Clockwise from top left: An early gathering of KRVS advisors and staff; Program hosts Herbert Wiltz, Pete Bergeron and "Nonc" Jules Guidry at a live festival broadcast; Membership drive phone volunteers; Louis Michot and Layla McCalla in the Cypress Lake Studio; KRVS' Fundraising Fais-do-do at the Acadiana Center for the Arts; Longtime General Manager Dave Spizale and Blues Box host Raoul Breaux.
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Aubri Juhasz/WWNOJeanette Weiland [WHY-land], who joined UNO’s leadership in March, will serve as interim chancellor and chief administrative officer. -
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Joseph King/Gulf States NewsroomGroups across the Gulf South are organizing, holding rallies and pushing back against efforts to eliminate Black congressional districts. -
Matthew Perschall/Louisiana IlluminatorOne final vote in the Louisiana Legislature would allow the state Republican and Democratic parties to exclude unaffiliated voters from their primary elections starting in 2027.
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Rob Grabowski/Invision/APRapper Rob Base has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. His team shared the news of his death on his Instagram page. Base was one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock. -
Kevin S. Vineys/APOne person has died after a blast Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say. They said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders.
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About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials said could rupture or explode.
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- 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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