Category Archives: News
Louisiana food banks seek help to fill shelves during the Thanksgiving holiday
Inflation is up and the increasing cost of food has many families turning to local food banks for the holidays. Director of Feeding Louisiana Pat Van Burkleo says there's a growing need for donations ...
Nov 22, 2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture
AAA: 55 million Americans are traveling for Thanksgiving
Chances are you're among the 55.4 million Americans traveling 50 miles or greater for Thanksgiving. Triple A said it's the third-highest Turkey Day travel forecast since 2000. Spokesperson Don Redman ...
Nov 22, 2023 Bart Everson / CC
USDA offers turkey safety tips for Thanksgiving
It's time to start defrosting that frozen turkey if you want it ready for Thanksgiving Day. The Department of Agriculture wants to encourage food safety tips to prevent dangerous foodborne illnesses. ...
Nov 21, 2023 Dennis Sylvester Hurd / CC
Rolling Stones to play Jazz Fest 2024
You can't always get what you want but Jazz Fest is hoping to get what you need. After two previous attempts booking the Rolling Stones for the fairgrounds, Times-Picayune and NOLA.com music writer Ke...
Nov 21, 2023
LSU's Kim Mulkey mum on why Angel Reese is MIA
The seventh ranked LSU women's basketball team easily defeated Texas Southern 106-47 Monday night but for the second consecutive game All-American forward Angel Reese was not with the team. The Bayou ...
Nov 21, 2023 Photo by Jonathan Maihes
Louisiana voters elect first female Attorney General and Secretary of State
Louisiana voters made history by electing the state's first females to top state offices. Republicans Liz Murrill and Nancy Landry were elected as Attorney General and Secretary of State. Founder of L...
Nov 21, 2023
50th Annual Bayou Classic between the Jaguars and Tigers kicks off Thanksgiving weekend
The classic matchup between two Louisiana HBCUs - Grambling State University and Southern University at the 50th annual Bayou Classic kicks off Thursday through Saturday. Grambling State President Ric...
Nov 21, 2023
Secretary of State-elect Landry plans to purchase updated voting machines
Among the tasks facing Secretary of State-elect Nancy Landry when she takes office is the purchase of new voting machines. After the 2020 presidential election, voter fraud became a point of contentio...
Nov 20, 2023 Secretary of State-elect Nancy Landry
Three of four teens sentenced to 20 years in carjacking death of 73 year old Linda Frickey
Three of the four teens charged in the 2022 carjacking death of 73-year-old Linda Frickey of Westwego have reached a plea deal that's resulted in them receiving a 20-year prison sentence. Legal analys...
Nov 20, 2023
Republicans control state government for the next four years after winning three main statewide offices in Saturday's election
In 2024, the GOP will occupy every statewide office for the first time since 2015. On Saturday night, Republican candidates, John Fleming, Nancy Landry, and Liz Murrill won their races for treasurer, ...
Nov 20, 2023
