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Check out the 2025 All-District Football Teams for St. Tammany schools
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (848+ words) Below is the listing of the All-District football teams that involve St. Tammany Parish schools. Each team is voted on by the district's head coaches. Wide receivers:Jiwaun Brock, Covington, Sr.; Luke Demelo, Mandeville, Jr.; Brennan Villa, St. Paul's, Sr....
First 7 Brew coffee in Lake Charles set to open Monday
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (172+ words) A 7 Brew will be opening at 4711 Nelson Rd. in Lake Charles. Just months after'Dutch Bros Coffee Co.'opened in Lake Charles, the city will get another drive-though coffee shop when 7 Brew opens its first local store. The 7 Brew location is…...
Guest column: Ten Commandments displays are well within American tradition
2+ week, 5+ day ago (524+ words) A ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocking Louisiana's Ten Commandments law has been put on hold, creating an opening for the full court to rehear the case. The crises afflicting America's young people " school…...
Louisiana black bear found shot dead. A reward is being offered for tips.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (343+ words) A sign at the'Cypremort Point State Park marshland boardwalk provides safety tips for black bear encounters.' A black bear has been found illegally shot dead in Concordia Parish, prompting an investigation from state wildlife agents and the offer of a…...
Jefferson Parish deputy arrested, accused of smuggling drugs into Gretna jail
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (158+ words) The Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on Thursday, August 1, 2019. A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested Tuesday morning and booked with malfeasance in office after allegedly trying to smuggle illegal drugs into the Gretna jail, according to authorities....
Louisiana first state to get federal OK for $1.355 billion in broadband grants
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (258+ words) The federal government has approved Louisiana's plan for speedy internet, making it the first state in the country to get to get that go-ahead. The state's broadband office announced Tuesday the approval of Louisiana's proposal for $1.355 billion in Broadband, Equity,…...
Ministry works to bring LGBTQ people into the church. 'It really is all about love"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (875+ words) Episcopal clergy take part in the Pride parade in New Orleans. Preaching love and acceptance in a turbulent time, Louisiana Episcopalians are working to rally support for the LGBTQ+ community. Their latest effort, a fundraising concert, stems from Inclusive Louisiana,…...
Potential 'mass casualty shooter' whose gun jammed at Harvey restaurant gets prison time
2+ mon, 10+ hour ago (514+ words) The entrance to the 24th Judicial District Court, located in the Thomas F. Donelon Building at the Jefferson Parish Government Center in Gretna. A man scheduled for retrial on charges that he tried to shoot three strangers outside of a Harvey restaurant…...
The Louisiana Political Hall of Fame will induct 8 more people. See who they selected.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (128+ words) A former New Orleans mayor, two noted journalists, a former state representative and four political consultants and behind-the-scenes party leaders are the next inductees into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame. The best-known member of the incoming class is Sidney…...
Trendy coffee shop chain 7 Brew will open its first Slidell drive-thru on a well-traveled street
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (223+ words) 7 Brew, a popular drive-thru coffee chain, is expanding in the Gulf Coast and recently opened a location in Waveland, Mississippi. 7 Brew has been making fast work of opening drive-thru coffee shops in the New Orleans metro, and the chain is…...