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New Orleans Saints announce training camp practice schedule, with multiple sessions open to the public
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints announced Monday that the team’s 2025 training camp schedule will begin at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie on Wednesday, July 23. This year, the Black and Gold will host nine practices...
Music in the Mountains opens with New Orleans soul
Big Sky Weekly - Montana
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June 30, 2025
By Carli Johnson SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR On Thursday, June 26, Len Hill Park came alive with music, people and vendors for an electric start to the Arts Council of Big Sky’s Music in the Mountains annual concert series. New Orleans based artist...
Louisiana State Sen. Royce Duplessis to join New Orleans mayor’s race
Gambit - Louisiana
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Louisiana State Sen. Royce Duplessis, a Democrat, has announced he’s running for New Orleans mayor, after initially saying he wouldn't run six months ago. In a social media statement posted Sunday night, Duplessis, addressing residents, said he'd...
Duplessis’ change of heart throws new wrench into New Orleans’ mayoral race
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans’ mayoral race added a new wrinkle with this week’s decision by a longtime state lawmaker to become the fourth major candidate in the contest State Sen. Royce Duplessis announced Sunday on social media that he would...
AG Liz Murrill charges all 10 inmates in New Orleans jailbreak
WWL - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
Each inmate is now facing a charge of Simple Escape. NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has formally charged all 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in May, including Derrick Groves, who remains at large. Each...
Century-old water main bursts in Uptown New Orleans, flooding streets and triggering boil advisory
WWL - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
A 30-inch pipe dating back to 1908 exploded late Friday, sending water rushing through neighborhoods and impacting businesses. NEW ORLEANS — Some folks in Uptown New Orleans woke up to water rushing through the streets over the weekend. “There was...
New Orleans Pelicans' dynamic TV broadcast duo of Joel Meyers, Antonio Daniels returning
Nola - Louisiana
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There have been some pretty dang good duos in New Orleans since NBA basketball returned to the city in 2002. There was Chris Paul and David West. And there was Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday. But don’t forget about Joel Meyers and Antonio Daniels,...
ICE detention of Donna Kashanian sparks community outcry in New Orleans
WWL - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
State Rep. Stephanie Hilferty, R-Metairie, hopes to lend a hand getting Kashanian’s story in front of the president. NEW ORLEANS — On June 22, a day after US forces dropped bombs on a country she fled when she was 17, 64-year-old Donna Kashanian...
New Orleans events: July 4th fireworks, Uncle Sam Jam, Mia X and more June 30-July 6
Gambit - Louisiana
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Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. Go 4th on the River There are fireworks over the riverfront at 9 p.m. on Independence Day. The show will feature patriotic bursts of red,...
Shough’s past prepped him for future in New Orleans
AS
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June 30, 2025
The New Orleans Saints were decimated by injury last year, and finished as one of the worst team in the league. It cost their coach, Dennis Allen his job, and in the offseason they saw their starting quarterback, Derrick Carr, retire as injuries...
Soak up July with these events around Baton Rouge
inRegister - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
Orchid Show & Sale July 12 LSU Rural Life Museum The Baton Rouge Orchid Society’s annual show and sale is back this month with beautiful blooms to browse and buy. Learn more about orchids from passionate locals who grow them regularly....
In a Pickle: Court to Table restaurant and pickleball facility opens in Baton Rouge
inRegister - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
A new experience has arrived in Baton Rouge with the highly anticipated opening of Court to Table, a restaurant and pickleball facility that promises entertainment for all. With six indoor courts, five covered courts, other outdoor games like...
State Senator Royce Duplessis Announces Run For New Orleans Mayor
WRNO - Louisiana
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State Senator Royce Duplessis is in the running to become mayor of New Orleans. Duplessis made the announcement via Facebook on Sunday. His campaign will formally launch at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Ashé Powerhouse Theater. Also in the race are City...
Louisiana's Current Voodoo Queen Sallie Ann Glassman
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
Lafayette, Louisiana (KMDL) - When you think of Louisiana voodoo, you think of Marie Laveau, the famed Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Laveau passed away in 1881, so who has been carrying the voodoo torch in the New Orleans area? Well, there have...
New Orleans Metro ceases to be a major city, says the OMB
The Louisiana Weekly
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June 30, 2025
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It went unnoticed by most of the local media, but a federal agency has downgraded New Orleans from a major city to little more than a large town, and that has major implications for future government...
National Geographic to release five-part series on Hurricane Katrina's impact on New Orleans
Nola - Louisiana
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National Geographic will release a five-part documentary series about Hurricane Katrina in July. Here’s everything to know about “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time.” Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans 20 years ago, and the subsequent...
CCS to live stream Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League playoffs Monday and Tuesday
Crescent City Sports - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
NEW ORLEANS – Crescent City Sports will live stream all of the playoff action as the fourth season of the Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League concludes Monday and Tuesday at John Ryan Stadium. Coverage begins at 3:50 p.m. Monday with the...
Famous model with Baton Rouge roots among elite guests at Bezos wedding in Italy
Nola - Louisiana
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez-Bezos' wedding weekend in Venice, Italy was the hot ticket for celebrities and other elite guests over the weekend. Among the assembled at the 200-person wedding was Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and Baton Rouge...
Louisiana’s Outback: The Creole Nature Trail puts SW La.’s treasures on display
The American Press - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
Louisiana’s Outback: The Creole Nature Trail puts SW La.’s treasures on display Published 3:30 pm Monday, June 30, 2025 (Kathryn Shea Duncan / Visit Lake Charles) Southwest Louisiana is not only a wealth of unique culture and ecological elements,...
SUV crashes into New Orleans home after high-speed chase, driver arrested, state police say
WWL - Louisiana
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June 30, 2025
The homeowner told reporters that no one currently lives in the house that was struck. The investigation remains active. NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police are investigating a high-speed chase that ended Monday with an SUV crashing into a vacant...