The Most Instagrammable Restaurants in Lafayette, Louisiana

You can find a lot of food on Instagram. A lot. And it's all because we like to share what we're doing on social media - where we are, what we're doing, who we're doing it with - and that includes our restaurant and cooking habits. Because …

Optimum Expands its Retail Presence in Louisiana with a New Store in Alexandria

Alexandria’s Chamber of Commerce with Optimum employees and the CBBB Grant Recipients Attending yesterday’s Optimum retail store celebration where owners of two local Alexandria businesses – De’Laune De’Lors Jewelz & Boutique and Johnson & Johnson …

Entergy Louisiana raises $1.49bn amid slow week in ABS

Over 45 reported cases of Candida auris in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns about a potentially deadly fungus that’s spreading through hospitals. Cases have been reported across the U.S. including Louisiana. It’s called Candida auris and is …

DG Fuels proposes $4.2 billion SAF complex in Louisiana

In Louisiana, DG Fuels announced it is evaluating a 3,000-acre site in St. James Parish as the potential location of a new low-emission fuel manufacturing facility. The proposed $3.1 billion investment would create 1,055 new direct jobs and 5,231 new …

Louisiana continues setting records for job openings  

There were around 178,000 job openings in Louisiana in January, the most the state has had for that month since at least 2001, new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. As The Daily Advertiser reports, the state has had more than two …

The 10 Richest People in Louisiana

Louisiana is the real “melting pot” of cultures. With one of the most diverse populations in the United States, it is home to French, African and Modern American cultures. Originally occupied by Native Americans, the state was first colonized by the …

Louisiana budget negotiations face additional barrier with spending cap

Gov. John Bel Edwards and state lawmakers may have to clear additional hurdles this year to spend all the money available to them in the next 15 months. The extra steps could make it difficult to immediately distribute additional funding to universities …

Few People Know Louisiana Was Home To The First Woman Hired To The United States Forest Service In America

Posted in Louisiana History March 22, 2023 by Jackie Ann Without the pioneering efforts of Caroline Dormon, central Louisiana would look much different than it does today. She dedicated her life to educating others about the importance of preserving …

ACLU open letter to general public fights government censorship in Louisiana libraries

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The American Civil Liberties Union has written an open letter to parents, community members, librarians, and teachers in regard to government censorship and the “viewpoint-based discrimination in libraries”. Back in February, Attorney …