BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) — All Louisiana children ages 6 months and up are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accepting the recommendation of its Advisory Committee on…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Louisiana Main Street are proud to announce 20 Louisiana communities have been designated as 2022 Accredited Main Street America™ programs. Accredited status is Main Street America’s top tier recognition…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser sent a special congratulations to the members of the Louisiana Special Olympics swim team and their coaches, Megan Danos and Kenny Guedry, for winning 11 medals in nine different events…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Statewide Litter Abatement & Beautification Task Force adopted recommendations and action plans to clean up Louisiana, which the task force will present to Governor John Bel Edwards by July 1, 2022. “We will…
OPELOUSAS, La – This year marks the 50th Anniversary for Tony Chachere’s® Famous Creole Cuisine, and as part of the celebration, Tony’s is honored to have June 14, 2022, recognized as Mr. Tony Day. Louisiana legislators set forth Senate Concurrent…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Chef Amanda Cusey of The Villa Harlequin in Lake Charles became the second ever Queen of Louisiana Seafood in Lafayette, besting 11 other chefs to win the 15th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off presented by the…
NEW IBERIA, La (press release) – The Bayou Teche Museum and plantation home Shadows-on-the-Teche will continue their membership as Blue Star Museums this summer. The program provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families. The program began…
KEITHVILLE, La (press release) – After more than a three-year hiatus, Chimp Haven, the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary, is once again opening widely to the public for Chimpanzee Discovery Day, a rare opportunity to get an inside look at the…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – A new and improved Sam Houston Jones State Park re-opened to the public for the first time since Hurricane Laura ravaged the park back in 2020. The phased re-opening began Memorial Day, May…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Hurricane season is underway and now is the time to make sure you are prepared and trained to help your neighbors. Volunteer Louisiana is offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trainings, encouraging people to…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Explore the artistry of the Rex Parade in New Orleans with the Louisiana State Museum as historians highlight both the historic imagery and contemporary processes, featuring newly discovered footage of the 1898 parade. The event…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – State Treasurer John Schroder has assured that the Louisiana State Treasury is poised to receive federal dollars totaling $176.7M from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund that are expected to begin arriving. Louisiana was selected as…
