Two girls remain hospitalized after being thrown from a Ferris wheel at the Harvest Festival in New Roads over the weekend. The girls, both about 11 years old, were about 20 feet off the ground when the bucket they were in tipped over. A third girl in the bucket managed to hold on and was uninjured.
One former LSU Tiger is hoping interim athletics director Verge Ausberry can provide stability to the Tigers athletic department. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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There may officially be less than a month to go in the 2025 hurricane season, but State Climatologist Jay Grymes says for all intents and purposes, Louisiana will make it through this year unscathed. Grymes says that’s because history has shown that this time of year, the threat of tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico is nonexistent.
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This year, no storm of at least tropical storm strength made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
United Airlines is resuming service between Alexandria and Houston through its partnership with SkyWest Airlines. Airport Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says the airport made SkyWest a guarantee to secure the resumption of the service for the first time since 2022.