Senator Bill Cassidy is calling for a full joint federal and state investigation into the events in Minneapolis that he described as “disturbing.” Andre Champagne reports.
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Last week, 18-year-old Maria Bolvito joined her father for what was supposed to be a routine check-in with immigration officials. Three days later, the two of them were sent back to Guatemala. The senior at St. Amant High School in Ascension Parish tells The Advocate she and her father arrived in the U.S. eight years ago and were seeking asylum.
The ice storm of 2026 will not be forgotten anytime soon. Governor Landry did an aerial tour of the damage in northeast Louisiana on Tuesday. Monroe Representative Michael Echols was on the helicopter with the governor.
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The first Rockin’1000 concert in the U.S. will have a distinct New Orleans flavor to it. To accomplish that, organizers have tapped Harry Connick Jr. as special guest artistic director. Connick says no New Orleans-style show would ever be complete without a brass section; so for the very first time, there will be brass musicians among the thousand.