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ICE arrests increase in New Orleans region following push from Trump administration
WWL - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
ICE also reported 8,371 deportations and several gang-related arrests for the month. NEW ORLEANS — A renewed push from the Trump administration to ramp up immigration enforcement appears to be taking shape in the South. In late May, White House...
Understanding Medicare: A comprehensive guide in Louisiana
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Louisiana Medicare experts are meeting with recipients, soon-to-be recipients, and loved ones to help understand the Medicare system. Shreveport Steppin’ Seniors stay active through line dancing At Medicare 101,...
Louisiana Catholic school music teacher fired when parent discovered his late husband’s obituary
New York Post
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July 3, 2025
A gay Catholic school music teacher in Louisiana claimed he was fired after a parent discovered his late husband’s obituary and accused him of breaking the school’s morality clause. Mark Richards had worked at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic...
Romanian man pleads guilty to access device fraud in Louisiana
Pelican State News - Louisiana
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July 3, 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 Acting U.S. Attorney Michael...
10+ spots to see public art for free around Baton Rouge
225 Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Louisiana’s dynamic cultural traditions are in rich supply in Baton Rouge, where public art has long been part of the local landscape. Notable murals and sculptures provide inspiration in unexpected places throughout the city, inviting viewers to...
New Orleans comedy fest Black Girl Giggles hosts Marie Faustin, Geneva Joy, more July 3-6
Gambit - Louisiana
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New York City still has a reputation for being a hard place to get by. That may help explain some of the devilish fun comedian Marie Faustin takes in living there. “Watching people fall in public is my self-care,” she says with a huge grin in a...
Shooting star: The story of Mexico’s first chess Grandmaster
Mexico News Daily
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July 7, 2025
While traveling aboard a Cunard liner to play in his first big European chess tournaments in March 1925, young phenom Carlos Torre Repetto kept his game sharp by playing with Frank Marshall, the man for whom the Marshall Chess Club in New York...
20 free things to do around Baton Rouge, plus more savvy saving tips
225 Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Get the most bang for your buck at these priceless experiences around the Capital Region 1. Enjoy the million-dollar views of Baton Rouge from above at viewing decks atop the Louisiana State Capitol or the Shaw Center for the Arts for no cost....
Taylor Swift buys giant friendship bracelet from New Orleans Eras Tour for $13K: report
Page Six
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July 1, 2025
Taylor Swift has forked out $13,000 on a huge, sentimental item — literally. The 14-time Grammy winner, 35, enlisted the help of her personal services company, Firefly Entertainment Inc., to purchase the 140-foot-long inflatable friendship...
Royal Alexander: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Provide Legal Sanity to Our Government
Minden Press Herald - Louisiana
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July 7, 2025
16 I am encouraged by a couple of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions handed down in our noticeably more pro-family, pro-parent legal culture, newly-created by the Trump Administration. These decisions are important because a Supreme Court...
ICYMI: Cardi B Stuns At Schiaparelli, Adidas Originals Launches Superstar Campaign, And More
Essence
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July 7, 2025
This weekend, there were many fashion-filled moments worth remembering. First up, Cardi B attended the buzzy Schiaparelli presentation in Schiaparelli. Next, Adidas Originals launches its latest Superstar campaign alongside a new film narrated by...
Jimmy Swaggart, who from Baton Rouge once built an international televangelism empire, dies
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, who built one of the nation's biggest broadcast ministries in the 1980s from his Baton Rouge headquarters, died Tuesday. Swaggart, who went into cardiac arrest on Fathers Day, was 90 years old. Once called "the most...
Layne’s Chicken Fingers opening on NLR’s McCain next week
Arkansas Times
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July 7, 2025
Layne’s Chicken Fingers, a quick service fried chicken chain, is opening its newly built North Little Rock location Monday, July 14 at 3711 McCain Blvd. next door to Red Lobster. Founded in College Station, Texas, Layne’s made its Arkansas debut...
Amtrak train from New Orleans to Mobile has kickoff date. See ticket cost, schedule, more.
Nola - Louisiana
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The long-awaited revived Amtrak service connecting the two cities known for Mardi Gras will start rolling again on Aug. 18. The new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will transport passengers between New Orleans and Mobile, with stops along the way in...
University hosts diverse religious affiliations despite statewide contention on religion in schools
North Texas Daily
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Religion has become a topic of contention when mixed with education, which, according to the Texas Tribune, has had a statewide push in the last few Texas legislative sessions. This session, multiple bills introduced and passed brought religion...
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,...
Texas may not enforce migrant arrest law, US appeals court rules
Yahoo News
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Texas authorities may not enforce a Republican-backed state law that would let them arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a divided federal appeals court ruled late on...
Divided US appeals court blocks enforcement of Texas state immigration law
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Texas authorities may not enforce a Republican-backed state law that would let them arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a divided federal appeals court ruled late Thursday....
What’s the proper role for religion in U.S. public schools?
Patheos
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July 4, 2025
Schoolroom prayers? opt-outs? curriculums? displays? / pixabay.com image THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: In the vigorous discussions since World War Two about religion’s proper place in U.S. public schools, believers have been on both defense and...
Lauryn Hill performs to almost empty stadium after delays at Essence Festival 2025
NME
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July 7, 2025
Lauryn Hill played to a largely empty stadium at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture over the weekend after taking to the stage hours after her scheduled performance. It comes after the event found itself running behind on the opening night (July...