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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...
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.
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...
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...
NFL player's first pitch goes awry ... so he got a second!
MLB
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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 police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
Biometric Update
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July 4, 2025
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is pressing the City Council to roll back restrictions on facial recognition technology in the name of public safety, igniting a fierce battle over privacy, civil liberties, and police transparency. Police...
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...
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,...
Must-try: 6 best restaurants for fried chicken for National Fried Chicken Day
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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The beauty of fried chicken is often in the eye of the beholder. Some like it brined and battered, others with the barest of coatings. Some prefer their crispy chicken on the bone, others go for the tenders. And if the “Chicken Sandwich War” of a...
Louisiana 4-H shooting sports wins 3rd consecutive national championship
Natchitoches Times - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
Team Louisiana took home the 2025 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship. This is the fifth time the team has won the title since 2019. Photo by David Boldt/LSU AgCenter For the third year in a row, members of the Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports...
Saints RB Alvin Kamara Requests Mulligan After Wild First Pitch at Cubs-Cardinals
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 5, 2025
Pitching is hard. Just ask New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Kamara received the nod to toss the ceremonial first pitch Saturday afternoon ahead of the Chicago Cubs' matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. His first...
Levee life threatened: New Orleans residents oppose canal project
WWL - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
For Holy Cross homeowners like Taylor and Liz Kimbrough, life on the levee offers peace and quiet. NEW ORLEANS — Adleanor Taylor says the levee is one of her favorite places to relax. “You have somewhere to go to and just sit by the water. It’s...
Second teenager arrested in fatal North Baton Rouge shooting, has criminal history of other shootings
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
A second teenager has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that took place in a parking lot in the 9000 block of Avenue J on Monday. Eddie Monroe, 17, was arrested Friday and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish prison on a count of...
Santa Fe’s Sandee June earns first No. 1 song with “Hurricane”
The Post Newspaper - Texas
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July 5, 2025
52 SANTA FE, TEXAS – (June 30, 2025) – Rising Texas country artist and Santa Fe’s own Sandee June is celebrating her first No. 1 song on the Texas Country Music Charts with her soulful single “Hurricane.” After 19 weeks on the chart, “Hurricane”...
Meet the 2025 New Orleans Saints coaches: Phil Galiano
Pennsylvania Sun
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Galiano takes over as special teams coordinator in seventh year with Saints New Orleans Saints Phil Galianois in his first season as the Saints' special teams coordinator and his seventh season in New Orleans, spending his first six years in New...