The longtime publisher of the Mardi Gras Guide magazine says the 2026 edition will be his last. Arthur Hardy launched the magazine with his wife in 1977 as a way to make it easy for people to keep up with parade schedules. Hardy says while he always knew it was a great idea, it took a few years for it to really catch on.
Cut 8 (10) “…financial disaster initially.”
The guide is now published by Georges Media and will continue to bear Hardy’s name.
We’re looking at a dry weekend across the state and abnormally dry conditions have developed across south Louisiana and along the Arkansas border. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says the dry conditions will likely worsen as we move into fall as La Nina conditions are expected to develop…
A Calcasieu Parish jury has found a southwest Louisiana man guilty of murder in the brutal death of a 72-year-old woman in 2023. District Attorney Stephen Dwight says after 43-year-old Christopher Cater killed Shelia Ortega, he drove around with the woman’s body for a month.
Cut 9 (07) “…during the summer.”
It took just over an hour for a jury to convict Cater of first-degree murder and unlawful disposal of remains.
LSU will host Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday before it gets to the meat of its SEC schedule. The Tigers’ mantra for the entire season is to go 1-and-0 every week, and Sophomore linebacker Davhon Keys reiterates focusing on one opponent at a time.