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New Orleans mayoral candidates trade jabs with frontrunner Helena Moreno as race heats up
Gambit - Louisiana
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The New Orleans mayor’s race is starting to heat up, with candidates Council Member Oliver Thomas and state Sen. Royce Duplessis ramping up attacks on frontrunner Council Vice President Helena Moreno. Moreno, who was the first major candidate to...
Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates record $3.6 million in charitable giving this year
Crescent City Sports - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
April 24, 2025: during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans TPC of Louisiana in New Orleans (Photo: Michael Bacigalupi). NEW ORLEANS – This year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans again set a record $3.6 million in charitable giving,...
Plans for this giant South Louisiana solar farm are dropped. It faced stiff local opposition
The Advocate - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
NextEra Energy has dropped plans to build a 2,000-acre solar farm near White Castle, a project that drew strong local opposition. In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, the Iberville Parish government said the Florida-based company had withdrawn its...
Opinion | Plantation Tourism, Memory and the Uneasy Economics of Heritage in the American South
Mississippi Free Press
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August 26, 2025
The American South—and the nation more broadly—continues to wrestle with how to remember its most painful chapters. Tourism is one of the arenas where that struggle is most visible. This tension came into sharp relief in May 2025, when the largest...
Buffalo Bills schedule 2025: Everything you need to know to watch Josh Allen and Company
The New York Times
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August 26, 2025
Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills look to get over the hump and reach the franchise’s first Super Bowl since the 1993 season. By hump, that means Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Last season ended painfully for the Bills...
Louisiana official renews call for seafood inspection fees following shrimp recalls
SeafoodSource
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An official in the U.S. state of Louisiana has renewed his calls for there to be a national inspection fee on imported seafood in the wake of recalls of frozen shrimp contaminated by radiation. On 14 August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Samsung, Hyundai Boost US Investments Amid Trade Tensions
WebProNews
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August 26, 2025
South Korean conglomerates Samsung and Hyundai are ramping up their commitments to the U.S. economy with substantial new investments, signaling a strategic pivot amid global trade tensions and a push for domestic manufacturing. According to a...
New Orleans clergy say 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Black communities still waiting for promises to be fulfilled
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 25, 2025
By D. Kevin McNeir Special to the AFRO kmcneir@afro.com NEW ORLEANS, LA – APRIL 15, 2025: Willie Taylor mows an overgrown lot in the Lower Ninth Ward, in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 15, 2025. Overgrown empty lots are still prevalent here, 20...
Arch Manning and the NFL Draft: Why no one's banking (or tanking) on Texas QB going pro in 2026
The New York Times
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August 26, 2025
Before Arch Manning even takes his first snap as the Texas Longhorns’ starting quarterback this season, fans, draftniks and NFL scouts alike are wondering whether he’ll declare for the 2026 NFL Draft. It’s another boxcar on the Manning hype train...
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...
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reflects on Katrina in his first speech in 10 years
WWL - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
Nagin started by discussing Hurricane Katrina, which struck the city while he was mayor nearly 20 years ago. NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin took to the pulpit during Sunday services at the Household of Faith Church to deliver his...
Roundup: Keurig Dr Pepper deal / SEC disclosure rule / Greater New Orleans Foundation
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
Beverage deal: Keurig Dr Pepper has struck a deal to buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s for $18 billion, a prelude to spinning off its coffee brands into a separate public company. The deal is transformational for Keurig Dr Pepper and would...
New Orleans coffee culture heads to Statesboro, as PJ's Coffee set to open this fall
Grice Connect
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August 25, 2025
PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is bringing 45 years of premium coffee expertise and authentic Big Easy flavor to Statesboro. The new location, on GA Highway 67 in front of McKeithen's TrueValue Hardware and between Wild Wing's and Happy Wok, will...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...