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LSU Captures Eight Individual Honors on the LSWA All-Louisiana Track & Field Team
BATON ROUGE – Seven LSU athletes earned top honors in the 2024 Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s All-Louisiana Track and Field team announced this weekend. A panel of track media/communications members nominated and selected the award winners for both men and women. A list was also compiled with the aide of the Track & Field Results Reporting System of the athletes that are honored All-Louisiana best times.
More than 4,000 without power in New Orleans as thunderstorms roll through
Power outages swept across parts of New Orleans on Sunday afternoon as thunderstorms rolled through the area. More than 4,000 Entergy customers had lost power shortly before 3 p.m., according to the utility’s outage map. Most of the outages were in neighborhoods around Uptown, Central City and the Lower...
Pitcher Sage Hoover Transferring to Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Program from Texas Tech
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball fans can perhaps take a small breath in knowing that the program has gotten its first signee from the transfer portal. In a social media post, pitcher Sage Hoover is transferring to Louisiana from Texas Tech. The Edgewood, Texas native will be on her third school...
This Lafayette location appears to be on list of store closings for national discount retailer
Discount retailer Big Lots said earlier this month it planned on closing 35-40 locations, citing decreased customers spending. Locations for prospective closures and the timeframe for such closures weren’t disclosed at the time. However, this week the Lafayette Big Lots store at 3557 Ambassador Caffery posted a sign indicating the location would be closing.
Color Outside the Lines at the Next Start Corporation Parent Cafe’
If you’re a parent or caregiver looking for a supportive, engaging community, join the Start Corporation on Friday, July 26th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Start Community Health Center Auditorium at 235 Civic Center Blvd, Houma. The “Coloring Outside of the Lines” Parent Cafe’, where broken...
Get ready for the Living Room Olympics: Fun, laughter and play abound.
As we get ready for the Olympics and cheer on so many Louisiana athletes, I'd like to invite you to participate and even host an Olympic event of your own. This will be my third round of Living Room Olympics, with the signature event being the Living Room Balance Beam Competition.
Paw Patrol Live Coming to Lake Charles Event Center
Great news for Paw Patrol fans! The beloved pups are coming to the Lake Charles Event Center for an exciting live show. You can join Ryder and all your favorite Paw Patrol characters for an action-packed adventure that the whole family will enjoy. PAW Patrol Live! “A Mighty Adventure” follows...
State Fire Marshal investigating DeQuincy fire
DeQuincy, La. (KPLC) - Investigators at the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s (SFM) Office are investigating a structure fire that took place Saturday night in DeQuincy. DeQuincy Volunteer firefighters responded to South Perkins Street just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday evening. When firefighters arrived on the scene, a structure was heavily...
Students explore possible careers in athletic training
About 75 high school students were treated to a taste of a career in athletic training at a free sports medicine workshop hosted by the Lake Area Athletic Trainers Association on Friday. Since 2002 – sans a hiatus from 2019 to 2022 – LAATA has hosted the workshop to get high school students interested in […]
Shreveport Conn's Home Plus closing as national furniture retailer faces bankruptcy
As you drive down Youree Drive in Shreveport you can see large posters plastered to the windows of Conn's Home Plus-- the signs read "Store Closing and Entire Store 30% to 50%." Conn's is a furniture, mattress, electronics and appliance store-- headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. It was founded in...
Popular Discount Chain Closing Lafayette Store
Lafayette has seen a handful of businesses close in the last year. Small, locally-owned businesses aren't the only ones feeling the heat right now; major retailers have also started trimming down their locations to cut costs. The once-popular discount retailer Big Lots recently announced that it would be closing 40...
‘Real Preparedness for Real People’ event at North Terrebonne Library
The Southern University Ag Center’s JAGriculture, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), is hosting a crucial event focused on practical disaster preparedness. Real Preparedness for Real People will take place on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 10 a.m. at the North Terrebonne Library, located at 4130 W Park Avenue, Gray.
UL signee taking important steps at higher level with Cane Cutters
Two months ago, Mark Collins was playing high school baseball at Class 1A Opelousas Catholic. UL associate head baseball coach Seth Thibodeaux, who wanted the Ragin' Cajuns' signee to be tested, got Collins a summer opportunity with the Acadiana Cane Cutters, where he's the only position player who will be an incoming freshman.
People in Cade gather to express opposition of landfill expansion
Community members in Cade gathered for a town meeting in opposition to the expansion of a nearby landfill. Homeowners gathered at St. Anthony's Chapel on Friday, July 19, after recently launching an online petition against expansion of the landfill behind Burke Road in Cade.
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