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Port NOLA leads new alliance of Louisiana river ports
Port Technology International
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July 29, 2025
Port NOLA President and CEO Beth Branch has been authorised to join a Cooperative Endeavour Agreement (CEA) with five Lower Mississippi River ports to create a joint marketing strategy, with support from Polaris Analytics & Consulting, L.L.C. The...
Baton Rouge christmas parade canceled over costs related to security concerns, organizers say
The Advocate - Louisiana
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The cancelation of this year's Cortana Kiwanis Christmas Parade comes down to the cost of providing security for the event, organizers say. The downtown Christmas parade, which raises money for local children's charities, has been held in Baton...
August TV Preview: 10 New Shows to Watch
IndieWire
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August 1, 2025
As summer winds down and Emmys season winds up, networks and streamers plan their August releases for exactly what we need in the moment. From “Outlander” and “Black Panther” and “Welcome to Wrexham” spinoffs, to true crime dramatizations and...
Record Lightning Flash Stretches From Dallas to KC
ESPN 960 San Angelo - Texas
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August 1, 2025
Holy moley, that's a lot of lightning! A researcher from Georgia Tech helped discover what is now officially the longest lightning bolt ever recorded. This enormous flash of lightning stretched from Dallas, Texas, all the way to Kansas City,...
Green Box Arts Festival Generates Record Turnout
The Mountain Jackpot News - Colorado
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August 1, 2025
Town Prepares for 135th Anniversary Celebration Rick Langenberg The Green Box Arts Festival concluded its 17th season with a bang, and with bullish event organizers wondering how they can beat 2025, when it comes to attendees and overall energy....
The weather is changing. Here’s how utilities can adapt.
Utility Dive
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Morgan Scott is vice president of global partnerships and outreach at the Electric Power Research Institute. Extreme weather is here. Over the past month, the U.S. has experienced dangerous and deadly flash flooding and extreme heat. Projections...
A Multi-Million Dollar Expansion, All-Inclusive Resorts and More South New and Renovated Updates
Meetings Today
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From St. Lucia to Tulsa, discover the latest hotel openings, brand transformations and major renovations boosting meetings and incentive travel across the Caribbean, Florida, Texas, Louisiana and beyond. Caribbean Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa is...
This Entire Country Has To Be Evacuated Because of Climate Change
VICE
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July 29, 2025
If estimates are correct, by 2050, the gorgeous Pacific island nation of Tuvalu will be the first country on Earth to be consumed by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Its mass evacuation has already begun. As reported by Wired, this tiny...
Cool Down Coming? Louisiana's August Surprise
KPEL - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
(KMDL-FM) This afternoon, much of Louisiana will be sweltering. A Heat Advisory has been posted for the entire state with the exception of a small sliver of southwestern Louisiana. Most of us will experience daytime temperatures in the upper 90s...
The fashionable life and work of LSU’s Michael Mamp
inRegister - Louisiana
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August 1, 2025
In an unassuming door halfway down the hallway of the Human Ecology Building on LSU’s campus, a treasure trove of couture clothing and handmade accessories lives in rows of towering beige cabinets. Here, in the climate-controlled storage wing of...
Manhunt for inmate ‘mistakenly’ released from New Orleans jail where 10 previously escaped
The Independent
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July 26, 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...
"She's acting like a 5-year-old": DJ Vlad and DJ Akademiks argue over Nicki Minaj's allegations against Desiree Perez and Roc Nation
Sportskeeda
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August 1, 2025
On Friday, August 1, DJ Akademiks invited DJ Vlad to his Off The Record podcast. Nicki Minaj was one of the topics discussed by the media figures during their conversation. In a clip later shared on X by a Joe Budden fan page, DJ Vlad was heard...
Here are the new Louisiana laws going into effect on August 1, 2025
WWL - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
Louisiana enacts nearly 30 new laws, including a kratom ban with possible jail time. NEW ORLEANS — Nearly 30 new laws in Louisiana are set to take effect on Friday, August 1. They are wide-ranging. Here's a rundown of just a few interesting ones...
New Orleans has its challenges — and each one is a business opportunity
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 24, 2025
For six years, Saleh Hamed made a living as a hairstylist. But about a decade ago, he began to notice, like a lot of New Orleanians, that the deplorable condition of city streets — with their cavernous potholes, uneven sections of roadway and...
Ship Manager Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oily Water Off Coast of New Orleans
Insurance Journal
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July 25, 2025
Eagle Ship Management LLC (ESM), based in Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) by deliberately polluting U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans from the M/V Gannet Bulker, a...
BREC denies liability for bird at Baton Rouge Zoo biting toddler's finger, asks judge to toss suit
The Advocate - Louisiana
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More than two years ago, the parents of a 2-year-old girl that had part of her finger nearly bitten off by a bird at the Baton Rouge Zoo filed a lawsuit suit against BREC, the owner and operator of the wildlife park. Attorneys for the Recreation...
LDWF Partners with Louisiana State Police for Boating Patrol Training Classes
KLAX - Louisiana
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BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division taught boating patrol courses to the Louisiana State Police (LSP) troopers in Grand Isle from July 21-25. LDWF Special Operation Group (SOG) agents...
FLYWIRE SHAREHOLDER ALERT by Former Louisiana Attorney General: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Reminds Investors With Losses in Excess of $100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Flywire Corporation – FLYW
The AI Journal
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July 29, 2025
NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until September 23, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in a...
The Golden Band from Tigerland’s fourth-ever female drum major will take the field this season
225 Magazine
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August 1, 2025
On Sept. 6, beneath the stately oaks and broad magnolias, LSU’s campus will once again come alive with the roar of the four iconic notes that have become as synonymous with the university as Mike the Tiger or purple and gold. Drums pounding....
New Louisiana laws take effect Aug. 1: here’s what’s changing
KPLC - Louisiana
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July 28, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A wide range of new Louisiana laws passed during the 2025 Regular Legislative Session will officially take effect Friday (Aug. 1), impacting everything from criminal penalties and environmental policy to insurance,...