Drought conditions are starting to develop across Louisiana as the state is in store for another dry weekend. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The longtime voice of New Orleans Mardi Gras is calling it a career. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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We are looking at a dry weekend across the state and abnormally dry conditions have developed across south Louisiana and along the Arkansas border. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says nearly half of the state is on the verge of drought conditions according to the Drought Monitor…
Grymes says other than a pop up thunderstorm here or there, there’s not a significant chance for rain for several days…
Grymes says the dry conditions will likely worsen as we move into fall as La Nina conditions are expected to develop…
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The longtime face of New Orleans Mardi Gras is calling it a career. Arthur Hardy, the longtime publisher of the Mardi Gras Guide magazine, says after a half century, the 2026 edition will be his last.
Hardy says he’s at peace with his decision, and he has lots of post-retirement plans.
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Hardy launched the Mardi Gras Guide with his wife in 1977 as a way to make it easy for people to keep up with parade schedules. He says while he always knew it was a great idea, it took a few years for it to really catch on.
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The Mardi Gras Guide is now published by Georges Media and will continue to bear Hardy’s name.
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A Calcasieu Parish jury has found a southwest Louisiana man guilty of murder in the brutal death of a 72-year-old woman in 2023. District Attorney Stephen Dwight says after 43-year-old Christopher Cater killed Sheila Ortega, he drove around with the woman’s body for a month…
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It took just over an hour for a jury to convict Cater of first-degree murder and unlawful disposal of remains….
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Prosecutors say Cater killed Ortega while he was intoxicated and her death was caused by blunt force trauma. An LSU forensic expert testified Ortega’s injuries included bone fractures to her spine, neck and face. Dwight says Cater was renting a room from Ortega…
Cater was also found guilty of identity theft and he’ll be officially sentenced on October 7th. When deputies arrested him, Cater admitted to opening up loans in her name.
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LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is good to go on Saturday as the Tigers host Southeastern Louisiana. Nussmeier has been dealing with a torso injury, but head coach Brian Kelly says that he showed no signs of being hurt in practice this week.
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Since LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has been dealing with the torso injury, he has had to adjust to playing in a different way than he normally does. Now that Nussmeier is feeling more like himself, Kelly says that the offense will benefit greatly.
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The Saints hit the road for the first time this season as New Orleans takes on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Lumen Field is one of the hardest places to play in the NFL, but defensive end Cam Jordan says that outside distractions are the least of the team’s worries this weekend.
Defensive tackle Cameron Jordan will play in his 229th career game as a Saint on Sunday against Seattle. He will surpass quarterback Drew Brees for most games played in franchise history. Jordan says that he is thankful that he has been able to play so many games.