Slidell is now home to a Guinness record-breaking grapefruit with the distinction of having the largest circumference at 73 centimeters and weight at 7 pounds, 14 oz. Doug and Mary Beth Meyer say it’s all thanks to a little magic given to them by their grandkids…
Cut 9 (12) “…to the fairies.”
It’s been preserved in a freezer since January.
This year’s edition of the I Voted sticker is a new take on the State Seal featuring a pelican with a crown on its head underneath the bold red font of I Voted. Lafayette Artist Tony Bernard says it’s derived from a painting he did, called “In Love With Louisiana”, and sports a reoccurring character of his…
It cost the state 18,500 dollars to purchase enough stickers for the fall season.
State Police say a Florida man was killed in Monday afternoon’s chain-reaction crash on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Trooper Thomas Gossen says along with the one fatality, several people were hurt. The injuries range from minor to moderate and they were taken to local hospitals. The westbound lanes are closed as emergency crews continue the clean-up
Cut 14 (11) “…crime lab”
Louisiana Department of Education data shows 46 percent of the general population hit “Top Growth” on their 2019 LEAP scores, while only 43 percent of African American students did. Despite the call to see higher growth rates in historically disadvantaged students than the general population, Superintendent of Education John White says that doesn’t mean they’re neglecting other students.