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Election dates are set

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Thursday, September 3, 2026
For the Tuesday, November 3, election, the deadline to register to vote in person, by mail, or at an OMV Office is October 5. The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is October 13.
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful urges volunteers to join growing Love Our Waterways movement

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Thursday, September 3, 2026
BATON ROUGE - With the official kickoff of Love Our Waterways kicking off on September 1, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) are calling on more Louisianans to register cleanup events and volunteer for the state`s first coordinated, month-long shoreline and...
Liam Kincanon, a junior student at Sacred Heart, is pictured as he competes at the IPF/NAPF North American Regional Championships in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where he won four gold medals and set a record in squats. (Photo courtesy of Kayla Kincanon)

Liam Kincanon, a junior student at Sacred Heart, is pictured as he competes at the IPF/NAPF North American Regional Championships in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where he won four gold medals and set a record in squats. (Photo courtesy of Kayla Kincanon)

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Gold to the fourth power

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Monday, August 31, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor There is an old saying that goes “the world is your oyster.” For Liam Kincanon, a junior student at Sacred Heart, this statement is true literally and figuratively as he recently traveled to St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. “Canada was a lot of fun,” Kincanon said.
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Naquin to be honored at Mamou festival

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Monday, August 31, 2026
The Mamou Cajun Music Festival announces its honoree for the 53rd annual festival is Kevin Naquin. Naquin is a highly celebrated, award-winning Cajun accordion player, singer, and public servant from south Louisiana.
New Tournoi royalty is crowned

New Tournoi royalty is crowned

New Tournoi royalty is crowned

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
The new Tournoi representatives were crowned during pageant festivities held Saturday evening August 22, at the Northside Civic Center.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announces that SpaceX will build at $100 billion Louisiana Campus in Vermilion Parish. (LSN photo by Chris Rosa)

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announces that SpaceX will build at $100 billion Louisiana Campus in Vermilion Parish. (LSN photo by Chris Rosa)

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SpaceX announces $100 billion investment in Vermilion Parish

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
By: CHRIS ROSA LSN Managing Editor PECAN ISLAND – SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale.
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Made in the shade: Spiral gingers’ tropical flair brightens gardens

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Monday, August 24, 2026
By: OLIVIA MCCLURE LSU AgCenter Tropical plants feel right at home in the hot, humid conditions we encounter during Louisiana summers. Native to regions near the equator, these plants combine the ability to endure our climate with bold foliage and colorful blooms.
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School cafeteria is cited for health violations

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Louisiana Department of Health, through its online retail food health inspections dashboard, recently released local business in the parish that were cited for violations. Violations, according to the Website, fall into two main categories, critical, and non-critical.
Statues of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary proceed ahead of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as a foot procession is held from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church to the boat landing on the Bayou Teche in Leonville as part of the Fête-Dieu du Teche Eucharistic Boat Procession on Saturday, August 15. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Statues of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary proceed ahead of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as a foot procession is held from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church to the boat landing on the Bayou Teche in Leonville as part of the Fête-Dieu du Teche Eucharistic Boat Procession on Saturday, August 15. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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French Mass with Bishop Deshotel begins Fête-Dieu du Teche

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor LEONVILLE - Twenty-one years before the American Declaration of Independence was signed, peasant farmers were exiled from their native Acadia. Many of them eventually settled in Spanish territory that later became modern-day Louisiana.
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Louisiana begins overhaul of $4 billion school funding formula

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By: NOLAN MCKENDRY The Center Square (The Center Square) – Louisiana officials began a potentially sweeping rewrite of the state's public school funding formula last Thursday, with members of a new task force signaling that teacher pay, declining enrollment and vast differences in local tax bases...
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