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Serena Williams has "a thing" for beignets and Princess Tiana
Serena Williams makes a point to get beignets whenever she visits New Orleans. Why it matters: The tennis champion and beauty mogul is in town for Essence Festival. The big picture: Williams is promoting her new clean makeup line, Wyn Beauty, during several appearances this weekend. The makeup is formulated...
LSU doubles up on defensive line commitments
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - LSU pulled in two commitments on the same day at the same position, defensive lineman. Florida native Brandon Brown and Indiana native Damien Shanklin both pledged to the Tigers on July 5. Standing 6-foot-5 and weighing in at 245 pounds, Shanklin chose the Purple and Gold...
Essence Fest at 30 is big draw for tourists, locals alike: 'It's the culture'
The first time Gracie Word traveled to New Orleans for the Essence Festival of Culture, it was 1998. The festival was just five years old, and Word was a college freshman at Texas Woman's University. Growing up in San Antonio where Black residents make up about 6% of the population,...
Sports2-A-Days: Loranger Wolves
LORANGER - The Loranger football team has an opportunity. After not making the playoffs in recent years, the Wolves return 16 starters on a team that finished 4-6 last year and was a few plays away from the playoffs. Among those returners is four-year starting quarterback Colton Morris. Morris threw...
Texas Man arrested in Tangipahoa Parish on drug and weapons charges
TANGIPAHOA — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) arrested Shawn Gray, 25, of Beaumont, TX, following a sizable arrest involving multiple drug and weapons offenses. The charges against him include felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon while possessing controlled dangerous substances (CDS), operating a...
Beryl Sunday Update – Louisiana Flood Threat Looming for Workweek
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are of the opinion that Tropical Storm Beryl will once again achieve hurricane status in the next few hours. Also in the next 24 to 36 hours forecasters believe the storm's center of circulation will make landfall on the middle-Texas coast. The anticipated landfall is in the general vicinity of Matagorda Bay. As of the latest update from the Hurricane Center Beryl is forecast to cross the coast as a Category 1 Hurricane on the Saffir- Simpson Scale.
The insurance crisis is impacting the housing market in Louisiana. That raises bigger worries.
A spiraling insurance crisis has hammered Louisianans with high premiums, less coverage and fewer options, heaping intense financial pressure on residents who are already facing rising costs elsewhere. Now, the housing market in the New Orleans area is sending distress signals, raising the prospect that the crisis could inflict broader...
U.S. News And World Report Ranks Louisiana Worst State For Roads, Education, & Pollution
The U.S. News and World Report's 2024 Best States Rankings are out, and the news isn't good for Louisiana. Sadly, the Pelican State came in 50th place and ranked among the worst states in eight 'quality of life' categories for the second time. Utah was ranked the Best State. Two...
2024 Miss Wheelchair Louisiana talks reign, heads to Michigan to compete for national title
From there, Plowden said she created the non-profit organization, We Matter, which focuses on getting policies changed to ensure that caregivers and members of the disability community get all the necessary resources they need to live a fulfilling quality of life.
New permitless concealed carry law raises concerns about lack of training
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As of July 4, it is legal for Louisiana residents 18 and older to carry concealed guns without a permit or training. Supporters believe the law enhances safety. Critics, including a New Orleans firearms instructor, are worried. Dave Newman, owner of Concealed Carry NOLA and a...
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