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Everything You Missed At Day 1 Of Hollywood House At ESSENCE Festival of Culture
Essence
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July 4, 2025
The first day of Hollywood House at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture opened with two powerful conversations that bridged the future of filmmaking with the of Black storytelling. Held inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, the...
New Brunswick’s Festival Acadien--poignant homage to French Canadian culture
KCBX - California
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Annually more than 20,000 participants from across Canada and around the world arrive in the New Brunswick Canada, village of Caraquet to participate in the two-week long Festival Acadian (August 3-15 2025). When French settlers first homesteaded...
Northeast Louisiana schools’ 2024-25 LEAP scores show improvement
KNOE - Arkansas
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July 4, 2025
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Louisiana Department of Education released 2025 LEAP assessment scores, and some schools in the Northeast Louisiana region made notable gains. School Systems Overall 3-12 Mastery & Above: 25 school systems saw improvement...
Louisiana Downs' star-spangled bash: Fireworks and family fun
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
(Loving Living Local) –BOSSIER CITY, LA – There’s no better place to celebrate Independence Day weekend than at Louisiana Downs Racetrack, where the thrills of live horse racing meet family fun and festive fireworks. And leading the excitement is...
Departure Lounge: Bayou-bound for a look at Louisiana's wetlands
Irish Examiner
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July 5, 2025
Sri Lanka’s dazzling scenery, culture and hospitality is matched by its colourful cuisine. Join Sunway’s Flavours of Sri Lanka trip for an eight-night culinary adventure that explores the Indian Ocean island’s exciting culinary heritage. From...
New Orleans 1850s mansion offers ornate plaster moldings, 16-foot ceilings, and a pool for $3.1M
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Coliseum Square sits amid the city's streets named after the Muses of Greek mythology, the inspiration for the arts and sciences. The greenspace, edged by Coliseum, Camp, Race and Melpomene streets, lacks the regular edges of a true square, but it...
Louisiana test scores show slight improvement for third through eighth grades
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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July 4, 2025
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Education released its annual Louisiana Educational Assessment Program test results on Thursday and while slight progress was made for grades third through eighth, high school scores declined...
Essence Fest fuels New Orleans economy despite dip in hotel occupancy
WWL - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
This year may bring a little less than in years past, though with lower hotel occupancy rates compared to last year. NEW ORLEANS — For the past few decades, Essence Fest has been a fixture in New Orleans' summer events, and this year is no...
Essence Fest returns with music, culture, and community at the Convention Center
WWL - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
From first-timers to longtime fans, festival goers and vendors alike celebrate the spirit, joy, and representation at one of the year's most anticipated events. NEW ORLEANS — Dancing, food, freebies, and a deep celebration of Black culture means...
New Orleans teacher fired by Catholic school for being gay says ‘it’s just time’ for discrimination to stop
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
A longtime music teacher at a New Orleans-area Catholic school who was essentially fired for being listed in an obituary as another man’s widower says he refused to suffer quietly because “it’s just time” for bullying and homophobic discrimination...
How many students were enrolled in 12th grade in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2023-24 school year
Baton Rouge Reporter - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.eduDr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu There were 4,176 12th grade students enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish...
2025 New Orleans Saints opponent profile: Tennessee Titans
Memphis Sun - Tennessee
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Saints visit Tennessee Titans for inter-conference contest Andrew Lang The New Orleans Saints visit the Tennessee Titans at noon on Dec. 28 with the broadcast on CBS. New Orleans will be seeking to win its first road game against the Titans since...
Federal appeals court upholds block of Texas immigration law
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - Texas
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EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 30: Barbed wire and a wall obstruct access to a road underpass near the U.S.-Mexican border, November 30, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS - A federal...
Texas’ immigration law is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
WFAA 8 - Texas
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July 4, 2025
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants, continues to be blocked. TEXAS, USA — In a late-night ruling Thursday, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of...
Treme's Historic Carver Theater, a landmark of New Orleans Black culture, is set for auction
Nola - Louisiana
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Once advertised as “America’s finest theater exclusively for colored patrons,” the Carver Theater in Treme is headed to the auction block this month. The starting bid for the New Orleans landmark and surrounding parcels is $2 million in the online...
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,...
A Q&A with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Jonathan Grimes
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge President and CEO Jonathan Grimes shared his views with Business Report on the sector’s current challenges and economic impact. Louisiana as a state has one of the nation’s lowest rates of per capita spending on...
New Orleans trumpeter Steve Lands turns to the cosmos on 'Rearranging the Planets'
Gambit - Louisiana
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Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” has long been one of New Orleans-based trumpeter Steve Lands’ favorite classical compositions. The seven-movement suite — epic in its sound, sweeping from the aggression of Mars to the softer Venus and the jovial...
22.5 hours in the 225: Things to do around Baton Rouge, according to a new social series
225 Magazine
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July 3, 2025
When 225 published the latest edition of our signature guide to 225 things to do in the Capital Region this spring, we kept No. 225 open-ended. Since we have way more than 225 things to do in the Capital Region, we left that one up to you. Readers...
Louisiana LEAP scores show student improvement in NWLA
KTBS 3 - Louisiana
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SHREVEPORT, La. - The Louisiana Department of Education has released the latest results from the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP), and the findings show promising academic gains for students in multiple districts — particularly in...