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For a fire to break out at a 19th century New Orleans townhouse was not especially unusual. But for no slaves to emerge from the blaze that engulfed the home of Madame Delphine LaLaurie, one of the city’s wealthiest women, was downright unheard of. Bystanders urged the LaLauries (Delphine’s husband, Louis, happened to be around […]
Tropical Storm Gordon is to hit the Gulf Coast later today and could become a hurricane just before it makes landfall. The storm is currently a threat to anyone in the United States along the coast from Louisiana to Florida, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Wind speeds of up to 65mph have been […]
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Gordon, which is expected to make landfall as a hurricane on Tuesday, approaches the US Gulf Coast. About 200 National Guard troops will be deployed to southeastern Louisiana, along with 63 high-water trucks, 39 boats, and 4 helicopters, Edwards announced. The […]
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Protests are planned for the weekend after the US Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for the build the 162-mile Bayou Bridge pipeline which will carry crude oil across the wetlands of Louisiana. The US Army Corps of Engineers said it would only issue a permit for the 24-inch diameter pipeline after it had […]
Bossier Parish, La., Sheriff Julian C. Whittington (above left) isn’t happy with Ford Motor Company’s position on NFL players protesting during the national anthem. Sheriff Whittington wrote a letter to Hixson Ford in Alexandria, La., to inform them that “recent events surrounding the NFL, its players and their audacity to thumb their collective noses at […]
Published time: 8 Oct, 2017 00:21 Edited time: 8 Oct, 2017 00:49 The Category 1 Hurricane Nate has made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in the US state of Louisiana, registering winds of 90mph and causing flooding. Read more The storm made landfall on the southeastern Louisiana coast at 8pm Saturday with […]
ABC via Variety Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is mixing more and more serious stuff in with his comedy. Kimmel took to the stage of his ABC late-night program and, for the second time in five months, urged viewers to push back against Republican lawmakers seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act. And, in a rare instance of a […]
@HailStateFB/Twitter Louisiana Tech had a tough Saturday. Down 57-14 to Mississippi State in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs were in the red zone looking to make the final box score a bit less of a blowout. Then, a wild snap on second and goal sent the ball over quarterback J’Mar Smith’s head, leading to a fumble that […]
