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Louisiana's Sammy Kershaw not included on country awards red carpet list. Here's the fallout.

Country music veteran and Louisiana native Sammy Kershaw is drawing support across social media after announcing on Friday that he has been denied a red-carpet walk at the Nov. 18 Country Music Association Awards. The association issued a statement on Monday regarding its red-carpet guidelines saying the red carpet has...

Louisiana · 21h
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LSU Legend Trashes Lane Kiffin For Having Celebrities On The Sideline While Losing Games

Lane Kiffin is facing the heat from LSU legends. On Saturday, Kiffin invited several celebrities, including Shaquille O’Neal, Angel Reese, and Paul Skenes, to walk out with him before the team’s game against Alabama. Unfortunately, Kiffin and LSU were embarrassed by Alabama and blown out in front of their celebrity guests. After the game, LSU […] The post LSU Legend Trashes Lane Kiffin For Having Celebrities On The Sideline While Losing Games appeared first on BroBible.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d
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UL alum makes ‘significant bequest’ to Hilliard Art Museum

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — An alumnus of the University of Louisiana Lafayette is making a major donation to the campus’s Hilliard Art Museum. According to a news release from the school, Chad Bushnell, a 1974 architecture graduate of UL (USL at the time), and his wife, Terri Colangelo, have made a “significant bequest” to the museum to help sustain its future.

Lafayette, LA · 19h
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Baton Rouge native competes on FOX’s ‘Celebrity Name That Tune’

Baton Rouge native Tiara Cyrus is set to compete on season six of FOX's Celebrity Name That Tune for a chance to win a $100,000 grand prize.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Daniel Kelly dismissed from Lafayette Public Library Board of Control

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Parish Council voted 5-0 yesterday to immediately dismiss board member Daniel Kelly from the Lafayette Public Library Board of Control. The unanimous decision followed a public hearing at City Hall regarding Kelly’s absence from nine board meetings over the previous two years.

Lafayette, LA · 9h

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Louisiana’s Old State Capitol offers free Black Friday activities

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Families looking for activities on Black Friday will be able to head over to Louisiana’s Old State Capitol for a day of free entertainment and interactive learning through its historic galleries. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....

Louisiana · 18h

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Help 97.3 The Dawg Rate the Music and Win $500

Tell us which new country songs you love and which ones aren't hitting the mark. Rate the music on 97.3 The Dawg for a chance to win $500.

Lafayette, LA · 1d

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Battle of the Bows keeps Cajun Music alive in Jennings

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Cajun music came alive in Jennings on Saturday, as musicians young and old competed at the Battle of the Bows. With categories ranging from junior to professional, fiddlers played to an attentive audience at the Strand Theatre. Organizers say the competition gives young musicians a...

Jennings, LA · 3d

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Jason Aldean and Lauren Alaina Headlining Massive 2-Day Country Music and Rodeo Event as 19-Stop National Tour Announces First-Ever Stadium Show

The two-day event will feature Jason Aldean, Treaty Oak Revival, Lauren Alaina and Fox N' Vead, along with bull riding, barrel racing and freestyle bullfighting.

Lafayette, LA · 3d

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New Opelousas billboard unveils local photography by Hernet Hill

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)– Opelousas residents and city officials gathered along the Interstate 49 service road for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a new billboard featuring local photography. The display showcases a photograph titled “Opelousas Neighborhoods” by local photographer Hernet Hill. The billboard is part of the Opelousas...

Opelousas, LA · 1d

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Longtime columnist Jan Risher finds humor and meaning in everyday life

Jan Risher was working in public relations when she attended a retreat in 2010 and the discussion turned to dreams. Risher shared how in a dream she attended a journalism conference and kept explaining to people that she was no longer working for a newspaper. The exercise prompted an unexpected...

Lafayette, LA · 1d

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Hilliard Art Museum hires new curator as it prepares for major expansion in Lafayette

The Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has named architect and exhibition designer Jonathan Boelkins as its new curator, bringing an experienced designer to the museum as it expands its programming, renovates a historic building and works to make its permanent collection more accessible. Boelkins, who...

Lafayette, LA · 16h

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Louisiana’s Sammy Kershaw: A look at his life and career

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, in 1958, country music icon Sammy Kershaw rose to fame in 1991 with his first Billboard No. 3 charting song “Cadillac Style.” It was the first of four releases from his debut studio album “Don’t Go Near the Water,” which is certified platinum.

Lafayette, LA · 4d

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Mammoth remains discovered in Acadia Parish could reveal more about Louisiana's Ice Age past

A discovery beneath the ground in Acadia Parish is giving researchers another glimpse into Louisiana's prehistoric past — and could reveal more about the animals that once roamed the region. Landowner Curt Matte discovered mammoth remains on private property near Richard after finding a fragmented tooth buried in the...

Acadia Parish, LA · 4d

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Actor and frequent Spike Lee collaborator will portray Frederick Douglass in Lafayette show

Actor Roger Guenveur Smith will bring his one-man show, "Frederick Douglass Now," to Lafayette on Friday, Nov. 13. The production will start at 7:30 p.m. at The Theater at Baranco (Elementary), 801 Mudd Ave. This marks the first performance in the Popups at Baranco series offered by Performing Arts Serving...

Lafayette, LA · 4d

96.5 KVKI

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Mammoth Remains Unearthed in Lafayette Area

Louisiana was once home to mammoths and mastodons. A new discovery near Lafayette is bringing that prehistoric history back to life.

Lafayette, LA · 4d

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Jason Aldean is coming to Lourdes Stadium. Here's what to know about the two-day rodeo event.

Country music star Jason Aldean and Texas band Treaty Oak Revival will headline a two-day event combining live music, bull riding and other rodeo competitions at Lourdes Stadium in Lafayette in March. The event, called Battle in the Boot, will take place March 5-6 as part of the 2027 Bulls,...

Lafayette, LA · 4d

103.3 The G.O.A.T.

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The Mississippi is holding Baton Rouge’s warship hostage

It needs 32 feet of water to get back into its cradle. This spring, the river never hit 30.

Baton Rouge, LA · 5d

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Mammoth skeleton unearthed in Louisiana

A landowner in Louisiana recently discovered fossil remains belonging to a mammoth.

Lafayette, LA · 6d

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Prehistoric mammoth remains discovered in South Louisiana

According to multiple reports, a remarkable discovery in south Louisiana is offering scientists a new glimpse into the state’s prehistoric past after a landowner uncovered fossilized mammoth remains on his property in Acadia Parish. Curt Matte made the discovery while digging a pond and contacted researchers at the University...

Louisiana · 2d