Louisiana News

Aggregated Louisiana News Articles

• 2026 recruiting class rankings: Where LSU fits after landing Lamar Brown
  
  With the No. 1 recruit headed to Baton Rouge, here's how the top classes stack up.
  Craig Haubert.  ESPN.  Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:52:11 EST.
• Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
  
  Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) reached $92.91 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -3.7% change compared to its last close.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:00:04 GMT.
• Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Administration For $20 Million Over Alleged False Imprisonment
  
  Khalil, 30, was released on bail from a Louisiana immigration detention facility last month.
  By Ty Roush, Forbes Staff.  Forbes.  Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:37:44 -0400.
• I was born without legs, idolizing an Olympic gymnast. She turned out to be my sister
  
  Very soon, Dominique Moceanu and her son will head to New Orleans for the US gymnastics championships, to gaze into the future and back into the past.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:35:59 GMT.
• WWII American warship's severed bow found 80 years after being blown off in battle
  
  After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle that killed over 180 crew members.
  Fox News.  Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:41:54 -0400.
• Iranian grandmother released after being detained by ICE while gardening outside Louisiana home
  
  Mandonna Kashanian was detained last month by ICE as she was gardening outside her home.
  Bella Dardano.  The Hill.  Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:48:25 +0000.
• Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor
  
  A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 crew members.
  CBS News.  Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:56:38 -0400.
• Two of New Orleans' heavy-hitters unite on 'Audience With the Queen'
  
  Funk band Galactic teams up with Irma Thomas, the "Soul Queen of New Orleans," for a new record of original material.
  Stephen Kallao.  NPR.  Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:46:11 -0400.
• Saints star Alvin Kamara asks for do-over after terrible first pitch before Cubs-Cardinals game
  
  New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara threw such a terrible first pitch before the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals game that he asked for a do-over.
  Fox News.  Sat, 05 Jul 2025 18:51:57 -0400.
• Venture Global Lands Major 20-Year LNG Supply Deal With PETRONAS
  
  VG inks an LNG supply deal with Malaysia's PETRONAS, boosting sales from its under-construction CP2 project in Louisiana.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:55:00 GMT.
• NBA free agency winners and losers: Early results are in
  
  From big-man depth to the New Orleans Pelicans, here are the early winners and losers of free agency.
  Zach Kram.  ESPN.  Thu, 3 Jul 2025 23:43:41 EST.
• Essence Fest leads a summer of events for Black entrepreneurs galvanized by economic uncertainty
  
  Essence Fest kicks off on Friday, with roughly 500,000 people attending the event in New Orleans. It generates around $1 billion in economic activity.
  CNBC.  Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:01 GMT.
• Amtrak to Begin Mardi Gras Service Route Connecting New Orleans to Alabama
  
  The Mardi Gras Service, starting on Aug. 18, will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., by train for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
  Gabe Castro-root.  New York Times.  Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:01:04 +0000.
• Taylor Swift buys giant beads that hung from Superdome during Eras Tour
  
  Two New Orleans artists took the lyric "make the friendship bracelets" to a new level.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:33:00 GMT.

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