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Louisiana Supreme Court suspends Baton Rouge attorney Niles Haymer for 3 years
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Niles Haymer was recently barred from practicing law for three years following an investigation into his conduct in legal matters. According to a July 3 order from the Louisiana Supreme Court, Haymer violated several...
New Orleans City Council overrides Cantrell veto of $20M to redevelop Charity Hospital
Gambit - Louisiana
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The New Orleans City Council July 10 unanimously overrode Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s veto of a $20 million payment to redevelop the long abandoned Charity Hospital — part of an ongoing fight over who should get the profits from a piece of land...
Sizzling dinner to feature New Orleans chef at Beautiful South
Charleston City Paper - South Carolina
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July 11, 2025
You might assume that New Orleans’ Mr. Mao restaurant serves Chinese food and that it’s named after Chinese politician Mao Zedong. You’d be wrong. The popular restaurant features a mixture of Southeast Asian, Indian and Mexican food. “Mao is my...
Wasserman Schultz, House Democrats decry health cuts in GOP tax law during town hall in New Orleans
WLRN - Florida
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July 11, 2025
South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined other top House Democrats at a Louisiana town hall Thursday night to preview one of the party’s strategies for attempting to retake the U.S. House next year, ripping into the health care...
Election 2025: Sheriff, Mayor, and Council races take shape in New Orleans
WWL - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
Hutson temporarily paused her campaign in the days after the jailbreak but confirmed to WWL Louisiana that she will run for a second term. NEW ORLEANS — Friday marks the final day for candidates to qualify for the October 11 election in Orleans...
Fertility Specialists Network Adds New Orleans-Based Audubon Fertility to its Network
The Bulletin - Kansas
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July 9, 2025
NEW ORLEANS , July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LongueVue Capital ("LVC"), a New Orleans-based private equity firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Audubon Fertility ("Audubon") to Fertility Specialists Network ("FSN"), a portfolio company of...
10 candidates now in the running for New Orleans mayor
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The race for New Orleans mayor continues to gain momentum as three more candidates officially filed to run on Thursday (July 10), bringing the total number of contenders to ten. Russell Butler, Eileen Carter, and State Senator...
New Orleans mayoral race heats up with 7 candidates qualified
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The race for New Orleans mayor is picking up speed, with seven candidates officially qualifying as of Wednesday evening (July 9). Those who have entered the race include City Councilmembers Helena Moreno and Oliver Thomas,...
Convicted felon returns to run for New Orleans City Council seat
WWL - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
In his first interview on Thursday, he told WWL Louisiana he’s hoping to follow in the footsteps of the outgoing councilman, Oliver Thomas. NEW ORLEANS — Jon Johnson's record spanning decades in elected politics is irrefutable. So, too, is his...
Baton Rouge’s MasteryPrep is expanding its Texas footprint with this acquisition
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
Baton Rouge-based ed-tech firm MasteryPrep has acquired Sirius Education Solutions, a leading provider of exam prep materials for Texas schools, in a move that doubles MasteryPrep’s student reach and significantly expands its presence in one of...
Was there a connection between Baton Rouge and Lafayette before I-10's Atchafalaya Bridge?
The Advocate - Louisiana
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A photo of the Southern Pacific Railroad as it approaches the bridge it constructed to cross the Atchafalaya River. The railroad was preceded the U.S. 10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge as a direct route through the basin. This photo appears in Kenneth...
United Cajun Navy sparks wave of support in New Orleans for Texas flood victims
WWL - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
United Cajun Navy's aid for Texas flood victims spurs New Orleans community donations. NEW ORLEANS — The work the United Cajun Navy is doing for flood victims in Texas is inspiring people in the New Orleans area to lend a hand as well. And not...
Best public middle schools in the New Orleans metro area
KLAX - Louisiana
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Best public middle schools in the New Orleans metro area Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in the New Orleans metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade,...
Prospect New Orleans will not take place in 2027
The Art Newspaper
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July 10, 2025
The contemporary-art triennial Prospect New Orleans will skip its 2027 city-wide exhibition, instead focusing on publishing a book celebrating its 20th anniversary. The publication, 20 Years of Prospect, will look back on the triennial’s six...
Mayor Cantrell, city council at odds again; renown New Orleans glassblower retires; fisherman remembers boat lost to Katrina
WRKF - Louisiana
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It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time for our week in politics with Stephanie Grace, the editorial director and columnist for the Times-Picayune/The Advocate. Today she breaks down a reignited feud between Mayor Cantrell and the city council,...
Day 2: New Orleans mayoral race heats up as 8 candidates qualify
WWL - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
With State Senator Royce Duplessis qualifying on Thursday, the race for New Orleans mayor now includes eight candidates. NEW ORLEANS — The field of candidates for New Orleans Mayor continues to grow. Eight candidates are now in the race after...
Ready for the weekend? Here are New Orleans events for July 11-13
Nola - Louisiana
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Attention New Orleanians! Don't get caught in a summer slump. Last weekend was buzzing with July Fourth and Essence Fest, but the city will still be alive this weekend, and you should be too. Music, monster trucks and major yard sales will fill...
Who is running for New Orleans mayor, council, sheriff? See who qualified this week.
Nola - Louisiana
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With state Sen. Royce Duplessis filing his paperwork Thursday to enter the New Orleans mayor's race, all four leading candidates have now formally entered the Oct. 11 primary contest. Duplessis arrived at the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court's office...
New Orleans Mayoral race officially kicks off as candidates begin qualifying
WWL - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
The mayoral election is set for October 11, with voters also set to decide races for Orleans Parish Sheriff and several city council seats. NEW ORLEANS — The race to lead New Orleans for the next four years officially begins this week as...
How New Orleans' Faubourg Marigny spawned the city of Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish
Nola - Louisiana
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Few communities in our region differ more than the New Orleans neighborhood of Faubourg Marigny and the St. Tammany Parish city of Mandeville. The Marigny neighborhood sits upon a deltaic natural levee fronting the Mississippi River, abounds in...