Jazz Fest is underway at the Fair Grounds Race Track in New Orleans. Over in Florida, authorities arrested a North Carolina man who allegedly planned to carry out a mass shooting at Jazz Fest. His family claims he was seeking to harm Black People.
State and local officials are thankful law enforcement caught Christopher Gillum of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Meanwhile spirits are high at Jazz Fest, where they are celebrating the island nation of Jamaica…
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That’s Jazz Fest Producer Quint Davis.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s what Harahan Representative John Illg is doing with legislation to ban outdoor balloon releases. Last year, his bill to create a new law to ban the intentional release of balloons sailed through the legislature, only to have Governor Landry veto it, saying it would be unenforceable. At the Love The Boot Week kickoff event, Illg says that’s no reason not to have a law on the books.
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So this time, Illg’s bill adds intentional balloon releases to the state’s existing law against intentional littering.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved a new contract for athletic director Verge Ausberry. Ausberry will receive one-point-five million dollars by the end of 2027 and his eight-million-dollar deal runs through 2030. The former linebacker now A-D addressed the LSU Board of Supervisors before his new contract was approved…
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The Saints will look to make a splash in this year’s NFL Draft, much like they did last season. New Orleans has eight picks, including the number-eight overall selection in tonight’s first round. One name that has appeared in several mock drafts is LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane. G-M Mickey Loomis, who attended Delane’s pro day at LSU, says the All-American is uber-talented.