Two young girls were hospitalized after being thrown from a Ferris wheel at the Harvest Festival on False River Saturday and a third child had to be rescued from a bucket that suddenly tipped causing two of the girls to fall out. Injuries caused one of the girls to have to be airlifted to a hospital. The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating, and it appears the bucket was caught on some wires that caused it to get stuck and tilt over . Authorities carried out inspections and allowed all other rides at the festival to reopen.
The 2025 hurricane season ends at the end of the month but State Climatologist Jay Grymes says history has shown that this time of year, the threat of tropical weather for the Western Gulf is nonexistent.
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This year, no storm of at least tropical storm strength made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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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Louisiana is a big winner at the JRNY (“Journey”) America Awards, taking home three awards. Louisiana won for State of the Year, and New Orleans won for Best Food City and Best New Tourism initiative – the latter being for the new Amtrak Mardi Gras service. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the Mardi Gras service, which connects New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, with stops in Mississippi along the way, is something that he worked on and is something he’s very proud of.