It was 20 years ago today when Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says the days after Rita were very difficult – power was out, a large of portion of Calcasieu Parish was flooded, many roads were impassable because of downed trees and if you did travel through the city there was a good chance you would get a flat because of all of the debris…
Come November, James Checchio will become the new Archbishop of New Orleans. Checchio says he will play an integral role in helping the Archdiocese recover from the bankruptcy brought on by the proposed 230-million-dollar settlement from the sex abuse scandal.
Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois has started her statewide Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour. It’s one of four initiatives Governor Landry announced last week to strengthen the business climate in Louisiana. Landry said the tour will help connect businesses to one another through the new SourceLouisiana-dot-com website to make it easier for contractors to find jobs.
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LSU now knows which conference opponents they’ll play for the next four seasons. Looking ahead to 2027, LSU will not play Alabama in the regular season for the first time since 1963. Tiger Rag Magazine Editor Glen Guilbeau says the LSU-Alabama game is one of the most highly anticipated games every season, so it’ll be strange to see a schedule that does not have those two teams facing one another.