Add another name to the list of candidates who are running for governor. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt made her candidacy official Friday. The Republican has served in the state senate since 2016 and she’s also an engineering executive…
If elected Hewitt would be the state’s first female Republican governor.
Economic Development News for St. Mary Parish. Korean tire giant Kumho (KOO-moe) will build a huge warehouse in Franklin, with plans to grow that into a distribution center. Port of New Orleans President Brandy Christian says it’s a significant multi-million-dollar investment in St. Mary Parish.
Kumho Tires makes passenger and light truck tires.
Seimone Augustus is considered the greatest women’s basketball player from Louisiana and on Sunday LSU will unveil a statue of the former All-American. It will be located near the Maravich Center. Augustus is the first statue on LSU’s campus of a female-student athlete and Lady Tigers Coach Kim Mulkey pushed for it…
Dead & Company, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Kane Brown, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Steve Miller Band, Ludacris, and Tom Jones are among the headliners for the 2023 New Orleans Jazz Fest. Festival producer Quint Davis says even though it’s held at one biggest racetracks in the country it’s easy to navigate and you can catch all your favorite acts.
For the entire line-up and tickets visit NOjazzfest-dot-com