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Album Release Show at Grand Central Market
Last Friday, SOFI TUKKER unleashed their third studio album , a Latin-infused dance-pop affair celebrating the titular versatile food. Given that theme, it made sense that the duo played their album release show at LA’s downtown hub Grand Central Market—a place serving bread in its many diverse forms—and it made even more sense that the crowded room was full of baguette imagery, whether it be in the form of costumes, earrings, or actual loaves of bread.
Salt in Mississippi River again threatens drinking water. Corps to build sill for third year running
Saltwater moving up the Mississippi River is again threatening southeast Louisiana drinking water supplies, forcing the Army Corps of Engineers to build an underwater levee to combat it for the third year in a row. The Corps announced the plan on Thursday as forecasts showed the leading edge of the...
Louisiana monitoring mosquito-borne illnesses as cases emerge in Northeast
Health officials in the Northeast are monitoring mosquito-borne illnesses, including eastern equine encephalitis, which killed a New Hampshire resident earlier this week. Why it matters: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called mosquitos "the world's deadliest animal" for a reason. But Louisiana is a mosquito hotspot so health officials here already consistently monitor for the diseases.
LSU football won't be on field for anthem despite governor's urging
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry sent a letter to Louisiana’s four higher education boards last April and urged them to adopt a policy that required teams and players to be on the field or court for the national anthem.
In one of America’s most troubled jails, a mental health unit has managed to thrive
NEW ORLEANS — In June, 18-year-old Marvell Smith arrived at the Orleans Justice Center, anxious and overwhelmed, to await his day in trial in the notorious jail. Staff brought him up on an elevator to the fourth floor and placed him in a unit with more than four dozen other men.
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