JOIN US ON FESTIVAL FRIDAY FOR A SPECIAL LUNCHTIME CONVERSATION AND PERFORMANCE WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS & DIRK POWELL, TWO OF THE MOST RESPECTED AND INFLUENTIAL MUSICIANS IN ROOTS MUSIC TODAY.Rhiannon Giddens is a Pulitzer Prize-winning singer, instrumentalist, composer and scholar whose work explores the deep histories and living traditions of American music. A found member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops she is internationally know for her powerful performances and for illuminating the African American roots of folk and vernacular music. Dirk Powell is a Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer with deep roots in Louisiana traditional music. Widely admired for his mastery of fiddle, accordion, banjo, and guitar, he has long been recognized for both preserving and reimagining traditional music for contemporary audiences.
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Alex Cox/WRKFAll officers will receive at least a 15% raise, non-sworn employees will receive a 3.5% raise and the police chief will receive a 5.9% raise. The base pay for a sworn officer would be kicked up from about $41,000 to about $58,000 under this plan. -
Chad Davis/WikimediaCommissioners approved three gas power plants for Meta’s ‘Hyperion’ data center, the first project in Richland Parish, last year, bringing the total to ten. -
Brooke ThoringtonEfforts to attract more aerospace industry to the state advanced from the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee on Monday. That’s despite a fiscal note not detailing how much this could cost the state general fund in future revenue. -
Wes Muller/Louisiana IlluminatorThe air monitors called for in Senate Bill 356, sponsored by Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, would have provided early warning for neighbors to seek safety in the event of a toxic pollution release.
You can catch Vishten at Festival International at the following times and locations...Wednesday April 22, 2026 – 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. / Warehouse 565 (535 Garfield St, Lafayette)Friday April 24, 2026 – 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. / Espace francophone CODOFIL Stage (Downtown Lafayette)Saturday April 25, 2026 – 12:45 to 2:00 p.m. / FIL Main Stage (Downtown Lafayette)
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Deagreez/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesThe AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome consequences. -
Roberto Schmidt/Getty ImagesAfter a historic partial shutdown of Homeland Security, congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool that could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without Democratic support.
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The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road.
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