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Remembering Hurricane Katrina: August 28, 2005
1 a.m. - National Hurricane Center issues Hurricane Katrina Special Advisory Number 20. 7 a.m. – Katrina is upgraded to a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm. NOAA predicts “coastal storm surge flooding of 15 to 20 feet above normal tide levels.”. National Hurricane Center issues Hurricane...
Americans’ perception of AI is generally negative, though they see ‘beneficial applications’
A vast majority of Americans feel negatively about artificial intelligence and how it will impact their futures, though they also report they don’t fully understand how and why the technology is currently being used. The sentiments came from a survey conducted this summer by think tank Heartland Forward, which used Aaru, an AI-powered polling group […]
This well-known Baton Rouge wings restaurant is coming to Ascension Parish this fall
Barbecue wings, garlic Parmesan wings, spicy honey barbecue wings — hey, Gonzales, are your mouths watering yet?. Sit tight, because Empire Wingz is headed your way. The well-known Baton Rouge eatery where all the wings end with a "z" has announced it's leasing a building at 705 S. Burnside Ave., the former site of Pearl's Bar, and will open its fourth location this fall.
Nicholls are the favorites to repeat as Southland Conference champs
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Head coach Tim Rebowe and his Colonels enter the 2024 season as the reigning Southland Conference champions, and as expected, they’re the preseason favorite to win it all again. “You know it’s cool to be number one, but everyone knows it doesn’t mean anything. We...
Close games, co-champions rejuvenated 6-4A a year ago. 2024 season could top that
With 10 games between the top four teams in District 6-4A decided by 10 points or less a year ago, including the one deciding for the title, you know it was competitive. The top coaches expect more of the same, with an opportunity to surpass last season’s down-to-the-wire drama in Plaquemine’s 13-8 win over West Feliciana in Week 10 that made the teams football co-champions.
Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles was ‘a taste of heaven’
New Orleans’ best kept secret was on the brink of international stardom. He was a gifted gospel singer who mesmerized congregations, festival-goers and audiences alike. Just as the title of his first album and a documentary about his life suggests, Raymond Myles was “a taste of heaven.”. “He...
Louisiana Woman Steals Car At Gas Station With Two Children On Board
Late Monday evening, Louisiana police received a call from a mother named Jameka Feilds, who notified them that her vehicle had been stolen with her two children on board. Denham Springs Law enforcement officers say the 31-year-old mother left the vehicle running with her two children inside while she went in the gas station. While Feilds was in Circle K on South Range Avenue near Bass Pro Boulevard, Jennifer Gullick, 40, stole the car with the children, ages 6 and 4, on board.
Two dead, one in critical condition after crash in Baton Rouge, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office was called to the scene of a crash where two people died and one was injured, according to emergency medical officials. EMS said they responded to Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Bricksome Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The...
A beast statue didn't replace Robert E. Lee monument in New Orleans. Here's the real story.
A rumor that went viral on social media in less than a day claims that a stainless steel beast replaced the Robert E. Lee monument removed from downtown New Orleans in 2017. Anthony Westgate, a self-proclaimed "Orthodox reactionary" and researcher, wrote in a post on X that the Lee statue was replaced by an "Illuminati monkeypox coomer demon." The post garnered one million views in the span of 17 hours, with nearly 1,000 people turning to the comments to support or debunk the claim.
Most Black hospitals across the South closed long ago. Their impact endures.
Michael Hamilton was 5 years old in 1974 when the dryer in his Algiers home caught fire and exploded while he was on top of it. He suffered second and third degree burns and was rushed to Flint-Goodridge Hospital for treatment. His mother, Elise, didn’t know about the incident until...
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