High School, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83. Vincent’s Funeral Home in Kaplan is handling the funeral arrangements, which were still pending as of Friday. Coach Byler, who is from Kaplan, served as the EHS football...
IRS data shows Louisiana lost more than 26,000 residents in 2022
By Jacob Mathews | The Center Square The latest data from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service shows Louisiana losing more than 26,000 residents during tax year 2021-2022. Louisiana was 44th in population growth, ranking only above California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland. The net loss accounted for 0.57% of the state’s population. Even […]
'Pride or die:' Queer Northshore champions LGBTQ+ support in rural Louisiana
Mel Manuel and Jeremy JF Thompson struggled to meet other LGBTQ+ folks when they moved to Covington three years ago. Having previously lived in New Orleans, Manuel and Thompson, who both use they/them pronouns, felt out of place in a less urban and more conservative region. Manuel, 40, and Thompson, 43, decided to create their own LGBTQ+ safe space. Two and a half years ago, the best friends co-founded Queer Northshore, a nonprofit based in St. Tammany Parish, to promote LGBTQ+ visibility, community and acceptance in Louisiana’s northshore region.
List of New Louisiana Laws That Went into Effect This Week
Every year, Louisiana gets a TON of new laws and statutes. And this year is no different. Quite frankly, typically, most of them are relatively boring and don't directly impact our every day lives. That's just the way things go. However, this year, there's a few new laws that will...
Inconvenienced Louisiana fliers could get millions in refunds under new DOT rules
New rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation require airlines to give passengers a cash refund when a flight is significantly delayed or canceled. That means some significant cash could be returned to inconvenienced fliers in Louisiana. Last year, had the new DOT rules been in effect, airlines would have...
Erath celebrates 88th annual 4th of July event with traditional water fight
The tradition of firefighter water fights on the 4th of July dates back to the 19th century in the United States. The water fights involve teams of firefighters using hoses to spray water at each other.
Wayment! Birdman Says He Hopes THIS Rapper Will Pop Out For His Performance At The 2024 Essence Festival
Hol’ up! It looks like Birdman’s 2024 Essence Festival performance in New Orleans will be filled with a ton of surprises. RELATED: Chile! Social Media Speculates If Birdman Was The Speaker Giving Prisoners A HOT TAKE On Books (VIDEO) Birdman Speaks On 2024 Essence Fest Performance According to PEOPLE, Birdman will perform at the 2024 [...] The post Wayment! Birdman Says He Hopes THIS Rapper Will Pop Out For His Performance At The 2024 Essence Festival appeared first on The Shade Room.
Project 2025 think tank president Kevin Roberts a Lafayette native
Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative think thank responsible for Project 2025, a right-wing agenda for the next Republican president, is a native of Lafayette and founded John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette, where he still serves as chair emeritus of the school's board. Project 2025 is a collection...
Stop and Visit The New Ceramics Exhibit at the Acadiana Center for the Arts
Rachel Adams, Marketing Manager with the ACA, stopped by News15 at Noon virtually to share some up close and personal details on their newest ceramics exhibit in the Main Gallery. Acadiana Center for the Arts is proud to announce its next Main Gallery exhibition - Ceramics Now: Contemporary and Traditional...
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