BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana State Parks is excited to announce the upcoming inaugural Rollercoaster of Love Mountain Bike Festival at Bogue Chitto State Park on Oct. 2-3. The festival will conclude with the first mountain bike race…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Entering its 22nd year, the Louisiana Readers' Choice (LYRC/LTRC) Awards Program is excited to announce the 2022-2023 nominated title lists for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Since the program's first list in…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – At a time when good news is needed, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Division of Historic Preservation are proud to announce Louisiana Main Street has applied for and received $749,000 in Paul Bruhn…
COVINGTON, La (press release) – In the spirit of Halloween, the Covington Business Association will host its second Nightmare on Columbia Stroll, presented by Resource Bank, in Downtown Covington on Saturday, Oct. 23! Costumes and revelry will abound as patrons…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and Volunteer Louisiana are pleased to announce $4,609,221 in grant funding through the federal agency AmeriCorps for the 2021-2022 service year. The grants will support 16 AmeriCorps State Programs,…
POINT CLEAR, Al (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser today received the 2021 Recycling Impact Award during the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) meeting in Point Clear, Alabama. Presented by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) in partnership…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Emerge will host the 2021 Baton Rouge Area Volunteer Activist awards luncheon on Friday, Nov. 12, at The Crowne Plaza Hotel. This awards luncheon recognizes individuals who have provided exceptional volunteer service to the…
KEITHVILLE, La (press release) – You can tell by the pant hoots that pups aren’t something the chimpanzees at Chimp Haven sanctuary see every day – and the perked-up ears of Jax and Parker show it’s a two-way fascination. National…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Verizon has deployed a Wireless Emergency Communication Center (WECC) to Hammond to help keep folks in the area connected as part of our Hurricane Ida recovery effort. It's open to anyone in the community…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Due to the recent statewide surge in COVID-19 cases, and out of an abundance of caution and for the health and safety of staff and prisoners, the Angola Prison Fall Rodeo has been…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism today dedicated the fourth marker along the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail. This marker, located at A.Z. Young Park in Baton Rouge, honors the first,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board crowned Mississippi Chef Austin Sumrall from White Pillars Restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the 2021 King of American Seafood after winning…
