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Four-star LSU commit shuts down recruitment, affirms pledge
LSU is as hot as anyone in the country on the recruiting trail right now. It’s been a strong couple of months for the Tigers. A key addition during the stretch was the commitment of four-star pass rusher Damien Shanklin. Shanklin, out of Indiana, committed to LSU on July 5. According to 247Sports, he’s the No. 5 ranked edge in his class. On3’s industry rankings have Shanklin as a top-100 overall prospect, one of seven top 100 players in LSU’s class. More good news came for LSU earlier this week when Shanklin officially shutting down his recruitment. “I will be closing my recruiting...
Town of Washington in St. Landry Parish chosen as site for industrial coatings manufacturer
WASHINGTON, La. (KADN) — An industrial coatings manufacturer is set to build a $13 million facility on a plot of land off I-49 in the Town of Washington. New Southland Industrial Coatings hopes to have construction completed by the spring of next year.
Louisiana constitution 'is broken': GOP donor Lane Grigsby again pitches rewrite
Lane Grigsby, a Baton Rouge business owner and Republican megadonor who chaired Gov. Jeff Landry's "constitutional reform" transition committee, this week made yet another pitch for a rewrite of the state constitution. Grigsby spoke to media and the public at a Baton Rouge Press Club luncheon on Monday. It was...
Curious Louisiana tells the story of a Louisiana Olympian who competed in Hitler's shadow
He was 17 years old and had never traveled outside of Louisiana. Yet, there William Tennant Brown sat on an ocean liner bound for Berlin, his teammates by his side. The year was 1936, and Brown would be competing against the world in the shadow of Adolf Hitler. One of his teammates, a young African American man named Jesse Owens would win four gold medals.
Jury finds Slidell man guilty of distributing fentanyl
COVINGTON --- District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 19, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated less than an hour before returning guilty verdicts against 43-year-old Majuangy Evans of Slidell for Distribution of Fentanyl, Conducting a transaction involving proceeds known to be derived from a drug law violation and Possession of Methamphetamine.
A new forest was planned on the West Bank near New Orleans. The $8 million idea did not take root.
A plan to plant thousands of hardwood trees across 125 acres in St. Charles Parish to make up for those cut down to build a huge hurricane levee project made sense on paper. In practice, the idea did not take root despite multiple attempts over eight years. The failed forest...
New Orleans Company Nets $11M Contract for Military VR
(TNS) — As military training gets more high-tech, U.S. Army soldiers have been testing out a new kind of mock firearm made by a New Orleans tech company — one that doesn't fire real bullets but feels realistic when used in a virtual reality scenario. Haptech Inc., located...
Bank customers report difficulties after cyber outage
NEW ORLEANS — While banks, both large and regional, have largely stayed silent about the impacts of Thursday night’s Crowdstrike outage, many customers reported Friday that they were unable to access certain services. The outage was first reported Thursday night. It was traced to a cybersecurity update on...
Baton Rouge airport not affected by global technology outage: What you need to know
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Metro Airport had no reported impacts on its systems after a global technology outage Friday. An airport spokesperson said BTR is open and fully operational, adding that airlines were issued a ground stop early Friday morning as a precaution. Travelers are...
The LaTangela Show - Friday, July 19
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - This week on The LaTangela Show, hosted by LaTangela Fay, Tan chats with Taryn Jackson, Director of Editorial and Brand Engagement at PBS and Demetrius Grosse, Actor “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot” on the #TanLine. Taryn Jackson sheds light on...
W Hotel in French Quarter Unveils Renovation
NEW ORLEANS – W New Orleans – French Quarter completed a multi-million dollar renovation of its 97 guest rooms and carriage houses earlier this year. Canadian firm Chapi Chapo Design led the project. “We are proud to welcome guests to experience a mélange of history, mystique, and modern...
Back-to-school giveaways in, near Baton Rouge: Get free supplies, backpacks, clothes
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Students will be returning to school in the next few weeks across East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding parishes. We have compiled a list of back-to-school giveaway events that are taking place in, near Baton Rouge. Teachers and parents across the local area are...
Lawyers push to relocate students from an elementary school next to chemical plant in St. John
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is asking a federal judge to require St. John the Baptist Parish School Board to relocate students from an elementary school located right next to a chemical plant. Fifth Ward Elementary School sits about 500 feet from the Denka Performance Elastomers plant in the small,...
Tyrann Mathieu, Demario Davis make the NFL 30 over 30 list
A group of NFL.com writers came together to compile and rank the league’s 30 best players over the age of 30, and both Demario Davis and Tyrann Mathieu represented the New Orleans Saints on that list. The veterans were only separated by three spots. Davis came in at No. 21 and Mathieu wasn’t far behind at No. 24. Davis has been a common appearance on rankings lately. His ability to impact the quarterback by applying pressure has been the recurring theme. But NFL.com’s Dan Parr took a different route to highlight his strengths: Davis obviously knows how to blitz into the backfield to make...
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