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Essence Festival of Culture 2025 Brings Stars and Experiences to New Orleans
Times News Global
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July 1, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana – The Essence Festival of Culture is set to return from July 4 to July 6, 2025, celebrating Black women, music, and entrepreneurship. The festival, hosted at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and Caesars Superdome,...
Top jazz musician set for music nights at historic Stirling city centre hotel
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 7, 2025
One of the world’s greatest jazz and blues musicians is to launch a series of lounge music piano nights at one of Scotland’s most historic hotels. Piano player and songwriter Dom Pipkin has been signed up for the opening by the new owners of the...
Louisiana is responding to chronic absenteeism with a new strategy
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
As Louisiana makes strides in academic recovery, a new state-led initiative is putting the spotlight on a lingering challenge: chronic absenteeism. The Louisiana Department of Education last month launched The Power of Presence, a comprehensive...
Off the Page: ‘George Valentine Dureau: Life and Art in New Orleans’
inRegister - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
Author Howard Philips Smith writes to keep the past ever-present. For the acclaimed novelist and photographer, an understanding of the past is crucial to moving forward in the present. In his new release, George Valentine Dureau: Life and Art in...
NFL team logo rankings: Where do the New Orleans Saints place?
Daily World - Louisiana
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Team logos in the NFL are more than just symbols -- they’re powerful emblems of pride, tradition, and identity. From timeless classics to bold modern redesigns, each logo carries a unique cultural backstory that reflects the spirit and origins of...
Are you really a die-hard Eagles’ fan? Here’s a litmus test to see if you truly bleed green
Philly Sports Network - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles free safety Brian Dawkins celebrates an interception against the Dallas Cowboys during their first quarter NFL action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 8, 2006. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer (UNITED STATES) If you’re from Philly,...
Louisiana Deputy Indicted in Child Porn Case
Hot 107.9 - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
LAFAYETTE, LA (KPEL) — According to authorities, a deputy with a history of indecent behavior involving juveniles has been arrested. Previously, Joshua Uhlman was reported for taking pictures of minors in 'compromising situations'. An...
Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ reveals the ongoing cruelty towards migrants in US
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
After the cruelty, the mockery. As the first detainees were being hauled into Donald Trump’s controversial migrant jail in the inhospitable, steamy wetlands of the Florida Everglades last week, his supporters were indulging in some parallel retail...
New Orleans events: July 4th fireworks, Uncle Sam Jam and more coming up June 30-July 6
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. Go 4th on the River There are fireworks over the riverfront at 9 p.m. on Independence Day. The show will feature patriotic bursts of red,...
Thousands of 3rd graders could be held back under LA's new reading law. Here's why many won't be.
Nola - Louisiana
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Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be held back. Yet Robertson, a 30-year veteran...
Local veteran: Louisiana played pivotal role in Revolutionary War
The American Press - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
Local veteran: Louisiana played pivotal role in Revolutionary War Published 4:37 am Friday, July 4, 2025 Alfred Cochran, a member of the Mayor’s Armed Forces Commission and a Vietnam War veteran, said the then-Spanish Governor of Louisiana,...
Florida immigration enforcement: 200 Marines head to Sunshine State in military support of ICE
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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FLORIDA - U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is sending approximately 200 Marines to Florida in support of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) interior immigration enforcement mission. Marines attached to Marine Wing Support...
Guest column: Americorps is a vital lifeline for young people and Louisiana communities
Nola - Louisiana
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AmeriCorps is a strategic investment in our state and our country’s future. The recent decision to cancel over $2.6 million in AmeriCorps grants in Louisiana is nothing short of a crisis. These cuts affect 330 members and strip nearly 50,000...
Broncos Journal: Why are so many Utah Utes ending up in Denver? A highly informal investigation
Denver Post - Colorado
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July 7, 2025
On the final day of Broncos rookie minicamp, like it was the first day of school, Freddie Whittingham told his kids they had to snap a picture. And thus, they lined up on the turf of Denver’s practice facility and smiled, three iterations of Utah...
Freed Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil seizes new public platform amid efforts to deport him
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's fight with elite American universities was only a few days old when federal immigration agents arrested Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil at his Columbia University apartment building in New York in March....
A state senator unexpectedly decides to run for New Orleans mayor, creating a 'new race'
Nola - Louisiana
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Duplessis' announcement came as a surprise to the other major candidates. On Monday, though, his entry appeared to have done little to sway their plans, at least for the time being. “My focus has always remained steadfast, even as several...
Editorial: Cruelty is becoming a defining quality of America
Daily Camera - Colorado
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July 7, 2025
Cruel. There’s no other way to describe the priorities and policies of the Trump administration and the Republicans who support them. The so-called Big Beautiful Bill Act (the ridiculous name given to a tax, spend and social services cut package...
Louisiana set to ban handheld phone use while driving | Here’s when and what the fines look like
WWL - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
The new "hands-free" law bans holding your phone to talk, text, or use apps while driving on public roads. BATON ROUGE, La. — Starting next month, Louisiana drivers will no longer be allowed to hold or physically support a cellphone or other...
Guest column: The Meta project is huge for northeast Louisiana. Let's keep the momentum going.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
Richland Parish is now home to one of the most significant economic development projects in Louisiana’s history. Meta has single-handedly transformed northeast Louisiana into a critical hub in the nation’s digital infrastructure network — bringing...
Mia X cancels New Orleans Essence Fest performance with Master P: ‘I felt disrespected’
Gambit - Louisiana
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Acclaimed New Orleans bounce artist Mia X has announced she will not be performing at the annual Essence Festival of Culture July 6, citing a lack of respect and communication from fellow performer Percy “Master P” Miller and his producers, who...