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UFC 318: Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier time, card and how to watch
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Inside New Orleans’ plan to fix its energy-hogging buildings
Grist Magazine
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July 11, 2025
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. As thousands of architects and...
Destrehan couple grows first certified native habitat in parish
The St. Charles Herald Guide - Louisiana
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July 16, 2025
The butterflies that visit the garden at Jason and Jessica Vasseur’s Destrehan home are swallowtail, gulf fritillary and skipper butterflies. Nine monarch butterflies sit in a special butterfly enclosure, where they will soon hatch. There are...
Congress passes bill offering tax-filing relief after natural disasters
Accounting Today
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July 11, 2025
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill by unanimous consent that would provide tax-filing relief for taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations after unanimous passage earlier this year in the House, sending the bill to...
Movies and TV shows casting in Alexandria
KLAX - Louisiana
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Movies and TV shows casting in Alexandria The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and...
Florida oil drilling plan near Apalachicola faces court appeal
Marco Eagle - Florida
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Florida's Department of Environmental Protection denied a permit to Clearwater Land & Minerals to drill for oil near the Apalachicola River. Clearwater Land & Minerals is appealing the decision. An administrative law judge recommended denying the...
Sizzling dinner to feature New Orleans chef at Beautiful South
Charleston City Paper - South Carolina
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July 11, 2025
You might assume that New Orleans’ Mr. Mao restaurant serves Chinese food and that it’s named after Chinese politician Mao Zedong. You’d be wrong. The popular restaurant features a mixture of Southeast Asian, Indian and Mexican food. “Mao is my...
Partial Collapse of New Orleans Building Raises Safety Concerns
KPEL - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
NEW ORLEANS, La. (KPEL-FM) - A building located in the 500 block of St. Louis Street in New Orleans partially collapsed on Thursday, July 10. NOFD: Fascia and Roof Materials Fell During Gutter Repairs According to the New Orleans Fire Department,...
New Orleans police searching for Slidell man accused of illegal dumping
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
New Orleans police searching for Slidell man accused of illegal dumping BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. WELL, WE’RE TRACKING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE LOOKING NICE. A LIVE LOOK HERE OUTSIDE THE...
CF Industries announces start-up carbon dioxide (CO2) dehydration and compression facility in Louisiana
DigitalRefining
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July 14, 2025
14-07-2025 CF Industries Holdings Inc, today announced the start-up of the carbon dioxide (CO2) dehydration and compression facility at its Donaldsonville Complex in Louisiana. The facility will enable the transportation and permanent geological...
Prospect New Orleans will not take place in 2027
The Art Newspaper
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July 10, 2025
The contemporary-art triennial Prospect New Orleans will skip its 2027 city-wide exhibition, instead focusing on publishing a book celebrating its 20th anniversary. The publication, 20 Years of Prospect, will look back on the triennial’s six...
New Orleans names Lincoln Beach Project developer
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
New Orleans names Lincoln Beach Project developer WDSU. FIRST WARNING WEATHER. YOU CAN SEE THINGS MUCH DIFFERENT NOW FROM WHERE WE WERE LATE MORNING UP THROUGH MIDDAY. HIGH REGENCY CAM EVEN JUST SHOWS A FEW HIGH IN THE SKY CLOUDS. WE’RE GOING TO...
How New Orleans' Faubourg Marigny spawned the city of Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish
Nola - Louisiana
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Few communities in our region differ more than the New Orleans neighborhood of Faubourg Marigny and the St. Tammany Parish city of Mandeville. The Marigny neighborhood sits upon a deltaic natural levee fronting the Mississippi River, abounds in...
Why Is Every Natural Disaster Being Politicized?
Zero Hedge
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Authored by William Anderson via The Mises Institute, Even while the search for missing people in flood-ravaged Texas continues, the politicized invective has come from the Left. Perhaps the most shocking comments came from Dr. Christina B....
Meet the 'Lady Mongers,' bringing back the old school New Orleans seafood market their way
Nola - Louisiana
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They gut and they cut up with each other at the fish counter. They scale as they hail regulars coming through the door. They shuck oysters and dive deep into Gulf seafood, making pristine plates of crudo from the tuna, cobia and snapper pulled...
The best fried fish sandwiches to try in your state
AOL
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Craving something crispy and flaky? We found the best fried fish sandwiches in every state worth planning a stop for. You’ll find them at roadside shacks and popular local spots serving big flavors. These are the sandwiches locals keep coming back...
Green the Church Louisiana to host event on environmental resilience
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Green the Church Louisiana is inviting the public to a free community event this Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Paradise Baptist Church (1706 Hollywood Ave, Shreveport). Themed “Resilience in Times...
NIH executive fired amid allegations of steering $3.3 million contract to company that named his wife as a potential staffer
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Marjorie McKeithen, Governor Jeff Landry
WRKF - Louisiana
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Co-chair of the Jones Walker Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Industry Team Marjorie McKeithen speaks on her father, Fox McKeithen, and her grandfather John McKeithen. Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry talks the happenings of his term thus...
Louisiana law labels natural gas a form of green energy, triggering backlash
Environmental Health News
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July 11, 2025
Louisiana has passed a new law that classifies natural gas as “green energy,” allowing it to qualify for clean energy funding and raising concerns among climate experts and clean energy advocates. Sophie Hurwitz reports for Grist. In short:...