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American Press winner of eight Louisiana Press Association awards
The American Press was presented eight awards during the Louisiana Press Association 2023 Better Newspaper Competition luncheon Friday at the Baton Rouge City Club. Executive Editor Crystal Stevenson and sports writer Rodrick Anderson won first place for best overall website. The American Press competes in Division I against The Advocate in Baton Rouge, The Times […]
Popular Discount Chain Closing Lafayette Store
Lafayette has seen a handful of businesses close in the last year. Small, locally-owned businesses aren't the only ones feeling the heat right now; major retailers have also started trimming down their locations to cut costs. The once-popular discount retailer Big Lots recently announced that it would be closing 40...
Nashville mayor affair: More on the case former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie is accused of researching
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was implicated in a federal indictment Friday afternoon after her former security guard, NOPD Officer Jeffrey Vappie, was indicted on wire fraud and false statement charges. Cantrell, who has not been indicted, was referenced as “Public Official One, Mayor of the...
CHECK IT OUT: You Can Rent This Awesome Tower in New Iberia, Louisiana
NEW IBERIA, La. (KPEL News) - If you need to get away, AirBnb has plenty of great options no matter where you're staying. But there are some pretty unique stays in and around south Louisiana that are always worth checking out. One of those is right in the heart of...
Best-attended sugarcane field day ever highlighted by the latest research
(07/19/24) ST. GABRIEL, La. — The largest crowd to ever attend an LSU AgCenter sugarcane field day learned the latest news and research in varieties, soil fertility, biostimulants, weed management and plant pathology. AgCenter Sugar Research Station coordinator Al Orgeron approximated that there were 280 attendees based on the...
ELECTION 2024: Candidates qualify for Gonzales, Donaldsonville municipal seats
Candidates from Ascension Parish's cities, Donaldsonville and Gonzales, qualified July 17-19 for the Nov. 5 election. The City of Gonzales, which has an estimated population of 13,000, will select mayor, police chief and the five seats on the city council. According to Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, the following...
John Schneider sues stepdaughter to stop sale of ‘Dukes of Hazard’ memorabilia
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — “Dukes of Hazard” star John Schneider is suing his late wife Alicia Allain’s business she ran in partnership with his movie studio and her daughter to stop the sale of memorabilia from his career. On social media, the actor recently asked...
Louisiana constitution 'is broken': GOP donor Lane Grigsby again pitches rewrite
Lane Grigsby, a Baton Rouge business owner and Republican megadonor who chaired Gov. Jeff Landry's "constitutional reform" transition committee, this week made yet another pitch for a rewrite of the state constitution. Grigsby spoke to media and the public at a Baton Rouge Press Club luncheon on Monday. It was...
Curious Louisiana tells the story of a Louisiana Olympian who competed in Hitler's shadow
He was 17 years old and had never traveled outside of Louisiana. Yet, there William Tennant Brown sat on an ocean liner bound for Berlin, his teammates by his side. The year was 1936, and Brown would be competing against the world in the shadow of Adolf Hitler. One of his teammates, a young African American man named Jesse Owens would win four gold medals.
SWLA Arrest Report - July 19, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for July 19, 2024. Brandon Laurence Hawkins, 30, Lake Charles: instate detainer; possession of a Schedule I drug; possession of marijuana first offense. Barah Zebariah Wood, 25, Sulphur: simple burglary. Brandon Lee Brunet, 21, Morgan City: possession of a...
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