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Federal funding cuts put New Orleans public media in jeopardy
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Ahead of a so-called rescission vote to reclaim roughly $1 billion in federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, House Republicans argued that biased media outlets such as NPR and PBS should not receive...

Preview: UFC 318 Brings Fight of the Year Candidates to New Orleans
The octagon returns to New Orleans this weekend for another exciting pay-per-view card. And while UFC 318 may not feature any championship bouts, it does include some very exciting matchups that could very well be Fight of the Year candidates in...

Louisiana pastor is latest target of nationwide ‘pronoun’ attacks against religious freedom
By Will Hall, Baptist Message executive editor BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – Luke Ash, the bivocational pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, was fired, July 10, as a library technician by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library because he...
Louisiana Democratic Delegates Sticking With Biden For Now
Louisiana's Democratic delegates say they're still supporting President Joe Biden. The state party is sending 53 delegates to Chicago for next month's Democratic National Convention. So far all of them claim to be Biden loyalists. Several...

Louisiana Pulls Plug on $3-Billion Sediment Diversion Project
Louisiana on July 17 officially canceled the $3- billion Mid‑Barataria Sediment Diversion Project, scrapping a centerpiece of its coastal‐restoration strategy to reconnect the Mississippi River to the Barataria Basin. The state’s Coastal...

Media Day Questions
Media Day Questions Published 2:34 pm Friday, July 18, 2025 The Southland Conference will hold its football preseason media event Monday in San Antonio. With the addition of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, the league will be back up to 10...

Texas A&M Football Lands Six on Media Preseason All-SEC Team
News release from Texas A&M Athletics: BIRMINGHAM – Six Texas A&M football players earned Preseason All-SEC distinction following a vote by the media in attendance at SEC Media Days in Atlanta the week, the league office announced Friday. Running...

3 Louisiana bowlers advance at Junior Gold
The Dutchtown duo of Braiden Torres and Sydney Lee and Albany’s Caroline Engeron all moved on to Friday’s advancers round at the Junior Gold bowling championships in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 16-game qualifying round, which takes place over four...

UFC veterans competing in combat sports action July 18-19
This week, the UFC heads to Louisiana for UFC 318. UFC 318 takes place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and features a BMF title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. Scroll below to see how last week's veterans fared on the...

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Get bonus bets with the current DraftKings promo code offer for a packed weekend of baseball, golf and more sports. MLB is back following the All-Star break, so there’s a full slate of games on Friday. Follow the links on this page to activate...

Franklinton Library Celebrates Week Six of Summer Reading with Dazzling Dance, Art, and Community Fun
Published 12:00 pm Friday, July 18, 2025 Franklinton Branch Library completed week six of their Summer Reading Program. The Pandorium Belly Dance Company came, and what a performance they gave! Music, hula dancing, and crowd participation meant...

Lollapalooza to Complex Con: Check your 2025 US music festival guide
This is the time to get ready, book your tickets, and block your weekends in your calendars for the impressive line-up of top music festivals which are set to take place in the US in 2025. It doesn't matter if you are a fan of indie, pop, metal,...

After 'devastating' funding cuts, Louisiana public radio stations ask listeners for help
Five minutes into a national news program airing Friday afternoon on KEDM, a public radio station in Monroe, a familiar voice spoke up. "Federal funding for public radio was just eliminated by an act of Congress," Jay Curtis, the station's general...

Congressman Michael Cloud voices opposition to GENIUS Act and CBDCs on social media
U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud from Texas's 27th district | Official U.S. House HeadshotU.S. Rep. Michael Cloud from Texas's 27th district | Official U.S. House Headshot Congressman Michael Cloud, who represents Texas’ 27th district in the U.S. Congress,...

Mizzou picked to finish 12th in SEC preseason media poll
ATLANTA — Missouri football came in 12th in the Southeastern Conference's preseason media poll and landed just two players on All-SEC teams, reflecting the degree to which expectations are low in 2025. That left guard Cayden Green (first team...

Analysis: How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. When President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke after...

Global event puts New Orleans cocktail culture in the spotlight. Here's how to get a taste.
New Orleans has been showing America how to drink for a long time, particularly when it comes to cocktails. It does still. This goes beyond the verifiable history and legion of legends around specific cocktails associated with the Crescent City....

Louisiana Coca-Cola Lovers React to New Sugar Ingredient in Popular Soda
(Lafayette, Louisiana) - There could be significant changes coming to Coca-Cola, as the brand may switch from high-fructose corn syrup to real cane sugar in its U.S. products. We reported earlier in the week that President Trump announced on the...
Ex-tropical disturbance could still unleash flooding rains over Louisiana's coast
A former tropical disturbance being watched by hurricane forecasters failed to form into a tropical depression before reaching the Louisiana coast, but it still threatens downpours and flash flooding as it marches inland on July 18, forecasters...

Tickets are on sale for the Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival and other upcoming productions
Irish film fest Tickets are on sale for the Baton Rouge Irish Club's 15th annual Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival on Aug. 2 in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. All day passes are available, giving visitors...