Louisiana cleans up at the JRNY (“Journey”) America Awards. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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If you miss being able to fly from Alexandria to Houston, you’ll be able to do so again this coming spring. Jeanne (“zhahn”) Burns reports.
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One former LSU Tiger is hoping interim athletics director Verge Ausberry can provide stability to the Tigers athletic department. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Louisiana is a big winner at the JRNY (“Journey”) America Awards, taking home three awards. Louisiana won for State of the Year, and New Orleans won for Best Food City and Best New Tourism initiative – the latter being for the new Amtrak Mardi Gras service. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the Mardi Gras service, which connects New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, with stops in Mississippi along the way, is something that he worked on and is something he’s very proud of.
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Nungesser says the award for State of the Year is testament that while New Orleans is certainly a world class tourist attraction, there’s a lot more for visitors to see throughout the whole state.
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Nungesser says Louisiana has some of the best outdoor recreation opportunities in the country, if not the world.
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New Orleans’ award for Best Food City needs no explanation.
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Starting in May, you’ll once again be able to fly from Alexandria to Houston and back. United is restarting service between Alexandria International Airport and Bush Intercontinental Airport. Airport Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says service had been discontinued in 2022, and not because the route wasn’t profitable.
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Hennessy says AEX had worked to restore service to Houston since the day service was discontinued. The airport got its big breakthrough when SkyWest Airlines came into the picture.
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Hennessy says the airport made SkyWest a guarantee to secure the resumption of the service to Houston.
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The first million comes from a DOT grant, and the remaining 200-thousand dollars is pledged by the Alexandria-based Louisiana Central Community Foundation. When service resumes in May, there will be two daily non-stop flights, with each flight about 45 minutes.
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There may officially be one month to go in the 2025 hurricane season, but State Climatologist Jay Grymes says for all intents and purposes, Louisiana will make it through this year unscathed.
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Grymes says that’s because history has shown that this time of year, the threat of tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico is nonexistent.
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Grymes says not only is Louisiana out of danger for this year, but our neighbors to the east can breathe a sigh of relief as well.
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This year, no storm of at least tropical storm strength made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The closest was Tropical Storm Barry, which made landfall in central Mexico in late June.
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LSU fans, alumni, and supporters are hoping for a quieter week after a topsy-turvy few days last week that saw major changes to the athletic department. Football coach Brian Kelly and athletics director Scott Woodward are both gone, and some say Governor Landry’s fingerprints are all over Woodward’s departure. Former LSU linebacker Darry Beckwith is concerned about what is going on at his alma mater…
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There’s a lot of uncertainty at LSU right now as the school does not have a permanent athletics director and the school is set to hire a new president tomorrow. But Beckwith still believes the head football coaching job at LSU is one of the best in the country…
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16th-ranked Southeastern Louisiana improved to 7-2 on the season, 7-0 versus F-C-S opponents, with a dominant 59-14 win over East Texas A-and-M. Lions quarterback Carson Camp threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns against the Lions on Saturday night…
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Louisiana Tech is one win away from bowl eligibility following its 55-14 homecoming win over Sam Houston. The Bulldogs had 646 total yards of offense and Jacob Fields returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown…
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Tech is at Delaware this Saturday.
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ULM fell behind 24-0 in the first half and lost to Old Dominion 31-6 at Malone Stadium on Saturday. Coach Bryant Vincent’s team has now lost five in a row…
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Nicholls beat Houston Christian 31-7 for a homecoming victory in Thibodaux. The Colonels defense had four interceptions in the first half and Ean Rodrigue threw two touchdown passes. Coach Tommy Rybacki’s team has won two in a row after six straight…
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For the second time this season, the Saints traveled to the West Coast and played an uncompetitive game, losing 34-10 to the Los Angeles Rams. Rookie quarterback Tyler Shough made his first NFL start and threw for 176 yards, one touchdown, and was intercepted once. The Saints’ lone touchdown came in the second quarter, and New Orleans was already down 20-3. Shough says they wanted to start quickly on the road…
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This is the Saints’ worst start to a season since 1980 when the Aints went 0-14. Coach Kellen Moore is trying to keep the team together…
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The Saints are at Carolina this Sunday. The Panthers went up to Green Bay yesterday and beat the Packers.