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Louisiana Art & Science Museum Presents Pinpointing the Stars

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) has opened Pinpointing the Stars in the Universe Gallery, featuring works from the permanent collection that highlight the planetarium’s history, the timeline of its development, and its…

State Library Working to Get Louisiana Connected

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The State Library of Louisiana is working with the Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity to expand and enhance broadband capacity in our state. According to BroadbandNow, Louisiana ranks 40th in the nation for…

Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival Returns Nov. 11-13

JEAN LAFITTE, La (press release) – The Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival has been rescheduled for November 11-13, at the Jean Lafitte Auditorium and Grounds at 4953 City Park Dr. in Jean Lafitte. “A year ago, our area was devastated by one of the…

Angola Rodeo Set for Octobert

BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – The fall Angola Prison Rodeo is back each Sunday in October offering the best in prison rodeo excitement! Warden Tim Hooper invites the public to view the wildest rodeo show in the South. Watch…

Adult Ceramics Class, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is teaming up with ceramicist Quaja Bell for Sip & Spin: Pottery Wheel Throwing Class, a unique date or Friends-Night-Out. Bell guides attendees through methods of centering…

Chimp Haven Unveils $20M Sanctuary Expansion

  KEITHVILLE, La (press release) – Five years and $20 million in private donations later, Chimp Haven has successfully completed itsWelcome Them Home campaign, creating the play corrals, forested habitats and facilities needed to provide sanctuary to more than 300…

Historic Preservation Grants Totaling Nearly $550,000 Announced

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Office of Cultural Development’s Division of Historic Preservation and Division of Archaeology recently awarded total $548,185 in Historic Preservation Fund grants to support 21 projects, trainings, surveys, and scholarships within various communities…

Louisiana Launches New 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has launched the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — the new 3-digit number that replaces the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to make it easier for people to receive…

Bluesberry Festival Returns to Covington October 8

  COVINGTON, La (press release) – The third annual Bluesberry Music + Art Festival will take place in Covington, Louisiana on Saturday, October 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a stellar lineup of regional and national talent on…

Top Hospitals

There is one major source that provides credible ongoing analysis of hospitals: Medicare, which, as the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older, as well as certain younger people with disabilities, often provides funding for many of the…

Historic Conservation Legislation Passes Legislature, House Bill 762

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The bill creating the Louisiana Outdoors Forever conservation funding program (HB 762) has been passed by the Louisiana Legislature. The bill, introduced by Representative Jerome “Zee” Zeringue (District 52), which passed overwhelmingly in the…

Louisiana Art & Science Museum Releases Collection Catalog

  BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – In celebration of the Louisiana Art & Science Museum's 60th anniversary, LASM has published a collection catalog titled Sixty Years of Collecting at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, thanks to a generous Rebirth…

Episode 89: The Evolution of Saints – A Shreveport Story

In 1873, one of the worst Yellow Fever epidemics in the nation’s history swept through Shreveport. The then fledgling Archdiocese of Natchitoches recruited five priests from France to service the needy. All five died having known they would not return…