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Saints star Alvin Kamara throws first pitch at Chicago Cubs game
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 6, 2025
New Orleans Saints RB throws first pitch at Chicago Cubs game ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING THERE OUT OF TEXAS. I CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE BEING THERE PARENTS. SO IT MAKES YOU SO THANKFUL THAT HERE AT HOME, OUR BIG WEATHER STORY IS REALLY JUST HEAT AND...
F1 Is Winning Praise, But This 95%-Rated Film Is Still Brad Pitt’s Best On Rotten Tomatoes!
Koimoi
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July 5, 2025
What Is F1 Star Brad Pitt’s Highest-Rated Movie On Rotten Tomatoes? ( Photo Credit – Prime Video ) Brad Pitt’s Formula One sports drama, F1, is now racing through theatres and getting immense love from critics and audiences. Over the years, the...
The Sporting News ranks ACC quarterbacks first to last for 2025 season
On3
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July 6, 2025
Entering the 2025 college football season, the ACC boasts big-time quarterbacks in Clemson‘s Cade Klubnik, Miami‘s Carson Beck and SMU‘s Kevin Jennings just to name a few. Klubnik and Jennings led their respective programs to a College Football...
Alvin Kamara Gets Do-Over After Wild First Pitch Before Cardinals-Cubs Game
Fox Sports
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July 5, 2025
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara's first pitch ahead of Saturday's St. Louis Cardinals-Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field was so bad that he got a rare do-over. The five-time Pro Bowler sought immediate redemption after his botched...
This New Orleans restaurant was 1st to be reviewed by one of New York Times' new food critics
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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New Orleans is a city known for its Creole staples, its gumbos and red beans and rice that have been a product of centuries of cultures coalescing. However, in her first review as The New York Times' co-chief restaurant critic, Tejal Rao found a...
Louisiana town deemed "friendliest town in the South." Find out where
The Daily Advertiser - Louisiana
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The South is known for having its own special kind of charm, hence the term "Southern Hospitality." In fact, there's one small town in Northwestern Louisiana that truly embodies the epitome of Southern hospitality. When you visit this town, you'll...
Blake Pontchartrain: In the '70s, three restaurants named for Johnny Carson opened in New Orleans
Nola - Louisiana
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Hey Blake, I was telling a friend how I vaguely remember Johnny Carson having a restaurant in the 1970s in Metairie. Can you help jog my memory? Where was it? Dear reader, In 1968, at the height of his fame as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny...
Louisiana soul singer Marc Broussard to share new music and old favorites at The Mahaiwe
The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts
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James Taylor and his All-Star Band returned to the Koussevitzky Music Shed Thursday night with a mix of songs about highways, byways and destinations, as road songs from the folk-singers catalogue take center stage at Tanglewood.
NFL player's first pitch goes awry ... so he got a second!
MLB
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Louisiana, Texas Face Record Store Closures in 2025
97.3 The Dawg - Louisiana
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July 5, 2025
Highlights Over 15,000 stores are expected to close nationwide in 2025, doubling the 7,325 closures from 2024 All 800 JoAnn Fabrics stores closed permanently by May 2025, including multiple Louisiana and Texas locations All 700 Party City stores...
These two New Orleans restaurants have the best pizza in the US, an annual ranking says
Nola - Louisiana
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The thin-crust slices of New York or the deep-dish pies of Chicago? It's a culinary rivalry that has divided pizza devotees for decades — and now, New Orleans is entering the chat in its own way. Over the past decade, New Orleans has undergone a...
Here's a look at Essence Fest food, plus 20 Black-owned restaurants to try in New Orleans
Nola - Louisiana
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Thousands gathered on the Fourth of July to kick off the first full day of Essence Festival 2025 in New Orleans. Part of the massive event is The Essence Food and Wine Festival featuring esteemed chefs, bartenders and food influencers from across...
Alvin Kamara's first pitch was so bad the Cubs gave him a re-do
Daily World - Louisiana
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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara got the rare second chance on his whiffed first pitch at Saturday's Chicago Cubs game. Kamara's first attempt on the mound took a skip in the wrong direction and went away from the plate. The Cubs...
Pelicans add G League star guard and another big man in latest offseason moves
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 5, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans have signed one of the G League's best players. The Pelicans signed guard Trey Alexander to a two-way contract, the team announced Saturday. They also signed center Hunter Dickinson to a two-way contract. Two-way contracts...
Saints star Alvin Kamara asks for do-over after terrible first pitch before Cubs-Cardinals game
Fox News
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Check out the best moments between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara will not be making the transition to the baseball diamond anytime soon....
Former Vol throws out first pitch at Wrigley Field
Daily World - Louisiana
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The Cubs are hosting St. Louis on Saturday for a second contest of a three-game series at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Ahead of Saturday's National League matchup, former Tennessee and current New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara threw out...
Pelicans Sign First-Rounders Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen
Hoops Rumors
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July 5, 2025
The Pelicans have officially signed their two 2025 lottery picks, the team confirmed today, announcing in a press release that guard Jeremiah Fears and big man Derik Queen have inked their rookie scale contracts. Fears, this year’s No. 7 overall...
Louisiana Distracted Driving Law Update: What’s Changing on August 1st?
Live Insurance News
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July 5, 2025
Louisiana drivers, take note. The rules of the road are about to change. Starting August 1, 2025, the state is stepping up its fight against distracted driving with stricter enforcement of a new law that bans most handheld phone use while driving....
New Orleans schools rebuilt: Two decades of change since Katrina
WWL - Louisiana
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July 5, 2025
Education leaders credit charter schools with lifting test scores and graduation rates, but say true success means tackling poverty beyond the classroom. NEW ORLEANS — Reshaped in the wake of disaster. That’s how education leaders in New Orleans...
See who is the latest in-state high school football player to commit to LSU
Nola - Louisiana
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LSU added its 14th football commitment for the 2026 class with the addition of Haynesville High School's Isaiah Washington. The 6-foot-2, 170-pounder Washington, who is projected as a safety in college, committed Friday along with Laurel,...