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Louisiana Residents, Popular Airline Company Changing Seating Policies
Hey, Louisiana travelers! If you love flying with Southwest Airlines, there's an important update you need to know about. Southwest Airlines is changing its open seating policy, and we want to make sure you're ready for your next flight!. First, let's talk about what open seating means. On most airlines,...
Louisiana reclassifies drugs used in abortions as controlled dangerous substances
This article originally appeared on KFF Health News. Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, a move that has alarmed doctors in the state. Mifepristone and misoprostol have many clinical uses, and one use...
Louisiana Flood Threat Elevated – ‘Next Level’ Rains Likely
This is not the news that rain-weary residents of Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Crowley, Eunice, and Opelousas wanted to hear. The Weather Prediction Center has once again placed the rainfall "bullseye" squarely on Louisiana and southwestern Louisiana in particular for strong storms with torrential downpours between now and early Friday morning.
When, where to watch short plays highlighting health disparities in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – An award-winning production group is set to arrive in Baton Rouge this weekend. Harlem9, the producing collective renowned for the OBIE Award-winning play “48Hours in…™Harlem,” is bringing “48Hours in…™Baton Rouge” in collaboration with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and the national One Nation One Project campaign, “Arts for Everybody.”
Will LSU take a step back on third down without Jayden Daniels?
Expectations remain high for LSU’s offense, but the pieces will be different in 2024. The Tigers have a new quarterback in Garrett Nussmeier. There’s a change at offensive coordinator too with Mike Denbrock out and Joe Sloan stepping in. The offense was the best in the sport last year, leading the country in yards per game and yards per play. The unit was so good that LSU rarely faced third down. But when the Tigers got there, they remained elite. LSU converted third downs at a clip of 51.72%, which was second in the country. Jayden Daniels was responsible for most of...
Louisiana Stomach ‘Bug’ Might Be Something More Sinister
It's summertime and all over Louisiana from Monroe and Ruston in the north to Lake Charles and Lafayette in the south emergency departments at hospitals and walk-in clinics too are full of people all complaining about a similar symptom. This scenario has many health officials concerned because the spike in "stomach bugs" appears to be related to a more serious medical malady.
Entire State at Risk – Louisiana Bracing for Torrential Downpours
If you spent more than a few summer days in Louisiana in the past you probably know the drill as far as our "typical" summer weather pattern is concerned. People in Lafayette, New Iberia, Lake Charles, and even Shreveport and Monroe in northern Louisiana understand "partly cloudy, hot and humid, the chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon".
Latest LEAP scores show why the three Rs at Louisiana schools shouldn’t include religion
Results from the most recent round of standardized testing at Louisiana public schools reveal progress for third- through eighth-grade students is mired in math and science while improving only slightly in English. Officials and researchers believe learning loss over the COVID-19 pandemic — when schools had to turn to remote instruction — is now showing […]
Ingram Barge Co. is being sued over a maritime incident in Plaquemine
Three insurance firms—Ascot Insurance Co., Endurance American Insurance Co. and Zurich American Insurance Co.—have filed a lawsuit against Ingram Barge Co. over a maritime allision that occurred in Iberville Parish on July 22, 2023. For those unfamiliar, “allision” is a nautical term referring to a moving vessel striking...
ICYMI: LSU football previews major upgrade to Tiger Stadium
One of the greatest venues in all of college football is about to get even better. Earlier this week, LSU football announced that not only is Tiger Stadium being upgraded with a hefty dose of LED lights, but purple and gold fans will have a nearly doubled in size videoboard to look forward to for the 2024 home opener in early September.
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