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2 gas stations in cities throughout West Baton Rouge Parish had the cheapest diesel in week ending Aug. 16
Baton Rouge Reporter - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across West Baton Rouge Parish...
What I learned helping a Louisiana beekeeper save a hive in midair: Scaffolding, smoke, more
Nola - Louisiana
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Kevin Langley is a man on a mission — to save bees, one hive at a time. Truth be told, he's on multiple missions, but I joined him in helping to rescue and move a large beehive from a tree limb. If you're curious, bee colonies rarely settle on...
Louisiana Illuminator: EPA takes over hazardous material cleanup after Tangipahoa industrial fire
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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AMITE — Firefighters were close to extinguishing a fire Monday evening, August 25, 2025 that’s been burning since Friday’s explosion at a petroleum products plant in Tangipahoa Parish. Emergency responders are now focused on containing and...
List: Most expensive homes in New Orleans ranked by price
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Stacker compiled a list of the most expensive homes in New Orleans listed for sale on realtor.com . Homes are ranked by price with ties broken by price per square foot. #30. 4626 St Charles Ave, New Orleans Price: $2,365,000 6...
Katrina archives: Live blog shows how hurricane hit New Orleans hour by hour
Nola - Louisiana
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This live blog was originally published Aug. 29, 2005, and updated as Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. It is part of The Times-Picayune's Pulitzer-winning coverage of Katrina and is being republished for the 20th anniversary of the storm....
A Popular New Cedar Rapids Farmers Market Vendor is Moving Into Lindale Mall
Eagle 102.3 - Iowa
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August 26, 2025
If you've been enjoying the treats from the new Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market vendor Cafe Beignets, you'll be happy to know that you'll be able to order from them on a daily basis this fall! Cafe Beignets is in the process of moving into...
Katrina archives: The life stories behind the storm victims in New Orleans
Nola - Louisiana
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This story was originally published Nov. 27, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times-Picayune's Pulitzer-winning coverage. Susie Joseph Sparks, 1959-2005 Edward Sparks Jr., 1992-2005...
2une In Previews: Plan Baton Rouge III community survey
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
BATON ROUGE — Plan Baton Rouge III is the culmination of a 27-year project aimed at reviving downtown Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Area Foundation's Eric Dexter said Monday on 2une In. "Over 20 or so years, we've had nearly $3 billion in investments,...
Louisiana commits $37M to microchip facility in Ruston
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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August 26, 2025
(The Center Square) − Louisiana taxpayers will help fund a new $370 million secure microchip facility in Ruston, with the state pledging nearly $37 million in direct support for the project. Radiance Technologies, an Alabama-based defense...
How Hurricane Katrina forever changed 3 New Orleans educators
WJCL TV - Georgia
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August 25, 2025
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in the country.Related video...
Louisiana governor says there’s no sign of ‘imminent danger’ after fire at auto lubricant plant
Associated Press
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August 26, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Following a massive fire on Friday at an automotive lubricant plant in southeast Louisiana, residents are reporting soot on cars and oily residue in nearby bodies of water. But Gov. Jeff Landry said that there is no...
Louisiana Tech, Radiance Technologies, and LED partner to construct new microchip facility in Ruston
Louisiana Tech University
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August 25, 2025
In a landmark collaboration set to transform the region’s economic landscape, Louisiana Tech University, Radiance Technologies, Louisiana Economic Development (LED), and the Louisiana Tech University Foundation announced plans for Radiance...
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans East still demands its future
KMBZ - Kansas
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August 25, 2025
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, many neighborhoods in Louisiana and Mississippi have fully recovered or even rebuilt better; but others still struggle to come back, and may never be what they once were. The fight continues in New Orleans...
Louisiana superintendent touts education improvements in Cenla visit
KALB - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Louisiana’s State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Cade Brumley, hopes to write a new story for the Pelican State, from the bottom to the top. On August 25, he spoke in front of dozens of educators in higher education and...
They came together, Democrats and Republicans, to help New Orleans rebuild post-Katrina
Nola - Louisiana
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Hurricane Katrina ransacked the lives of more than 1 million people in metro New Orleans 20 years ago. The storm caused so much devastation that then-U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert questioned whether New Orleans even ought to survive....
Louisiana Tech, Radiance Technologies, state will build microchip facility in Ruston
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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RUSTON, LA -- In a landmark collaboration, Louisiana Tech University, Radiance Technologies, Louisiana Economic Development (LED), and the Louisiana Tech University Foundation announced plans for Radiance Technologies’ secure microchip packaging...
The Inconvenient Success of New Orleans Schools
The 74
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Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter This is part of a series covering the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, its effects, and the recovery of New Orleans’ schools. Read all our coverage and...
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans schools are still ‘a work in progress’
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 25, 2025
Last fall, for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ school district opened a new school of its own, The Leah Chase School. (Emily Kask for NPR | )When charter schools began replacing public schools in New Orleans after Hurricane...
How Katrina saved New Orleans schools
Unherd
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August 24, 2025
Even 20 years on, Hurricane Katrina remains an icon of American dysfunction. It led to almost 2,000 deaths and left more than $100 billion damage after all the levees crumbled, leaving the world stunned by horrific scenes of floating corpses,...
New Bedford Domino's Pizza owner helped feed New Orleans after Katrina
South Coast Business Bulletin - Massachusetts
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Nelson Hockert-Lotz recalled helping out. Hockert-Lotz, a Domino's Pizza franchisee in New Bedford, flew to Louisiana to make and hand out free pizza. The generator-powered Domino's in...