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Kamala Harris, Jeff Landry, top LA lawmakers speak out after Trump assassination attempt

Top Louisiana lawmakers are praying for former President Donald Trump after an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Sunday afternoon.

Suspect in apparent attempted assassination of Donald Trump identified
Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

Jeff Duncan: Rout of Cowboys proves Saints are legit – and, dare we say, harkens back to 2009

After affirmative action ban, Tulane sees ‘disappointing but modest’ decline in racial diversity

Fewer than 15,000 Entergy Louisiana customers still without power after Hurricane Francine

Only 1 team in recent NFL history has scored more in the 1st 2 games than this year's Saints

The 2024 New Orleans Saints have gotten off to an amazing start on offense, and there's only one team since the NFL-AFL merger that has scored more points than them through two games.

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Citing "wide ranging" federal probe of Mayor Cantrell, city asks judge to stay this lawsuit

City attorneys have asked a federal judge to stay a civil rights lawsuit recently filed agai…

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New Orleans' king of luxe hotels has taken on a new venture: pickleball

In the 13 months since opening its doors in the Lower Garden District, The Exchange Pickleba…

Local Politics

Who wins? Who loses? A new Louisiana tax plan in is in the works under Gov. Jeff Landry

Over the past 20 years, governors and state legislators have said repeatedly that Louisiana …

Fibrebond breaks ground on multimillion dollar expansion in Minden to triple capacity amid growing national needs

Hurricane Center

After a tweet, volunteers rush to help New Orleans seniors without power after Francine

Volunteers rushed to one of New Orleans' adult-living centers on Friday after a social media…

Business News

New Orleans Archdiocese files bankruptcy plan, would pay abuse survivors $62.5 million

More than four years after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid a growing number of childhood s…

Sports

Destrehan has an injured starting QB, and a freshman stepped in for latest win

Destrehan turned to a freshman quarterback to get a win Sunday in Week 2.

Former LSU golfer Lindblad earns first professional victory

Former LSU golfer Ingrid Lindblad, who ended her record-breaking college career this past May, recorded her first professional victory on the Epson Tour.

Jeff Duncan: Rout of Cowboys proves Saints are legit – and, dare we say, harkens back to 2009

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In the 13 months since opening its doors in the Lower Garden District, The Exchange Pickleball + Beer has far exceeded owner Renee Melchiode’s expectations. The facility is packed on most weeknights, attracting tourists and locals, and sales are growing every month.

New hires at Woman's Hospital, Dignity Memorial New Orleans

New Orleans

Business Honors for LSU vet professor, Louisiana CPAs

Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury, a professor of veterinary medicine at LSU, was one of five people honored with the 2024 Bayh-Dole Coalition American Inventor Award for developing a groundbreaking vaccine.

Special Reports

His job helps keep New Orleans streets from flooding. There are few like him left.

When Jerome Casby joined the public works department in the 1980s, there were more than 400 …

New Orleans faces massive flooding risks. But City Hall can't keep storm drains clear.

More than 40% of the city would be inundated after a 10-year rain storm. Yet, thousands of s…

New analysis shows 740 chemical sites in Louisiana are at risk from storms. Are they ready?

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Watch: What's Louisiana's future by 2050 with rising sea levels, land loss?

Louisiana 2050: Rising sea levels will upend life and bring new risk to the state over the n…

Entertainment

Expedia says I have a $1,987 credit, but British Airways says I was a 'no-show.' Where's my money?

I had a scooter accident recently. I had a flight scheduled on British Airways that I had booked through Expedia. I asked Expedia to reschedule my flight, and it sent me an email saying they had canceled the trip and that I had a ticket credit of $1,987 on British Airways that needed to be u…

The New Orleans Riverfront Expressway was defeated, but a troublesome tunnel still remains

Once upon a time, about 60 years ago, there was a grand plan for a six-lane expressway that would sweep down Elysian Fields Avenue and run alongside the Mississippi River. While it would alleviate the perennial problem of French Quarter traffic, it would also cut off pedestrian access to the…

Volunteer opportunities for Acadiana, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport/Bossier

Louisiana Inspired highlights volunteer opportunities across south Louisiana and the Shreveport/Bossier City area. If your organization has specific volunteer opportunities, email us at?lainspired@theadvocate.com?with details on the volunteer opportunity, organization and the contact/registr…

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Editorial: Lake Charles recovery offers a cautionary tale for future storms

Days before Hurricane Francine took aim at Louisiana, hundreds of people gathered in Lake Charles to watch the implosion of the Capital One Tower, which had stood damaged and vacant ever since another storm?— Hurricane Laura?— ripped through southwest Louisiana four years ago.