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Spare Notes Five Months Leads To Big Win For Baton Rouge
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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July 28, 2025
BATON ROUGE - A little before 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, the final shot after 150 days was rolled at the Raising Canes River Center exhibit hall in the USBC Open Championships. David Shada of Idaho rolled a strike and a six-count 3-6-7-10 spare...
Allegiant announces new nonstop flight from New Orleans to Florida destination
New Orleans City Business - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Allegiant adds nonstop New Orleans-Punta Gorda flights starting Nov. 21, 2025 One-way fares range from $49 to $80, tickets now available Punta Gorda offers waterfront activities, historic landmarks, and bike trails Expansion part of...
Six hidden Gulf Coast beaches offer sun, sand and serenity away from the biggest crowds
The Advocate - Louisiana
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For those who can relate to Jean-Paul Sartre’s famous line “hell is other people,” a day at the beach during peak season is, well, no day at the beach. As thousands flock to regional hot spots each summer weekend, boomboxes drown out seabirds and...
Former New Orleans attorney receives nine-year sentence for commodity fraud
Pelican State News - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
Michael M Simpson Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Department of JusticeMichael M Simpson Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Department of Justice A former New Orleans...
Lana Del Rey has a little-known connection to New Orleans: Meet her backstage tour manager
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Lana Del Rey has regularly visited Louisiana in recent years after she began dating her now-husband Jeremy Dufrene, a Louisiana airboat captain and alligator tour guide. But a little-known fact about Del Rey's ties to the state is that her...
Extreme Temperatures in Louisiana Cook Hot Dogs Left Out in Sun
Talk 1340 KKAM - Texas
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July 30, 2025
(Lafayette, Louisiana) - Temperatures are soaring across Louisiana this summer, but are the temperatures high enough to cook something that is left outdoors? While the kids enjoy the last few days of summer vacation, we've been fishing in the pond...
Chris Hannan joins Jones Walker in New Orleans
Marine Log
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July 28, 2025
Written by Marine Log Staff Chris Hannan Chris Hannan has joined law firm Jones Walker LLP as a partner in its maritime practice group and a member of the maritime litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution team in the New Orleans office. “We...
Take me out to the Banana Ball game: Party Animals and Texas Tailgaters play in Baton Rouge on Aug. 8-9
225 Magazine
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July 29, 2025
Play ball! The Banana Ball World Tour, a fast and entertaining take on baseball, will return to the Capital Region next week with teams the Party Animals and the Texas Tailgaters facing off on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8-9, inside LSU’s Alex Box...
Tourist-fed, 9-foot gator removed from Steamboat Natchez pier area
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 29, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - State wildlife experts have removed a large reptilian predator from near the heart of one of the city’s busiest tourist areas. They moved in near the Steamboat Natchez pier area Monday night (July 28), after learning of close...
Heavy Rain Returns - Louisiana's Stormy Wednesday
97.3 The Dawg - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
(KMDL-FM) If you're traveling on I-10 between Lafayette and Lake Charles early this morning and you sneak a peek off toward the south, you just might see a flash of lightning in the distance. The coastal sections of Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia, and...
A bowling tournament brings a $125M boost to Baton Rouge
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 28, 2025
The U.S. Bowling Congress Open Championships delivered more than $125 million in economic impact to Baton Rouge during its four-month run at the Raising Cane’s River Center. Mayor-President Sid Edwards and Visit Baton Rouge announced the results...
Tourism group gets boost from hotel occupancy tax increase
Nola - Louisiana
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Visit the Northshore will collect an additional penny per dollar spent from overnight stays in St. Tammany, something the tourism agency has been pursuing for several years. The state Legislature this session raised the occupancy tax for St....
Indians embrace festival tourism as year-round travel trend grows
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 29, 2025
Thomas Cook India and SOTC report rising interest in cultural event travel, with 75% of travellers preferring experience-led holidays. MUMBAI, INDIA – Data from Thomas Cook (India) Limited and its group company SOTC Travel, highlights a...
Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne unwinds in golden hour glow at Long Beach Island in latest summer snaps
Sportskeeda
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July 30, 2025
Since she retired from gymnastics in April, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes' girlfriend and former LSU Tigers star Olivia Dunne has found more time to cool off this summer. The former LSU gymnast enjoyed her time at Long Beach Island in Ocean...
New Orleans events: White Linen Night, Mumford & Sons, Primus and more on July 28-Aug. 3
Gambit - Louisiana
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Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. White Linen Night There are art shows, live music, art activations and more during White Linen Night in the Warehouse District. Art...
White Linen Night is back. Check out 5 must-see highlights at the New Orleans art party.
Nola - Louisiana
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You can bet the weather is going to be a bit warm during the Fidelity Bank White Linen Night soiree on Aug. 2, but you can also be certain that the art is going to be way cool. With exhibits in more than 25 art galleries, museum and pop-up spaces,...
Researchers from UNH travel to map ocean floor, find shipwrecks around Solomon Islands
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 30, 2025
A group of researchers from the University of New Hampshire is uncovering sunken World War II history.The group Nautilus Live recently returned from a 21-day expedition surveying and mapping the ocean floor around the Solomon Islands, off the...
Neighbors push back on plans for homeless shelter in New Orleans' Tulane-Gravier area
Nola - Louisiana
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The city's first attempt to create transitional housing for homeless people, especially those in need of mental health services, is moving forward with the the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority as the new leaseholder of the vacant Tulane-Gravier...
Allegiant adds a new beach destination from Des Moines
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Allegiant Air has announced new travel routes across the country, and the Des Moines International Airport made the list. The new routes launch this fall, Allegiant said in a news release, and to celebrate, it is offering one-way fares — for new...
1 gas station in cities throughout East Baton Rouge Parish had the cheapest E15 gas in week ending July 19
Baton Rouge Reporter - Louisiana
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July 28, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across East Baton Rouge Parish...