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New Orleans wetlands and floodwalls potentially sinking
Yahoo News
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A study published in the journal Science Advances found some parts of New Orleans may be sinking, though most of the city is remaining level. Simone Fiaschi, an Earth Scientist and one of the study’s authors, said the research...
Research reveals the identity of the enslaved teen girl in this 1848 New Orleans painting
Nola - Louisiana
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In 1848 or thereabouts, a talented artist painted an almost life-size group portrait of the three children of one of the premier slave traders in New Orleans. The painting may have been a memorial to the central figure, 5-year-old William Slacum...
USS New Orleans lost its bow in WWII but kept fighting. Now the wreckage has been found.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON — On a dark night with no moon and heavily overcast skies on Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was one of 11 cruisers and destroyers sailing in formation into the waters near the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. “A light...
Jury still out on Kelly’s fit as coach at LSU
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 15, 2025
ATLANTA -- On a flight to San Antonio in April, space was shared with a die-hard LSU fan. An alum, longtime season ticket holder and financial donor. He was not a Brian Kelly fan. "Doesn't fit," he said, which has always been the big question...
Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Researchers have identified 'America's healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer due to a better way of living. They tracked all 50 states using federal health records and mapped public resources that support well-being, finding...
Gravitational Shockwave: LIGO Catches a 225-Solar-Mass Black-Hole Smash-Up
ScienceDaily
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The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves using the US National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded LIGO observatories. The powerful merger produced a final...
The CIA Has Been Caught Lying About Lee Harvey Oswald
New York Mag
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July 14, 2025
Lee Harvey Oswald after allegedly shooting President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Photo: Archive/Getty Images Newly declassified records from the Central Intelligence Agency show the agency seemingly lied about the extent of its knowledge of...
ExxonMobil and Tapia Center bring STEM education to life for Baton Rouge youth at Southern University summer camp
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Sponsored Content This article is brought to you by ExxonMobil.More than 100 middle and high school students from across the Baton Rouge area gathered at Southern University and A&M College last week for the 2025 Carbon STEM Summer Camp, a...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry faces tougher battles in his 2nd year: 'ruffled a lot of feathers'
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
Gov. Jeff Landry got most of what he wanted in Baton Rouge last year, his first year in office. He took advantage of the Republican super-majority in the Legislature to draw Louisiana’s congressional boundaries, lock up more criminals and revamp...
Louisiana's wild horses may have roamed Kisatchie Forest for centuries, but is this the end?
The Advocate - Louisiana
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A herd of wild horses thought to have been introduced to Louisiana by the Spanish and bred by the Choctaw Indians drink from a water hole in the Kisatchie Forest's Vernon Unit. PROVIDED PHOTO BY PEGASUS EQUINE GUARDIAN ASSOCIATION In Vernon...
Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WW2
Military Times
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July 8, 2025
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo slammed into the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending the bow, two gun turrets and more than 180 sailors to the bottom of Ironbottom Sound, near Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Its whereabouts...
Louisiana senior average 17.7 on ACTs while national average on tests is 19.4
Natchitoches Times - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
In 2024, 42,608 Louisiana seniors took the ACT, a pre-college standardized exam scored on a scale from 1 to 36. A composite score is calculated by averaging the scores on the four sections: English, Math, Reading, and Science.The national average...
Louisiana is the latest state to greenwash gas
Grist Magazine
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July 10, 2025
In Louisiana, natural gas — a planet-heating fossil fuel — is now, by law, considered “green energy” that can compete with solar and wind energy projects for clean energy funding. The law, signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry last month,...
Researchers issue dire warning about emerging threat to beloved US city: 'It's a wake-up call'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Other regions face familiar threats. by Geri MilevaJuly 10, 2025 New research from Tulane University and the California Institute of Technology has raised new concerns about New Orleans' hurricane protection system. NOLA.com reported that parts of...
The true story behind New Orleans' first movie theater, where scandal drew thousands
The Advocate - Louisiana
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For almost as long as film has existed, New Orleans has been a movie town. Filmmakers love to shoot here, stars love to bask in the city’s mystique and residents love to see their beloved Big Easy shining bright on the big screen. But recently a...
This Louisiana city had a notorious red light district inspired by New Orleans' Storyville
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Alexandria's 16th Street Bridge is now a modern concrete structure that crosses Bayou Rapides in the same location that a previous wooden bridge served as the gateway into Alexandria's red light district, known as the restricted district, between...
Lost Bow of USS New Orleans Found In Depths Of Iron Bottom Sound
Deeper Blue
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July 8, 2025
A team of scientists and explorers aboard the research vessel Nautilus this week located and imaged the lost bow of the warship USS New Orleans for the first time. The bow was found at a depth of approximately 675 meters/2,215 feet in Iron Bottom...
Louisiana Woman Catches Over 600 Pound Fish in Gulf of America
Talk 1340 KKAM - Texas
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July 9, 2025
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) - A recent graduate from LSU reeled in an award-winning fish while competing in a tournament in the Gulf of America. Jaselyn Berthelot posted several photos on social media showing off the catch of a lifetime while out on...
Baton Rouge police have seen their budget reduced by $9 million. How are they responding?
The Advocate - Louisiana
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In the past, the Baton Rouge Police Department regularly conducted gun violence prevention patrols, sending cars each week to areas with high call volumes of shootings or other violent crimes. But since the start of 2025, the department has...
New Orleans’ hurricane protection system faces looming threats. Money to address them is lacking.
Nola - Louisiana
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Plans to address looming threats to the New Orleans area’s vital hurricane protection levee system involving sinking land and the effects of climate change are at risk of being put on hold due to a lack of funding. The Trump administration’s...