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Queen of Sparkles coming to LASM, enrollment is open for Greater Baton Rouge Children's Choir
The Advocate - Louisiana
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The Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road, Baton Rouge, will open "Threads of Evolution: Engineering a Community That Sparkles," featuring the work of Jaime Glas Odom, founder of Queen of Sparkles, July 19 PROVIDED PHOTO BY QUEEN OF...
Tulane study finds some levees in New Orleans are sinking
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
A new study by Tulane University suggests some levees in New Orleans are sinking despite millions of dollars spent on infrastructure improvements since Hurricane Katrina.Using satellite radar data, researchers found that some flood walls and the...
Louisiana steps up clean energy support with 4 new policies or incentives in 2024
Pelican State News - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
Louisiana implemented at least four new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
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...
Love haunted tales? Visit these 13 sites in Louisiana next time you are in there
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 4, 2025
Ghosts and paranormal stories have always fascinated humans. While there are many across the world, Louisiana in the US particularly has quite a few that are not only in New Orleans but beyond Those who live and work at the Magnolia Plantation...
Local veteran: Louisiana played pivotal role in Revolutionary War
The American Press - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
Local veteran: Louisiana played pivotal role in Revolutionary War Published 4:37 am Friday, July 4, 2025 Alfred Cochran, a member of the Mayor’s Armed Forces Commission and a Vietnam War veteran, said the then-Spanish Governor of Louisiana,...
Guest column: The Meta project is huge for northeast Louisiana. Let's keep the momentum going.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 4, 2025
Richland Parish is now home to one of the most significant economic development projects in Louisiana’s history. Meta has single-handedly transformed northeast Louisiana into a critical hub in the nation’s digital infrastructure network — bringing...
From beer to breakthrough: Baton Rouge partners are turning CO2 into ethanol
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
A chance conversation at a Mid City gym in 2022 sparked a clean energy startup now gaining national recognition. As Business Report writes in its latest issue, Tin Roof Brewery founder William McGehee teamed up with LSU professor John Flake—who...
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...
Louisiana created a market to reduce water pollution. Will it actually work?
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 3, 2025
Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, there’s no more. Your neighbors also love...
Historic New Orleans Collection previews renovation
Nola - Louisiana
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Mia Miller of the Historic New Orleans Collections takes a picture from the balcony during a tour of the $6.4 million renovation of the space which once housed K-Pauls restaurant in the French Quarter. The building neighbors the HNOC’s Williams...
Marshall names director for new library science school
Huntington Times - West Virginia
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July 3, 2025
Brad D. Smith, President | Marshall UniversityBrad D. Smith, President | Marshall University Marshall University has appointed Dr. Anne Marie Casey as the inaugural director of its newly established School of Library Science. Dr. Casey, who...
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...
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...
Louisiana students make gains in math, see some declines in English on 2025 LEAP tests
Nola - Louisiana
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Louisiana’s younger students made modest gains on state tests this spring while high schoolers saw a slight overall decline, according to LEAP test scores released Thursday. This year’s results are a mixed bag for the state, which saw student...
Louisiana Dept. of Education releases LEAP scores
KALB - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
The following has been provided by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE): The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has released the 2024-2025 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) results, which show...
LOUISIANA STUDENTS IMPROVE MASTERY+ RATES ON LEAP
Bossier Press-Tribune - Louisiana
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July 3, 2025
1 The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) today released 2025 results from the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP), showing a one percentage point increase in overall student proficiency for grades 3–8. Thirty-five percent of...
With the Growth of Highway Tolls Come Technologies to Help
Government Technology
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July 3, 2025
Technologies and systems to more easily enable pay-to-use roadways are finding the on-ramp to toll roads, and other ways of charging for highway use. A toll road network in Orange County, Calif., now allows drivers who receive a violation —...
Louisiana wants to censor citizen science, but residents are fighting back
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 2, 2025
Very few places exemplify our country’s shameful health disparities as much as Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” Notorious for its toxic air and alarmingly high cancer rates, this petrochemical hub between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is where oil, gas...
AGENDA ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, JULY 8th, 2025 6:00 P.M. RUDOLPH SORAPARU CHAMBERS EDGARD, LOUISIANA
L'Observateur
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July 3, 2025
Published 2:08 pm Thursday, July 3, 2025 AGENDA ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, JULY 8th, 2025 6:00 P.M. RUDOLPH SORAPARU CHAMBERS EDGARD, LOUISIANA TAMMY HOUSTON – CHAIRMAN ROBBY ARCURI – VICE-CHAIR CALL TO ORDER ROLL...