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Lawsuit over closed New Orleans area Save A Lot ends, several still pending
Nola - Louisiana
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An Orleans Parish judge has ruled that second-generation grocer Brandon Trosclair must pay nearly $90,000 to Moran Foods, parent company of Save A Lot grocery stores, after Trosclair failed to pay rent and closed a former Save A Lot location. The...
Caddo Economic Development Committee to discuss $10M pickleball facility
The Center Square
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August 1, 2025
(The Center Square) — After a delay in July to have questions answered, the proposal of a $10 million pickleball facility is on the Economic Development Committee agenda for Monday. Many concerned citizens raised questions about the...
New Louisiana law allows darker window tints, boosting business for tint shops
KLAX - Louisiana
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ABBEVILLE, LA - A quiet hiss of water mist and the smooth slide of film on glass signal a busy day at Team QRT, a tint shop in Abbeville. And thanks to a new state law, business owner Don Thibodeaux is bracing for an even brighter future by going...
State auditor rebukes Guillory admin for federal, state law violations in new report
The Current - Louisiana
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August 1, 2025
In a draft investigative audit report reviewed by The Current, the Louisiana legislative auditor delivers a blistering assessment of the Guillory administration’s decision to secretly remove spoil banks in St. Martin Parish in February 2022....
Here are the new Louisiana laws that went into effect today
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 1, 2025
STRICTER ENFORCEMENT. SO MANY NEW CHANGES. RANDI RANDI HAS A LOOK AT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE LAWS GO INTO EFFECT. THIS FRIDAY. IF YOU DRIVE IN LOUISIANA, THESE NEW LAWS STARTING AUGUST 1ST WILL LIKELY AFFECT YOU. SO FIRST, YOU WILL NO...
NICHE Releases 2025 List Of Best Suburbs in Louisiana
99.9 KTDY - Louisiana
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August 1, 2025
Lafayette, Louisiana (KPEL-FM) - NICHE.com has just released their list of "Best Suburbs to Live in Louisiana" and two out of the top 5 are right here in Acadiana. Let's take a look at the top 5, what suburbs and neighborhoods they are, and why...
NICHE Releases 2025 List Of Best Suburbs in Louisiana
97.3 The Dawg - Louisiana
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August 1, 2025
Lafayette, Louisiana (KPEL-FM) - NICHE.com has just released their list of "Best Suburbs to Live in Louisiana" and two out of the top 5 are right here in Acadiana. Let's take a look at the top 5, what suburbs and neighborhoods they are, and why...
Love is Blind casting singles in New Orleans
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Netflix’s hit reality dating show Love Is Blind is casting singles in New Orleans. The show’s production company, Kinetic Content, posted a casting call on Instagram for “brave” and “open-minded” men and women ready for a...
Landry selects new New Orleans flood authority head, replacing his controversial appointment
WRKF - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
Roy Carubba, the head of New Orleans’ flood authority board, has been removed by Gov. Jeff Landry and replaced by newly appointed board member Peter Vicari. WWNO/WRKF learned of Carubba's dismissal on Tuesday after reporter Eva Tesfaye showed up...
Trump Admin Halts Lawsuits Targeting Civil Rights Abuses in Prisons, Group Homes
Truthout
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August 1, 2025
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning...
IMPACT DAY: Heat sticks around, feeling like 110 plus more storms New Orleans Forecast
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
IMPACT DAY: Heat sticks around, feeling like 110 plus more storms on the way in your New Orleans Forecast A Heat Advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. as temperatures could feel as hot as 110 or more. Isolated storms are expected this afternoon and...
New Orleans and state officials promise more safety for bikers along St. Claude Ave.
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After two bicyclists died in vehicle crashes along St. Claude Avenue in July, some riders say they’re concerned about their safety on the roadway. “I got to watch myself, you know. I got to see where the car is coming from,”...
The Midwest is the most socially influenced region in America
92.9 Jack FM - Ohio
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August 1, 2025
The Midwest is the most socially influenced region in America Summer is in full swing and so is influencer culture. It’s been a decade since the word ‘influencer’ forever changed how America finds out about fitness, fashion, politics, parenting,...
Louisiana attorney general joins multistate push urging Congress to restrict abortion pills
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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August 1, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - It has been three years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Still, the fight over abortion continues, particularly over the legality and distribution of abortion pills. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill...
Nonprofit hospitals spend millions on stadium naming rights, raising eyebrows
Louisiana Illuminator
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August 1, 2025
Nonprofit hospital systems across the country are spending millions to plaster their names on sports stadiums and arenas, even as federal Medicaid cuts and economic uncertainty cloud their financial futures. Health care systems and hospital groups...
Jim Beam column:Delayed justice disrupts lives
The American Press - Louisiana
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August 2, 2025
Published 7:21 am Saturday, August 2, 2025 Two of the most disturbing news stories I have read in a long time deal with the slow pace of major criminal justice cases in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. “Longing for justice,” the New Orleans story,...
Baton Rouge woman claims officers mistakenly her home, held family at gunpoint
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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July 31, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge mother is demanding answers after she says law enforcement mistakenly raided her home Tuesday, July 29, holding her and her family at gunpoint. Ireisha Mouton said she, her fiancé, and their seven children...
Taxes, Medicaid cuts, Epstein: Inside the town halls of Louisiana's members of Congress
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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WASHINGTON – Armed with talking points and instructions from their leaders, Democratic and Republican U.S. House members spread out across the nation last week hawking their versions of whether the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is bad or good....
August 2025 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Watching for the Annual Reg Fee Announcement, EEO Annual Filings, Comment Deadlines, and Political Windows
Broadcast Law Blog
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August 1, 2025
Although many, including Congress, take the last of their summer vacations in August, there are still many dates to which broadcasters should be paying attention this month. One deadline that most commercial broadcasters should be anticipating is...
New Orleans church joins lawsuit against Homeland Security 'sensitive locations' policy
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
New Orleans church joins lawsuit against Homeland Security 'sensitive locations' policy TWO MONTHS. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 1218. RAVEN IS BACK. AND LOOK, WE’RE FOLLOWING SOME STORMS. BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE STORMS. YEAH, IT’S REALLY HOT AGAIN....