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Krewe of Argus crowns Carnival royalty for Mardi Gras 2025 at lavish event in Jefferson
Carnival festivities in the Crescent City for the 2025 season have begun, with the Krewe of Argus recently staging their coronation ball at the Moore in Jefferson. Reigning over the festivities as monarchs were Mr. J. Garrison Jordan as Argus XL and Miss Sophie Elizabeth Chailland as Queen Argus XL. His majesty is a partner at the law firm of Chehardy, Sherman, Williams. He is married to Mary Ellen Jordan. Her majesty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Chailland and a student at St. Martin’s Episcopal High School.
Heroin-fentanyl mixture seized in months-long drug investigation
GONZALES - Two people were arrested at the end of a multi-month drug investigation. The Gonzales Police Department announced the arrests of Alexandro Price, 43, and Randall Hodges, 44, for various drug charges, including distribution, at the culmination of an investigation that began in spring of 2024. During the course...
Was Your Louisiana Social Security Data Hacked? Find Out For Sure
You probably read the headlines last week. A massive security breach may have compromised the personal records of millions of Louisiana residents. From New Orleans and Baton Rouge to Lafayette, Lake Charles, and every other city in the state, if you have a Social Security card and account, your sensitive information could have been compromised.
Louisiana Windshield Damage – A Rock Falls From a Truck, Who Pays?
If the question is "What is Louisiana known for"? Then the answer might just be good food and bad roads. I don't think there is any argument that some of the best meals you can find are at hole-in-the-wall places in Krotz Springs, Estherwood, Charenton, and Loreauville. And some of the worst roads you could ever experience will be the roads that you have to take to get to those communities.
Louisiana gambling revenues have mixed results to start new fiscal year
(The Center Square) — July 1 marked a new fiscal year for Louisiana's Gaming Control Board and the month's revenue numbers were in flux compared to the prior month. Harrah's Casino in New Orleans, the state's lone land-based casino gaming facility, saw increased revenues of $2.5 million, or 16.4% in July. The $17.7 million return is also up 1.3% from July of last year.
Louisiana Shoppers Are Furious Over Walmart Checkout Changes
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA: Many Walmart customers are airing out their grievances over their disgust of the recent checkout policy changes that the retailer rolled down. We have all the details. Louisiana Walmart customers have to be thinking to themselves every time they walk into the store, "I wonder what I...
Terrebonne General Health System welcomes Wendy Couvillon, NP, to Terrebonne General Pediatric Care
Terrebonne General Health System is pleased to welcome Wendy Couvillon, NP as a provider at Terrebonne General Pediatric Care. Couvillon joins Dr. Jill Sutton to offer high-quality primary care for children and adolescents from birth through 18 years of age. Couvillon earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her...
Louisiana leaders respond to NASA's blistering report on Michoud: 'Not helpful, not fair.'
In early August, Susan Bonnett Bourgeois, Louisiana's top economic development official, met with officials from NASA and Boeing at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East, where engineers are working on the Artemis rocket program that's set to send astronauts to the Moon and then Mars in coming decades.
Morgan City police radio logs for Aug. 21-26
The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605. 7:47 a.m. 1100 block of General Clark Street; Animal complaint. 8:07 a.m. Third Street; Suspicious person. 8:15 a.m. 200 block of Franklin Street; Medical. 9:05...
St. Tammany's sweeping new building codes put limits on where apartments can be built
St. Tammany Parish has enacted sweeping new building codes to streamline the approval process for residential and commercial buildings in a fast-growing parish that has seen numerous development battles in recent years. In addition to clarifying land use and subdivision regulations, the new building codes also aim to clear up...
Olivia Ann Sanchez named 2024 Evangeline by Knights of Columbus Council 970
The cornerstone tradition of the annual International Acadian Festival moved into high gear Saturday, Aug. 24, when Oliva Ann Sanchez was named the 2024 Evangeline. The announcement highlighted the annual presentation ceremony of the Evangeline court at the Knights of Columbus 970 home in Plaquemine. The St. John High School...
Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis breaks world record again
CHORZOW, Poland — Armand Duplantis has broken the world record in the pole vault again, this time clearing 6.26 meters in a Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday. Duplantis, a Lafayette native who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, added another centimeter to his world record in Chorzow. His 6.26 meters translates to 20.54 feet.
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