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Missing Kenner man found dead in canal, police say
KENNER, La. (WVUE) - A 61-year-old man reported missing by his family this weekend was found dead in a drainage canal early Sunday (Aug. 25), Kenner Police said. Detectives are investigating the death of 61-year-old Efrain Miranda, “but do not suspect foul play,” the department said in a statement. Kenner Police said more information will be provided on Miranda’s death after an autopsy is completed.
Channing Tatum Explains What Hollywood ALWAYS Gets Wrong About This Louisiana Accent
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - When someone in Hollywood is asked to play the role of a character from Louisiana, they are always taught to use one of two generic accents. The first is a standard southern twang if the character is from north Louisiana. The other? A Cajun accent if they are from south Louisiana.
Drivers in Louisiana Facing New Threat on Roadways
Driving in Louisiana can be scary sometimes and there's a new danger for those who travel through communities across the state. Sure, we know that the condition of the roads in the "Bayou State" isn't the greatest, but that isn't always the biggest threat or issue on the roads. For...
Volunteer opportunities for Acadiana, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport/Bossier
Louisiana Inspired highlights volunteer opportunities across south Louisiana. If your organization has specific volunteer opportunities, email us at lainspired@theadvocate.com with details on the volunteer opportunity, organization and the contact/registration information volunteers would need. Acadiana: CASA of SoLa, 215 E. Pinhook Drive, Lafayette, recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers to speak...
‘Alison Solis’ Email Scam Resurfaces in Louisiana and Texas
Don't be fooled by this classic email scam circulating once again. I'm not proud to admit that I even questioned its legitimacy at first. It seems like every week, a new scam pops up in Louisiana and Texas. I am starting to think that scammers believe we are particularly naive because of how often we are targeted and warned of a new scam they have crafted.
The Top 10 Richest Schools In Louisiana – Tuition & Fees
The American Institutes for Research is - Private School vs. Public School “The diversity of public school is a strength.” Robert Pianta, professor of early childhood education and founding director of the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning at the University of Virginia, says parents should be “clear about the specific benefits that they are seeking for their child.”
A much higher rain chance for Sunday
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - We’ll see better rain chances on Sunday. While not a total wash-out, it’ll bring a heavy downpour or two. Scattered showers and storms tomorrow with better chances in the first half of the day. The rain and clouds will keep the highs tamped down to the upper 80s. This would be the first time we’ve seen highs in the 80s in nearly a month (July 27).
Rain chances increasing across New Orleans area next few days
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Residents in southeastern Louisiana can expect an uptick in rain chances this upcoming week, particularly along the coast, as a series of weather systems make their way across the Gulf of Mexico. A weak low pressure system will move through the northern Gulf on Sunday,...
Wolf Pack splits Saturday’s matches
NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans volleyball team finished its home tournament, the Wolf Pack Welcome, on Saturday, splitting a pair of matches against Webber International and Texas Wesleyan in The Den. The Pack is set to play one more pre-conference tournament before Southern States Athletic Conference...
Bulldogs Claim Five-Set Victory Over RV Texas Wesleyan
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The no. 15 ranked Montana Western women's volleyball team (5-2) claimed their third five-set win this season after they took down (RV) Texas Wesleyan this afternoon. Jazi Smith had a monster game, leading the Bulldogs with 17 kills, 16 digs and an ace in the...
Baker Mayfield is surprisingly defending the Saints and the rest of the NFC South
The NFC South is a competitive division with a lot of bad blood. One of the major storylines at the end of last season was the New Orleans Saints running up the score on Atlanta Falcons because the team wanted Jamaal Williams to get a touchdown. It didn’t go over well, but who cares. New Orleans and Atlanta are rivals, and you don’t consider the opposing team’s feelings in a rivalry.
Cooper Helmke: trading in Jambalaya for Taters; Louisiana kicker looks to make a name for himself in Boise
College football recruiting is a fascinating and mostly unknown sector of the sports world. So many shady deals and happenings take place every day. While perhaps not quite as clandestine, the world of college kicker/punter recruiting is its own enigma within the recruiting world. Kickers, more than any other position,...
Who's the kicker? Who's returning kicks? Tulane's Jon Sumrall revealed the answers
As a former special teams coordinator at Troy from 2015-17, Tulane’s Jon Sumrall believes he spends as much time on the kicking game as any coach in the country. When he announced his decisions for every role this week in anticipation of the Aug. 29 opener against Southeastern Louisiana, it certainly was not without plenty of practice time. The Green Wave had plenty to work on in preseason camp, replacing every first-team kicking and return specialist from 2023 except for sophomore punter Will Karoll and senior long snapper Ethan Hudak.
New Plan To Cancel $366 Million In Medical Debt For Louisiana Residents
A donor-funded nonprofit is working alongside Ochsner Health to buy and erase $366 million of medical debt from 193,000 patients. As reported on Wednesday by The New Orleans Advocate, Ochsner Health is working with Undue Medical Debt to relieve the debt of patients across the South. "Ochsner is proud to...
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