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Deadline approaching for feds in alleged bribery case against Mayor Cantrell
Time is running out if federal prosecutors are going to bring charges against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Or is it? Allegations the mayor fired a public works deputy director in August 2019 in exchange for gifts imply
Created to Be: TLU Joins the Fun at 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering
It happens every three years. Thousands of young adults from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America come together for a week of faith formation known as the ELCA Youth Gathering. The event includes worship, Bible study, service, and fellowship—and can be a life-changing experience for those who attend.
Marshon Lattimore leaves with an injury at Day 3 of Saints training camp
Soft-tissue injuries are common early at training camp, but it’s still tough to see a key player sidelined like this. Marshon Lattimore left the third day of New Orleans Saints practices at UC Irvine with an injury. Afterwards head coach Dennis Allen said it was a hip flexor, which is something Lattimore has dealt with before. He suffered a hip flexor injury at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine but it didn’t limit him much once the Saints drafted him.
Dak Prescott Contract Talks Suggest Departure; Saints, Panthers Possible Destinations
The Dallas Cowboys are hesitant to give Dak Prescott a record-breaking contract, leading the quarterback to hint at looking for his next team. Entering the final year of his contract, Prescott will hit the open market, with talks at a standstill and no franchise tag option for the Cowboys. Prescott...
Southern MS/AL/LA forecast for 7/26/24: More rain expected today
Happy Friday and the first day of the 2024 Olympics; I hope your week went well. For us on the Gulf Coast, the wet weather pattern that has been soaking the region for the past week is expected to continue for the next several days. Although our temperatures have been below average this past several days, our rainfall trends have been the same, with daily showers and thunderstorms. This trend is expected to continue as we approach the end of the month before a major shift in the weather pattern next week.
Louisiana Women Warned – That ‘Wrong Number’ Text Isn’t a Mistake
It doesn't matter whether you're sitting on a bench at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, waiting for live music at an outdoor show in Lafayette, or walking into one of the many casinos in Lake Charles or Shreveport, you're going to see people staring at their telephones. Unfortunately, a lot of Louisiana women in particular could be staring at a potentially dangerous situation that their own kindness could enhance.
Feral hogs are Louisiana's most troublesome new transplant
Walk around New Orleans long enough, and you’re bound to hear grizzled locals grumbling about unwelcome tourists and transplants. Travel outside of the city, and you’ll hear man Louisianians grumbling about a different type of transplant: feral hogs
Tulane plan to lease Freret St. sidewalks under fire from neighbors, protesters
Tulane University is exploring a plan to take over the sidewalks on both sides of Freret Street along a half-mile stretch through the heart of the Uptown campus. The proposal would allow the university to lease the sidewalks on Freret between Calhoun Street and Newcomb Place from the city. The deal, which still requires approval from the Planning Commission and City Council, would effectively make the sidewalks part of the university campus and, therefore private, not public property.
The true story behind Lil Wayne song ‘Let It All Work Out’
In 2018, Lil Wayne finally released his highly anticipated album, Tha Carter V. The project had been held back multiple times due to legal issues as the New Orleans rapper faced disputes with his former mentor Birdman and his label Cash Money Records. However, in 2018, four years after the album’s initial release date, the New Orleans lyricist belatedly dropped the 23-track masterpiece.
New Orleans City Council passes new anti-Krewe of Chad Mardi Gras rules ahead of 2025 season
The New Orleans City Council Thursday approved several new Mardi Gras rules aimed at curbing some of the Carnival time behaviors often regarded as the most obnoxious. That includes hallmarks of the “Krewe of Chad,” aka people who set up tents and tarps to stake their claim of the neutral ground, commonly along the Uptown parade route.
No more neutral ground tents, cookouts for Mardi Gras
The New Orleans City Council on Thursday approved new rules, and restrictions, on what’s allowed for Mardi Gras parade-going. The city council is trying to get a handle on people treating public space before and during parades like their back yard.
Policy changes in voting law, education, and juvenile code underscored by state reps
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—A group of Louisiana lawmakers wants people to be aware of the decisions being made in Baton Rouge. On Thursday, they held a public meeting at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum to inform their constituents and lay out the changes people can expect. “There will be some...
Flood watch in effect through 1 p.m. today
A flood watch is in effect through 1 p.m. for coastal Southwest Louisiana. The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office expects additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with localized heavier amounts possible. Showers and thunderstorms with possible high rainfall rates will spread across the area into early afternoon in response to an upper-level […]
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