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Influencer Closet Sale happening at Perkins Rowe
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Perkins Rowe is making online shopping from your favorite influencers an in-person event at the mall on Saturday, July 27. According to officials, seven influencers from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas will attend the Influencer Closet Sale where guests can meet them while shopping for high quality, fashionable items at a lower prices.
New Orleans hosts 43rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The 43rd Annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games is being held in New Orleans from July 25 to July 30. It is the world’s largest annual wheelchair sports and rehabilitation event solely for military veterans. The event is meant to demonstrate the determination of veterans and...
White Linen Night brings music, live painting, food and more to the Warehouse District on Aug. 3
White Linen Night drew more than 32,000 people to the art walk and celebration on Julia Street and surrounding blocks last year, says Arts District New Orleans President Leslie-Claire Spillman. It was the first full White Linen since before the pandemic, but it also was the biggest ever, she says....
NOPD: Teens wounded in late night shooting
Police say they were shot in the Lower Ninth Ward late Friday night. Police say an 18-year-old boy suffered a graze wound, while a 17-year-old boy was shot twice. Police described the 17-year-old’s wounds as “non-life-threatening.”
Two THC seltzers created in New Orleans earn top awards in 2024 beverage competition
Louie Louie and Crescent 9, two New Orleans-based brands that create seltzers infused with hemp-derived THC and CBD, earned medals in a national 2024 spirits competition. The L.A. Spirits Awards recognized Louie Louie with multiple medals in two separate categories. The brand's blackberry lemon seltzer took home a platinum medal in the coffee and tea category. A gold medal was given to Louie Louie's ginger cucumber beverage in the sparkling water category. Lastly, the company's satsuma-flavored drink earned a silver medal in the same category.
Blakeview: Louis Armstrong's first cornet is on display at the New Orleans Jazz Museum
If you’re visiting the Satchmo Summerfest taking place this weekend at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, step inside for a look at Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong’s cornet. The piece of music history is a prized item in the museum’s collection. Armstrong...
Wet weather again Saturday afternoon
NEW ORLEANS — We are already seeing a few showers early on Saturday morning, moving quickly through the area from the southwest to the northeast. Although we will have a few passing showers early today, the best chance for rain comes in the afternoon, and the showers will happen pretty quickly. Showers and thunderstorms will be fairly numerous throughout most of the afternoon Saturday, with the chance of rain officially at 70%. There’s also a small chance again for some localized flooding as the showers will be fairly widespread, and the ground is already saturated in many areas.
Life In Louisiana And Arkansas More Dangerous Than Any
A new research piece has revealed just how dangerous living in Arkansas or Louisiana really is. According to the findings, Arkansas is the most dangerous state in the entire US and it's closely followed by Louisiana. The storage company, Pink Storage, conducted the study using twenty four key indicators across...
Summer pattern with sun and storms
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Storm coverage will slightly decrease this weekend. We still see some pop-up storms with an isolated flooding threat. Temperatures sit around normal in the low 90s and upper 80s. The drier pattern continues through the start of the week and highs climb into the mid-90s. Rain...
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.
Facing $15 million deficit, UNO will cut positions, lay off staff and close buildings
Faced with a $15 million deficit brought on by years of declining enrollment, University of New Orleans president Kathy Johnson issued a tall order to administrators this spring: Cut each school's budget by 15%, and slash the athletic department's by 25%. Enrollment at UNO has plummeted over the past two...
Soupçon: Louisiana Food News for August
Every hot and sticky summer, as we diligently follow dispatches from the National Hurricane Center and change our sweaty shirts just so the 95 degree weather can soak through another one, there is one silver lining, and thankfully it can be found at a number of culinary institutions across the city. It’s COOLinary New Orleans, the summer tradition for which participating restaurants rollout specially priced, prix-fixe menus for two-course lunches and three-course dinners and brunches. Now’s the perfect time to sample a curated menu from the dozens of inventive and classic restaurants that make New Orleans a dining destination. Sit back, order a (frozen) drink or two, and take your taste buds on a tour of the city’s comestible culture. Celebrating twenty years this year, COOLinary organizers have extended the deliciousness for an additional two weeks, lasting from August 1–September 15. neworleans.com/coolinary.
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