Insured losses from the 2020 hurricane season have reached $10.6 Billion in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more…:

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Congratulations go out to Julia Hawkins of Baton Rouge, who just set a world record at the Louisiana Senior Olympic Games for being the first woman and first American in her age group to run 100 meters. Her age group? Julia is 105.

A subdued confirmation Tuesday that Mardi Gras 2022 will happen in New Orleans is drawing criticism from the likes of historian Arthur Hardy, publisher of the annual Mardi Gras Guide. A mayoral spokesman made the announcement, but Hardy says a bigger deal should have been made of the fact…:

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COVID caused Mayor LaToya Cantrell to call off Mardi Gras this past year. Hardy says the actual parade routes are still a bit up-in-the-air at this time.

Centenary College, in the Shreveport area, announces it will field a football team and be playing by Autumn of 2024. The school hasn’t played a football game since 1941, so this is pretty big news. Centenary’s President Christopher Holman says the support they’ve received for the plan so far has been terrific…:

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