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This state lawmaker has been named Alliance for Good Government's legislator of the year
The Alliance for Good Government has selected state Rep. Matthew Willard, a Democrat from New Orleans who chairs his party’s caucus, to receive its 2024 Legislator of the Year award. “It’s an incredible honor,” Willard said. “Usually whoever they give that to has demonstrated an ability to succeed, to...
Boil Water Advisory Lifted for West Bayou Parkway Area in Lafayette
Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has officially lifted the Boil Water Advisory for residents and businesses in the West Bayou Parkway area. The advisory, issued as a precaution following a water line break earlier this week, is no longer in effect. LUS, working in coordination with the Louisiana Department of Health-Office...
McNeese Football Kicks Off 2024 Season Against Tarleton State on National TV
The McNeese Cowboys are all set to begin their 81st football season with a big game against the No. 21-ranked Tarleton State Texans. The game will take place in Stephenville, Texas, at Memorial Stadium, which seats 24,000 fans. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2024, and fans can watch it live on ESPN2 or listen on KHLA 92.1 FM.
NFL Rookies Jayden Daniels And Malik Nabers Forced To Go Back To School After Gambling Mistake
Former LSU teammates Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers are two of the favorites to take home the 2024 NFL Rookie of the Year award. But before either one could take the field in the NFL, they were instructed to go back to class and learn more about the league’s gambling policies. According to Mike Florio […] The post NFL Rookies Jayden Daniels And Malik Nabers Forced To Go Back To School After Gambling Mistake appeared first on BroBible.
Skull found on the North Shore seven years ago identified
BIG BRANCH, La. (WVUE) - A skull found in the Big Branch area of St. Tammany Parish seven years ago has now been identified, according to the coroner’s office. The skull, found in 2017, in the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge was sent to the LSU Faces Lab for forensic study. Investigators found DNA that was a genetic match with a woman in the FBI’s index.
Federal judge permanently blocks EPA ‘disparate impact’ civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering disparate environmental harms in Louisiana in its enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary hold he issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a former President Trump appointee,…
Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out $366 million in medical debt for about 193,000 needy patients. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded […]
Gov. Landry recently announced the launch of the GUMBO 2.0 program, which aims to distribute $1.355 billion in funding to enhance broadband access across the state of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA – According to the state officials, this initiative will expand broadband to 140,000 locations, including 100,000 homes (60,000 in rural parishes), 35,000 businesses, and 4,000 community anchor institutions such as schools, hospitals, and law enforcement agencies. GUMBO 2.0 is expected to create 8,000 to 10,000 jobs, boost...
Hahnville shines in marquee scrimmage matchup with St. James
Whenever you have two programs from the River Parishes meet on the playing field, you can always expect to see good, physical football. That’s exactly what was delivered Thursday when St. James and Hahnville scrimmaged in Boutte but the Tigers did most of the work. Hahnville’s first-team offense ran...
Lafayette Power Poll: We're in an affordable housing crisis (Oh, and Kamala will win in November)
With as much as affordable housing has been in the news in Lafayette — and for all wrong reasons — this month’s Lafayette Power Poll got straight to the point. What is your opinion about the state of affordable housing in the area?. It’s a problem, they...
New Whataburger in Opelousas, Louisiana to Open on Mon, Aug. 26
The wait is nearly over as the new Whataburger in Opelousas, Louisiana is set to have its grand opening on Monday, August 26, 2024. The restaurant is located right off the interstate at 6401 I-49 South Service Road. This will be the first Whataburger to open in the St. Landry...
Powerball warning as trio of prizes worth $50k each unclaimed – and tickets were sold in the same state
THREE lucky lottery players have been urged to come forward to claim their winning tickets of $50,000 each. The trio of winning tickets were all purchased in Louisiana earlier this year. And time is running out for two mystery winners who have less than two months to claim their prize money, according to a Nola […]
Festival queen's farewell: 'An experience like no other'
(Editor's note: The Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival submitted this letter of farewell from 2023 festival queen Gweneth Dohmann. Her successor will be crowned Saturday.) First off, I would like to express my thanks to the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival board for selecting me as their 88th queen. I am deeply honored and will forever cherish being chosen as the 88th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum queen, especially to festival Executive Director Hailee Thomas for sharing her time, artistic abilities, and love for the festival with me.
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