Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. Don Molino reports.
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Governor Jeff Landry proclaims today as Hurricane Rita Remembrance Day. Jeff Palermo reports it’s a day southwest Louisiana will never forget…
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Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. He has tapped James Checchio (CHETCH-ee-oh), the bishop of Metuchen (meh-TOOTCH-in), New Jersey, to succeed Gregory Aymond when he retires on November 12th. Checchio says he will put his leadership skills to good use in his new role.
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Checchio noted the abundance of Catholic schools in New Orleans.
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Checchio says he will play an integral role in helping the Archdiocese recover from the bankruptcy brought on by the proposed 230-million-dollar settlement from the sex abuse scandal.
Aymond noted that Checchio had previously served as the chaplain of the Philadelphia Eagles, but he expressed confidence that he could switch his allegiance to the Saints.
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Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois has started her statewide Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour. The tour, in which Bourgeois will meet directly with business leaders, is one of the four initiatives Governor Landry announced last week aimed at strengthening the business climate in the state.
Landry said the tour will help connect businesses to one another through the new SourceLouisiana-dot-com website to make it easier for contractors to find jobs.
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Bourgeois’ first stop yesterday was in Monroe, where she met with small business owners about the impact of the upcoming Meta Data Center. Landry said Bourgeois will meet with hundreds of businesses throughout the state throughout the fiscal year.
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Governor Jeff Landry has proclaimed today as Hurricane Rita Remembrance Day. Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border on this day 20 years ago, bringing powerful storm surge that devasted Cameron and Vermilion parishes. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says the Category Three storm also destroyed homes and businesses…
Roach says Rita produced a lot of suffering as many lives were changed, but he will always remember the resiliency of the community…
Governor Landry has ordered the flags at the State Capitol, and all state buildings will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in honor the victims and those who contributed to recovery efforts.
Roach remembers the days after Rita were very difficult, as power was out, a large of portion of Calcasieu Parish was flooded, many roads were impassable because of downed trees and if you did travel through the city there was a good chance you would get a flat because of all of the debris…
Roach says a big part of the recovery was that the city was able to hold a Mardi Gras parade in February of 2006. He says it brought a lot of joy to the city.
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LSU now knows which conference opponents they’ll play for the next four seasons. The SEC has announced next season LSU will host Alabama, Mississippi State, Texas A-and-M and Texas. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau is looking forward to the matchup with the Longhorns as it will likely mark the return of New Orleans native Arch Manning to Louisiana.
Texas has not played in Tiger Stadium since 1953.
LSU’s road opponents next season will be Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Tennessee.
Under the SEC’s new nine-game conference schedule format, each school will play every school at least twice over a four-year period. Guilbeau believes the format is good for the players and the fans…
Looking ahead to the 2027 schedule, LSU will not play Alabama in the regular season for the first time since 1963. Guilbeau says the LSU-Alabama game is one of the most highly anticipated games every college football season, so it will be strange to see a schedule where the Tigers and Tide are not scheduled to play that season…