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Organizers of the Essence Festival of Culture have revealed that legendary soul group Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will be recognized during this summer’s gathering with “a star-studded tribute” that will “honor their final performance.”
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LSU women's basketball great Seimone Augustus is returning to the school as an assistant coach. Augustus in 2023 became the first LSU female athlete to have a statue built in her honor and she will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in October.
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The House bills largely mirror a foreign aid package that passed the Senate in February, with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The House has an additional bill targeting Iran, China and Russia.
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Other House Freedom Caucus members have said that while they disagree with House Speaker Mike Johnson, they don't think it's in their best interests to go through another speakership fight.
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Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership.
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Workshop attendees will learn how small changes in the way they do business can lessen their environmental impact and increase their sustainability efforts.
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By removing the rocks, the Corps made it possible to dredge deeper, allowing navigation to traverse the harbor at lower water levels.
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Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie said he would vote to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker if it came to the floor. He told Johnson in a closed-door meeting that he should resign.
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Voters should bring an ID with them to vote (Louisiana driver’s license, Louisiana Special ID card, a generally recognized picture identification card with name and signature such as a passport, or a digital license via LA Wallet).
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The building, which has been vacant for over a decade, will be repurposed to manufacture potassium nitrate, barium nitrate, strontium nitrate, strontium oxalate, strontium peroxide, potassium chlorate, potassium perchlorate and potassium sulfate. All are used in a wide range of industrial processes for the defense and other industries.
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This is the only storm-related, accidental death LDH has confirmed as a result of the April 10 storms.
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Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will also result in nearly 600 indirectly supported jobs in the state, for a total of 831 retained and indirectly supported jobs