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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...
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...
Map of New Orleans highlights sinking and stable city spots
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Parts of New Orleans, including its international airport, are sinking nearly 2 inches per year, according to a new study. Wetlands and parts of the city’s levee system are sinking, too. The geography of New Orleans resembles a bowl, and it’s...
Legacy Business Spotlight: The Baton Rouge Clinic
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 7, 2025
— ESTABLISHED 1946 — The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC is recognized as the premier multi-specialty clinic in the region, delivering exceptional care to nearly 400,000 patients throughout Louisiana. Founded in 1946 by four local physicians who saw the...
Bollinger Shipyards converting barge into landing platform for returning rockets
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Bollinger Shipyards, a Louisiana-based builder of vessels for commercial, government and military customers, is aiming for the sky. The 79-year-old shipbuilder has been hired to convert a barge into a landing platform for Rocket Lab, a...
GalaxyCon New Orleans brings celebs, comics and cosplay to convention center July 11-13
Gambit - Louisiana
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For many Gen Xers and Millennials and more than a few in Gen Z, LeVar Burton is a household name. His role as Kunta Kinte on the 1977 series “Roots” made him a breakout actor, and his tenure as Geordi La Forge on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”...
Louisiana commercial fishers welcome menhaden bycatch study
SeafoodSource
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A new study on bycatch in Louisiana's commercial menhaden fishery is largely being welcomed by the state's fishing industry, who claim it shows the fishery “is sustainable, selective, and not a threat to red drum populations.” "This study should...
Louisiana law sets new rules for renewable energy projects
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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July 9, 2025
(The Center Square) — Louisiana is imposing new permitting and siting standards for renewable energy projects just as solar output surges across the Midwest and South, with newly released data from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator...
A New Seafood Spot Is Coming To Odessa’s Music City Mall
93.1 KISS FM - Texas
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July 15, 2025
The people of Odessa, Texas, have a pretty good selection when it comes to options of where they want to grab a bite to eat. We offer a wide range of major selections, including those found at other places like McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and...
Hear the wild story of an 1880s New Orleans police chief whose assassination led to a mass lynching
Nola - Louisiana
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The year was 1890, and New Orleans Police Chief David C. Hennessy had been assassinated. After a series of trials and mistrials, in March 1891, his death lead to the largest known mass lynching in U.S. history. Derby Gisclair, a local historian...
DeSoto Parish Ranks High On List of Parishes With the Highest Cancer Rates in Louisiana
96.5 KVKI - Lousiana
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July 11, 2025
Multiple North Louisiana Parishes check in on a recent study to find the Louisiana Parishes with the highest cancer rates. Including DeSoto Parish, Webster Parish, and Caddo Parish. Does Louisiana Have A "Cancer Alley"? Chernobyl: General Imagery...
Louisiana’s Haunted Tales And Paranormal Secrets
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 13:37 IST Louisiana’s haunted tales and paranormal secrets weave a chilling tapestry of voodoo legends, ghostly plantations, and eerie bayou folklore that still haunts the present. Louisiana: Some of the most haunted...
What led Baton Rouge-based CSRS to be acquired by a national engineering firm?
Nola - Louisiana
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CSRS President Tim Barfield said he wasn’t planning to sell the Baton Rouge-based design, engineering and program management firm he has run since 2016, when a Dallas-area company came calling in 2022. But after initially declining the offer from...
Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-related prescriptions
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 9, 2025
Transgender Louisianians will no longer receive Medicaid reimbursement for any gender-affirming care prescriptions if their provider uses certain gender-related diagnosis codes, according to multiple LGBTQ+ organizations. “Instead of making this...
How Louisiana Families Save Hundreds on Travel: Expert Hacks
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
Highlights Book flights 6-8 weeks ahead for domestic trips and 3-4 months ahead for international travel to secure the best prices Use packing cubes and roll clothes to maximize suitcase space and keep the family organized Take advantage of credit...
Shocking Parishes With The Longest Life Expectancy In Louisiana
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
If you've ever been curious enough to look up the life expectancy in Louisiana, you've probably seen some disappointing news. The state of Louisiana is pretty well known by researchers as being a state with a life expectancy well below the...
Texas court to weigh execution date for Robert Roberson in hearing Wednesday
CBS Dallas - Texas
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A request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to set a new execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson will be considered Wednesday in a state district courtroom in East Texas. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Anderson County...
How did Sulphur, Louisiana get its name? Not from a rotten egg smell.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Sulphur is that little Calcasieu Parish town with a funny name. But is there more to the story of Sulphur than its funny name? Dee Jeffers, of Baton Rouge, says she has always known there's more to the story, and she believes she's joined by a lot...
Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
Akron Legal News
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JACK BROOK JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press/Report for America Published: July 9, 2025 Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed recently, even though it's a fossil fuel...