With Independence Day weekend cranking up, the city of New Orleans is ready for a huge influx of visitors for the 29th annual Essence Festival. It starts today and runs through Monday evening, with dozens of the top names in music and show biz. New Orleans & Co’s Kelly Schulz says it’s a super big event for the Crescent City…:
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Last year’s Essence Fest had a $327-million impact on the area’s economy.
Were LSU fans booing Governor John Bel Edwards and Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome at last night’s Tigers celebration? Video from the big event shows little applause for either leader as they were introduced, and crowd sounds that sounded fairly negative. Neither Broome nor the Governor seemed bothered by it.
How does the US Supreme Court’s decision to end Affirmative Action for college admissions impact Louisiana? Brooke Thorington has more…:
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The man who crashed his SUV through the front of the Hammond Target three years ago is sentenced to 25 years. 44-year-old Walter Allbritton III of Ponchatoula pled no contest to several charges including terrorizing aggravated criminal damage to property. Allbritton also broadcast the incident on Facebook Live.