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Louisiana City Found to be Most Charitable of Entire Country
Often the media is focused on the negatives here in Louisiana. Sure, we have our issues. Crime, roads and crooked politicians continue to garner the lion-share of news headlines, so this might come as a huge shock to many. A new study shows that when it comes to caring for...
Family, friends bid farewell to guardsmen deploying
The Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group held a deployment ceremony in New Orleans at the Capital on Baronne, June 1. This event marks the beginning of the unit’s deployment to Poland and the Baltic states where they will provide crucial base and logistical support. The event was attended by service members, as well as their friends and families.More than 80 Guardsmen from the…
SWLA NICU babies celebrate Fourth of July
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Some of Southwest Louisiana’s smallest residents are celebrating their first Independence Day in style. CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital shared adorable photos of their neonatal intensive care unit patients dressed in red, white and blue in time for the Fourth of July. For a...
Cell phones now banned in Louisiana schools, NPSB announce changes
NATCHITOCHES, La. - Natchitoches Parish School Board is announcing some changes to its student handbook after Gov. Landry signed into law a bill that bans cell phone use in schools. SB207 states that any cell phone or additional communication devices must be powered off and put away for the entire...
Attorney General Liz Murril calls NOPD training illegal
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is slamming a plan from the New Orleans Police Department that could keep guns out of most of the French Quarter when the new concealed carry law takes effect in New Orleans. Murrill says the NOPD could face legal action if...
New Orleans musicians, environmental leaders team up to inspire climate action
Louisiana residents are already living through the consequences of a warming world — with heat emergencies, major floods and record-breaking storms now becoming common occurrences. On Friday (July 5), environmental justice advocates from around the state are joining local musicians to educate people on environmental and climate injustice. The...
Landry Appoints Chair of the Board of Commissioners of Port of New Orleans and President of Board of Medical Examiners
BATON ROUGE, LA (July 2, 2024) – Governor Jeff Landry announced the appointment of Joseph F. Toomy as the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and Roderick Clark as the President of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. “I am proud to...
Bizarre Archie Manning news report sent Saints fans into a total panic
New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning is alive and well. However, many football fans were concerned about the patriarch of the Manning family on Tuesday evening, thanks to a sensationalized headline form the Clarion Ledger, a newspaper that’s apart of the USA TODAY Network, and based out of Jackson, Mississippi.
Woman sues prosthetics clinic, supervisor over accidental scalping
A Lafayette woman is suing a prosthetics clinic and one of its supervisors, saying the pair are liable for an incident in which she was accidentally scalped by machinery when she was a student intern at the clinic.
Houma Native Evan Benton’s Rapid Rise to Victory at World Series of Poker
Despite being a newcomer to poker, Houma native Evan Benton clinched the top spot at event #28 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker is an annual series of poker tournaments sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. Benton emerged victorious at event #28, a $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em contest held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Nunu’s Markets’ New Full-scale 36,000-square-foot Grocery Store Under Construction In Maurice, LA
Nunu’s Markets is constructing its largest store yet with a huge 36,000 square-foot full-scale market coming soon to the 9500 Block of Maurice Avenue in Maurice, Louisiana. Replacing the original 5,000 square-foot Maurice store, the all-new Nunu’s Market in Maurice will feature a fully-stocked grocery department, a full meat market and butcher block, a deli, bakery, and a “top-notch” liquor department with a huge beer case. It will have everything! It will also have over 100 parking spots compared to the original’s 11 spots.
‘Love Island USA’: Louisiana man joins TV dating reality show. Here’s how to watch
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Jacobi Graham, 23, of Gonzales, recently joined the sixth season of the dating competition series “Love Island USA.”. A Peacock Original news release said he is a personal trainer who has never been in a relationship. His biography says he can can breakdance and “once got a rock stuck in his ear and had surgery to get it out.”
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