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Convention Center Update: Kansas City, Austin and New Orleans

Convention infrastructure projects in Kansas City, Austin and New Orleans are moving forward at different stages, from a long-range campus modernization plan to a full convention-center rebuild and a proposed headquarters hotel. For meeting planners looking beyond the next few years, the projects promise changes in event space, accommodations and...

Kansas City, MO · 5d
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Gordon McKernan to give away 600 free bikes to Louisiana children

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB) — Louisiana personal injury attorney Gordon McKernan is giving away 600 bikes and helmets to children in eight cities this holiday season through his 14th annual Gordon Gives Bike Giveaway. Registration is open HERE. Registration deadlines and selection. Registration closes Nov. 29 for Alexandria, Lafayette,...

Louisiana · 5d
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Sources: Post office purchase could advance Benson’s Downtown entertainment plans

The owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans has had preliminary talks with the United States Postal Service leadership about purchasing the main post office on Loyola Avenue in downtown New Orleans, sources confirmed. Sources said this effort is part of Gayle Benson’s vision to transform the area around...

New Orleans, LA · 5d
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This Louisiana Christmas Festival Lights Bonfires In A Remarkable River-Parish Tradition

Every December, a small town lights giant bonfires on purpose, and nobody calls the fire department. They call it a festival. The flames are a warm-up for Christmas Eve, when towering bonfires glow along the Mississippi River levee. The reason? Many folks say the fires light the way for Papa...

Lutcher, LA · 4d
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Louisiana Pepper Exchange’s commander-in-chief is a West Point grad and Army vet

"I think it's part of an adventure. Like a passport to the world."

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Planning for Holt Cemetery’s Future Through Community-Led Green Infrastructure

Planning efforts are underway to address flooding and preservation challenges at the historic Holt Cemetery in Mid-City. The project is supported by the Greater New Orleans Foundation and its subsidiary, the New Orleans Community Support Foundation’s, Community-Led Green Infrastructure Grantmaking Program. Last year, the Foundation launched the grantmaking program,...

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Lafourche Parish School District announces new, state-of-the-art Transportation Center in Lockport

The Lafourche Parish School Board proudly announces a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the brand-new LPSD Transportation Center in Lockport. This event will also mark the official launch of the district’s partnership with First Student, featuring a fleet of 115 brand-new, air-conditioned 2027 model school buses. The...

Lockport, LA · 5d

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Orleans Parish DA staffer reinstated to position after firing over social media post

An employee of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office who was terminated over a social media post has been reinstated to her position. Holly Friedman, who is a former candidate for city council, claimed she was fired over social media posts she made online. At the time of her...

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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New Orleans East residents make plea to move some City Hall services closer to them

Residents packed into a New Orleans East meeting Tuesday night to urge Mayor Helena Moreno and city leaders to bring more municipal services to their area of town by bringing a City Hall annex there. People who live in the East are forced to make long trips downtown to get...

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Five Revolutionary War Patriots honored at Edgard cemetery ceremony

Five Revolutionary War patriots were remembered during a grave marking ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7, at the historic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery in Edgard. The General Philemon Thomas […]

Edgard, LA · 5d

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AI smart glasses allow visually impaired Louisiana veteran to enjoy trip to Washington, D.C.

A group of veterans from Louisiana traveled to Washington, D.C., for a series of Veterans Day events this week. They were flown on an Honor Flight sponsored by Meta, which also donated 130,000 pairs of smart glasses to visually impaired veterans across the country. Coast Guard Veteran Belard Ernest of New Orleans was the recipient of one of those pairs of glasses; he says they’re helping him enjoy the sights and sounds of the nation’s capital that he otherwise would not be able to enjoy.

Washington, DC · 3d

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Louisiana continues push to host U.S. Space Academy in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana state officials took the next step in convincing the federal government to choose New Orleans as the home of the United States Space Academy. The state formally submitted a proposal to build the academy at LSU New Orleans along the lakefront, Louisiana Economic Development announced Thursday. Under Louisiana's plan, it would open in the fall of 2028 with a class of 300 cadets, eventually growing to more than 4,000.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Proposed renovations to Smoothie King Center facing questions about funding

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A proposed $420-million renovation to the Smoothie King Center is something team officials say is not only critical to keep the Pelicans in New Orleans, but also essential for another effort. Outside the arena’s walls, there are questions about the proposed $420-million renovation to the facility...

New Orleans, LA · 5d

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Luna Fête, New Orleans’ high-tech, night-time arts festival, is back after skipping 2025

Gallier Hall will come to life again with a spectacular, tailor-made animated projection when New Orleans’ Luna Fête returns this weekend, Nov. 13-15, with glowing exhibits, food and beverage booths, craft tents, music and more spread across the Central Business District. The festival of light, art and technology...

New Orleans, LA · 5d

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Lafitte Rescuers Honored With Silver Medal for Saving 26 During Hurricane Ida

Retired U.S. Coast Guard Chief Jason Lorewald and civilian Justin Holley received the Silver Lifesaving Medal, one of the Coast Guard's oldest decorations, during a special ceremony on Veterans Day for pulling 26 people out of floodwaters that trapped residents in their homes in Lafitte, Louisiana, during Hurricane Ida. The...

Lafitte, LA · 3d

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Legion of Mars Krewe hosts Veterans Day lunch at New Orleans VA Medical Center

The Legion of Mars Krewe hosted a Veteran's Day lunch for veterans and staff at the New Orleans VA Medical Center Wednesday, Nov. 11.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Veterans Day showers give way to a chilly weekend in southeast Louisiana

Keep an umbrella handy if you’re heading to a Veterans Day ceremony this morning. Early radar showed light rain across parts of the River Parishes and metro New Orleans. A passing shower could leave some roads wet for the morning drive. Temperatures climb to 75–79° this afternoon, then fall...

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Office locks changed and laptop gone, Kenner council member accuses city of intimidation

A Kenner City Council member accused the mayor’s second-in-command of directing an employee to change the locks and remove computer equipment from his council office as an act of intimidation against him. Council member Joey LaHatte alleged in a news release that Chief Administrative Officer Natalie Newton, who is...

Kenner, LA · 6d

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French Quarter businesses await water line project completion as fences come down

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Construction fencing is coming down along parts of Decatur Street, bringing visible progress to a long-running water line project in the French Quarter. But some businesses say delays have cost them millions, and a new, nearby water pressure problem has added to their frustration. The $10...

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Regions’ Extra Credit designed to help Louisiana families navigate college financing

A great event for families planning for college is happening Thursday, Nov. 12.

New Orleans, LA · 4d