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49 WINCHESTER Add New Stops to Fall Album Release Tour
Ahead of their anticipated sophomore release with New West Records this Friday, 49 Winchester has announced an expanded fall tour with eight additional stops in Mississippi, Louisiana, Connecticut, New York, and more. Award-winning Canadian songwriter Corb Lund will join the group for five performances, beginning in New Orleans, LA, and concluding in Buffalo, NY. Matt Koziol, Bayker Blankenship, and John R. Miller are also confirmed as supporting acts. Artist presale tickets will be available from Wednesday, July 31st at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday, August 1st at 10 p.m. local time with the password HOLLER. Spotify presale will follow on Thursday, August 1st from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, and public on-sale begins Friday, August 2nd at 10 a.m. local time. See below for a list of all confirmed album release tour dates.
Official urges research, training before carrying concealed weapon
A new Louisiana law allowing carry of concealed firearms without a permit includes numerous provisions gun owners must consider, according to a long-time Ruston law enforcement official. Ruston City Marshal Curtis Hawkins said anyone contemplating carrying a concealed weapon needs to research the new law and still consider obtaining a...
Nominate a Keep Louisiana Beautiful everyday hero
BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is now accepting Everyday Hero Award nominations for individuals, non-profits, and businesses working to keep Louisiana litter-free and beautiful. Selected recipients will be honored at the Everyday Hero Awards luncheon on Thursday, October 24, at the Crowne Plaza Executive Center in Baton Rouge, held in conjunction with the annual KLB State Conference.
Mixed results in 2024 standardized tests for Louisiana students
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly released standardized test results for Louisiana students show small gains in some areas, but overall scores moved little in the past year and, despite gains in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, remain below 2019 levels. Results for the LEAP test released Wednesday show overall mastery of subject matter, including […]
Marsden Services Acquires HUB Enterprises
Marsden Services L.L.C., announced the acquisition of HUB Enterprises through Marsden’s wholly owned subsidiary company, American Security, L.L.C. HUB Enterprises is a security services contractor operating throughout Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. The acquisition was completed in March 2024. American Security L.L.C. is a national security services contractor headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. HUB Enterprises is headquartered in Broussard, Louisiana with a secondary office location in Mississippi. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Louisiana’s best week of food and wine
The Louisiana Food + Wine Festival, hosted by Visit Lake Charles this September, will celebrate the best of Louisiana and the South. It showcases culinary creations steeped in Louisiana’s unique Cajun and Creole heritage and culture, with seafood, artisans, live musicians and more. One of the South’s leading culinary...
Louisiana energy company causes oil spill
An oil spill that leaked more than 34,000 gallons out in a southern Louisiana bayou over the weekend has already killed wildlife and prompted a water conservation order for people in the area. The oil spill happened in Bayou Lafourche, about a half-hour drive northeast of Houma.The Lafourche Parish Government was made aware of the crude oil spill in the bayou on Saturday morning, finding that it was stemming from a stormwater canal near a highway intersection in Raceland. The source of the release was identified as the Crescent Midstream Crude Oil Facility, which government officials said was "following its...
Louisiana Residents Face the 8th Lowest Taxes in the US
ARTICLE NOTE: There are a lot of numbers inside this article, and all will be sourced. The figures will be with links to cite those sources. It's the time of year where everyone is talking taxes. There are ads for tax prep services everywhere you look or listen. People are worried about their filings, and concerned about their returns. So yeah, there are A LOT of people talking taxes right now. Although its true that some people never stop talking taxes.
Top January 6 Conspiracist to Investigate Trump Shooting
House Speaker Mike Johnson has tapped a January 6 conspiracy theory-touting Republican lawmaker to join a new bipartisan task force investigating the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.Johnson unveiled his list of picks Monday, which included his fellow Louisiana Republican, MAGA Representative Clay Higgins.Higgins subscribes to the outlandish far-right theory that “FBI informants” pretending to be Trump supporters descended on the U.S. capital the night before the deadly January 6 insurrection using “ghost buses.”During a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee in November, Higgins raised this theory to FBI Director Christopher Wray, who “emphatically” denied his claims. As...
Two dead after boats collide on Tickfaw River
Two boats collided on a Louisiana river, leaving two people dead and several others hurt, authorities said Monday. The collision happened early Sunday on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in Livingston Parish. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said agents were notified just after midnight about the crash involving a 25-foot pontoon boat, […]
Cassidy announces $7.1M for Louisiana airports from infrastructure law
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., announced U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will grant Louisiana a total of $7,141,716.00 to improve local airports from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “Airports are the gateway to a city, drawing in businesses, investors, and families,” Cassidy said. “This funding from the Infrastructure Law will support airport improvements throughout Louisiana to […]
Ankle monitoring company to face negligent homicide trial in Louisiana woman’s 2021 murder
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that a Mississippi-based electronic monitoring company can be tried for negligent homicide in the case of Peggy Beasley, a mother of three murdered by her estranged husband Marshall Rayburn. The monitoring company AEM allegedly failed to report multiple breaches of...
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