The Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars is seen during a news conference at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., where guard Brandon Jennings was introduced to the media, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Jennings comes from the Milwaukee …
Press, civil rights activists and a few other potential spectators fought their way into a small immigration courtroom in the town of Jena last Friday. The object of everyone’s interest was Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and pro- …
Debbie LaFleur's dog, Kingston, went missing after Hurricane Laura in 2020. Five years later, Kingston was found 300 miles away at a University of Southern Mississippi fraternity house. The fraternity, Kappa Sigma, cared for Kingston and named him …
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use insurance policies by putting polluting industries in majority-Black communities can transfer ahead, a federal appellate courtroom says. On Thursday, the …
The colors of Easter are vibrant, beautiful, and significant, which is why Louisiana residents use them to decorate for this holiday. Many colors are associated with spring, which makes perfect sense since the Easter holiday is about renewal and …
Spring-time in Louisiana is here. Temps are warming and so are summer vacation plans. And, one popular summer activity is hitting the beach for some fun in the sun. However, before you book that beach house, you might want to learn a bit more about the …
South Korean vehicle giant Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest over $20 billion in the United States, and Louisiana has earned $5 billion of that investment for Hyundai's first American steel mill. Hyundai Looks To Create A New Rust Belt In The South …
BATON ROUGE, La. (KPEL-FM) - The 2025 regular legislative session is underway in Baton Rouge and delegates are hard at work trying to craft bills that will help alleviate some of the financial burdens that plague the state. One of the first proposed bills …
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