3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (299+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " A World War II veteran from Rayne, Louisiana, died at the age of 100 on Friday, July 3. Prigeon Fontenot Sr. spent a little under two years in the U. S. Army as a member of the 52nd Armored Infantry…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (217+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " Residents in Pointe Coupee Parish and six other Louisiana parishes affected by Tropical Storm Arthur now have extra time to pay their insurance premiums. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple issued Emergency Rule 50 in June, which…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (28+ words) Good Morning New Orleans weekdays from 4: 30 a. m. to 7 a. m. Good Morning New Orleans weekdays from 4: 30 a. m. to 7 a. m....

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (397+ words) NEW ORLEANS, La. (Louisiana First) " New Orleans is rolling out the welcome mat as city and festival leaders officially kicked off the 31st annual Essence Festival of Culture during a press conference previewing one of the nation's largest celebrations of Black…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (53+ words) People in the New Orleans area are collecting donations for victims of last week's earthquakes in Venezuela. The disaster has killed at least 1, 000 people. People in the New Orleans area are collecting donations for victims of last week's earthquakes in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (48+ words) UNO is now LSU New Orleans after rejoining the Louisiana State University system in a move that leaders hope is a change beyond branding. UNO is now LSU New Orleans after rejoining the Louisiana State University system in a move…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (272+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " Republicans are now the largest voter registration group in Louisiana for the first time in state history, marking a small but historic political shift. Newly released voter registration numbers show Republicans have passed Democrats and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (360+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " Plenty of fireworks will be used for this year's Fourth of July, which is a big one as families across the nation plan to celebrate America's 250th birthday. The Office of the Louisiana State Fire Marshal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (293+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " Louisiana citizens could be eligible for $1. 2 billion in unclaimed property that remains available. You can find out if you have any unclaimed property by calling the Treasury's Unclaimed Property Division at 1-888-925-4127 or searching La Cash…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (438+ words) In the year that marks the 250th'anniversary of the founding of the U. S. , New Orleans native'Karen Riley Simmons,'who was'displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005,'plans to return home'this summer. "Although Alexandria has been a great home for me and for my…...