BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, the Louisiana Office of Tourism, and Macy’s, Inc. announced today they will celebrate the birthplace of jazz, Cajun and Creole cuisine, and Mardi Gras in true Louisiana fashion…
COVINGTON, La (press release) – The Three Rivers Art Festival in downtown Covington, one of the most popular juried art festivals in the region, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! The event will be held on Saturday and…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – It will be a true southern night when the Grammy Award–winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) swings on stage at Lafayette’s Heymann Performing Arts Center in a night of big band sounds. Artistic director…
BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – Storms like Hurricane Ida remind us all of the critical importance of community preparation and neighbors helping neighbors. Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) are a perfect blend between the two – training members in…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser has announced that October 2021 marks Louisiana’s seventh annual Folklife Month, a celebration of the state’s living traditions and the individuals who sustain them. Selected by local folklorists and other culture…
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. --- The TECHE Project is canceling its full-blown annual Shake Your Trail Feather Festival again due to COVID-19, but the Paddle Parade will go on Sat., Oct. 16. Bands Amis du Teche and UL Cajun Band…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Regional Application Center (RAC), specializing in satellite imagery and remote sensing technology, has been invited by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and…
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…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Girl Scouts Louisiana East and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announced that the new Adventurefuls cookie will join the nationwide lineup for the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie season. An indulgent brownie-inspired cookie with…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development’s Division of Historic Preservation and Division of Archaeology awarded a total $458,669 in Historic Preservation Fund grants for fiscal year 2021-2022 to support…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – After careful discussion concerning the current Delta variant-related surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Acadiana area and the overall health care crisis happening throughout Louisiana, the organizers of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles have…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana proudly announces that author and Louisiana native Fatima Shaik has been selected as…
HOUMA, La (press release) – The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) awarded grants totaling $226,000 to 30 nonprofit organizations working in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle today to fill critical needs in our Bayou Region. “The past year has tested us…
