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John Partipilo/Tennessee LookoutStates need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months. -
Elaine Thompson/APChanges made at the federal level to the food assistance program will cost millions in the coming years and make management of the program more complex. -
Jonathan Bachman/APAttorney General Liz Murrill’s office said the AG expects school systems to follow the law. Critics say they’ll continue to fight it. -
Gus Bennett/The LensIn St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast Guard. Critics say the Trump administration is undermining the Coast Guard’s other missions - and harming working-class boat captains while sparing industries with powerful lobbies.
Graduate students in the English department at UL Lafayette are organizing the Global Souths Conference, with coordinator, Dr. Hossain Arafat. The Global Souths Conference will be held from March 12-14, 2026. The Global Souths Conference is a three-day interdisciplinary event that has historically been concerned with the Global Souths, geographical divisions, and what the word “southern” means, both in the United States and the world at large. This year, they will explore current crossroads in scholarship and culture. They will also analyze how we reached these crossroads and theorize about how they should move forward from this point.Visit their website to learn more!
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Nam Y. Huh/APMemorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also take place in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born and began his activism. -
Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/BloombergWarner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.
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A US District Judge denied a preservation group's effort to put a pause on construction
New episodes premiere weekly during the Zydeco Stomp and will air throughout the week during the news and other KRVS programs. They'll also be posted weekly here and on Spotify.
- Youth Action Summit in McComb Veazey Neighborhood Coterie - Feb 17th
- Acadiana Center for the Arts hosts Lousiana Crossroads "50 Years of BeauSoleil" - Feb. 1 & Feb. 2, 2024
- UL Symphony Annual Halloween Concert - Oct. 26, 2023
- Lake Charles Symphony’s 66th Season Opening “A Musical Journey” - Oct. 1, 2023
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