July 21, 2025
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APPEL: What’s Wrong With New Orleans East?
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It was reported that staggering numbers of apartments in New Orlenas East are off the market. The collapse of apartments in the East was the story, but the backstory is more significant. Let’s look at a few reasons why. New Orleans East was developed by private investment largely during the period when NOLA had a […]
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Landry appoints new leadership to Department of Children and Family Services
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(The Center Square) − Gov. Jeff Landry announced a leadership shakeup Friday at the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, naming Rebecca Harris as the agency’s next secretary and appointing Judge David Matlock as her confidential assistant. “Rebecca has consistently demonstrated the kind of steady, thoughtful leadership Louisiana families need,” Landry said in a […]
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MARSH MAN MASSON: I Put Traps Out to Catch Crabs While I Fished!
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A buddy who moved out of the region last week gave me his four crab traps, and I instantly put them to good use! While I fished nearby waters, they loaded up with crabs, which I took home and threw on the grill. Trust me, it won’t be the last time I do this! Check […]
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Environmental organizations sue Formosa Plastics to gain access to slave burial site
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By Aliana Mediratta Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Inclusive Louisiana and The Descendants Project, two environmental nonprofits based in St. James and St. John the Baptist
Digital syllabus aims to spark change in Black education
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By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Black Education for New Orleans (BE NOLA) recently released its “Black Is Brilliant” digital syllabus, which the organization describes as
US Education Department to revive student loan interest for borrowers in SAVE program
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By Shauneen Miranda Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Interest accrual on the debt of nearly 7.7 million student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on
Magnolia customers fight rate increases
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The company is applying to the Louisiana PSC to extend its rate plan, which would increase the company’s revenue by $5 million, between water and sewer.
Boulet’s budget prioritizes transportation, city/parish cost sharing
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LCG’s annual budget process kicked off this week with the introduction of an $803 million budget proposal.
Bad weather is coming — what to do when there’s a weather alert
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When deadly floods hit Texas, alert systems fell short. With bad weather headed for Lafayette, how do local systems work to protect residents?
Local pharmacies can serve veterans — if the system lets them
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As chairman of the Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association, I’ve heard all sides of the debate over pharmacy benefit managers and their role in our industry. And lately, since Louisiana lawmakers discussed banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning their own pharmacies, I’ve heard arguments that such a ban would somehow harm military families, especially those who […]
No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health will be enough
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Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical providers to allay fears over the billions more in historic cuts to federal health care spending that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day. But is that bandage big enough to save struggling rural hospitals? “I have more questions than I have answers,” […]
$10,000 stolen from Speaker Mike Johnson’s campaign committee
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Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating massive cuts to foreign aid programs and public media that he successfully navigated through the House of Representatives. But Johnson’s own political campaign budget just took a modest hit, too — thanks to a thief, according to new federal records reviewed by OpenSecrets. The Mike Johnson for Louisiana congressional committee […]
Three suspects wanted in Ponchatoula fatal shooting
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Three people are wanted by police following a shooting that left one dead and two hospitalized in Ponchatoula.
INVEST 94L has upped 20% chance for potential tropical formation
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This area of low pressure now known as “Invest 94L” developed from a tropical wave in the Central Tropical Atlantic.
French Quarter residents support IV Waste ahead of special council meeting
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The battle for trash pickup continues in the French Quarter, as residents want a voice in who takes over the contract.
Pat Tillman’s brother, Richard, accused of crashing into post office, sparking fire
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Richard Tillman, the brother of late NFL player and Army veteran Pat Tillman, is accused of crashing a vehicle into a post office and starting a fire early Sunday morning, authorities say.
SoLAcc to Host “The Owl Connection” Student Convocation August 13
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This college-wide event is open to new, current, and prospective students who want to start the semester strong and get connected to the SoLAcc community.
Hancock Whitney, UWA partner for Annual Stuff the Bus; Day of Action set
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United Way of Acadiana works with local businesses, individuals, and volunteers to collect school supplies to support teachers across five parishes: Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Vermilion.
French Quarter leaders to decide emergency sanitation provider as contract nears end
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IV Waste currently holds an emergency contract for sanitation in the French Quarter, but that agreement is set to expire by the end of the month.
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Former Edna Karr football standout Corey Adams killed in Tennessee shooting
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EMS attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
