Baton Rouge, LA Smiley: When Big Tom met Big Johntheadvocate.com - Smiley Anders John Gallaspy, of Bogalusa, adds to our recent mention of Tom Conklin, the 6-foot-10 center for De La Salle High and LSU basketball teams: "Tom's …
American Idol Laine Hardy on 'American Idol': Follow live updates from big finale for Livingston nativetheadvocate.com - Advocate Staff Livingston Parish native Laine Hardy has a shot at being the next "American Idol" when he competes in the season finale of the popular TV singing …
Baton Rouge, LA Ask The Advocate: Dilapidated building on O'Neal at Florida; Monterrey bridge replacementstheadvocate.com There is a rotting, dilapidated structure at the southeast corner of Florida Boulevard and O'Neal Lane. It has been an eyesore for months. Why isn't …
Armed Robbery Armed robbery suspect in critical condition after store employee shoots him, police saytheadvocate.com - Advocate staff report A man believed to have held up a Baton Rouge store at gunpoint Sunday morning is now in critical condition after an employee shot him, police say.The …
Identity Man dead after being shot in the head near Slidell, authorities saytheadvocate.com - Della Hasselle A man died after being shot in the head in an apparent homicide at a business near Slidell early Sunday morning, according to the St. Tammany Parish …
Baton Rouge, LA Report: Man attempting to rob Baton Rouge convenience store shot by employee, in critical conditiontheadvocate.com - Advocate Staff A man attempting to rob a Baton Rouge convenience store is in critical condition after he was shot by a store employee Sunday morning, according to a …
Montpelier Report: Possible tornado rips roof off Bear Creek Western Store in St. Helena Parishtheadvocate.com - Advocate Staff The roof of Bear Creek Western Store in Montpelier in St. Helena Parish was torn apart by a possible tornado Sunday morning, according to a post on …
David Griffin Pelicans hire Trajan Langdon as team's new general managertheadvocate.com - Nathan Brown David Griffin has now made his first front office hire as the Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations, inserting former Brooklyn …
Acadiana, LA Governor: 3 injured, 20,000 without power as three suspected tornadoes rip through Lousianatheadvocate.com - Advocate Staff UPDATE: More than 20,000 Louisiana residents are without electricity Sunday afternoon following a morning of rough weather that saw three unconfirmed …
New Orleans, LA Bayou Boogaloo's Sunday opening delayed, first acts cancelled due to severe weather watchtheadvocate.com - Della Hasselle Bayou Boogaloo's opening has been delayed Sunday due to a tornado watch that was issued for the New Orleans area. The festival's founder and producer, …
Baton Rouge, LA Acadiana Briefs for May 19, 2019theadvocate.com Sunbelt Lighting to build showroomSunbelt Lighting, the Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based ceiling fan and lighting retailer with an office in Lafayette, …
Baton Rouge, LA From our publisher: New Times-Picayune and New Orleans Advocate 'flag' coming this summertheadvocate.com - Advocate Staff Before July 1, New Orleans’ only daily newspaper will carry the flags of both The New Orleans Advocate and The Times-Picayune. Having two flags is a …
Armed Robbery Two armed robberies reported overnight, New Orleans police saytheadvocate.com - BY DELLA HASSELLE | dhasselle@theadvocate.com One man was robbed at gunpoint and another man was robbed at knifepoint in New Orleans between Saturday night and Sunday morning, local police said …
Louisiana Our Views: John White shows the real path to a brighter future for Louisianatheadvocate.com - ADVOCATE EDITORIAL Inside the State Capitol on Wednesday, observers and participants in the legislative circus might have been wondering if anything positive was being …
Baton Rouge, LA Nell Nolan: Spring Fiesta, LA SPCA, Country Daytheadvocate.com - Nell Nolan The New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association presented A Night in Old New Orleans 2019, which began with the Queen’s Promenade, Jackson Square, where …
Baton Rouge, LA In ‘Orange World,’ more astonishing stories from Karen Russelltheadvocate.com - By Steven Whitton, Special to the Star Growing into their worlds — essentially “growing up” — is still hard for the characters that populate the works of Karen Russell. Witness any of the …
Tye Sheridan Sophie Turner reassured 'afraid' Tye Sheridantheadvocate.com - By Celebretainment Tye Sheridan was "visibly afraid" when he had to embrace his 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' co-star Sophie Turner.The 23-year-old actress - who reprises her …
Tessa Thompson Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth want to remake The Bodyguardtheadvocate.com - By Celebretainment Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth want to star in a remake of 'The Bodyguard'.The 'Thor: Ragnarok' co-stars have teamed up again on 'Men in Black: …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBaton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, New Orleans area Business Honors for May 19, 2019theadvocate.com Nicholas Franco, a financial adviser with the Baton Rouge branch of Wells Fargo Advisors, has earned the designation of Certified Financial Planner …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBaton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, New Orleans area Business Briefs for May 19, 2019theadvocate.com A real estate development and reuse course is being held June 4-5 at the Southeast Louisiana Business Center, 1514 Martens Drive, in Hammond. The …
Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, New Orleans People in Business for May 19, 2019theadvocate.com BATON ROUGE AREAMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has named Jodi Conachen as vice president of marketing and communication, responsible for messaging …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBaton Rouge, LA Southeast Louisiana People in Business for May 19, 2019theadvocate.com BATON ROUGE AREAMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has named Jodi Conachen as vice president of marketing and communication, responsible for messaging …
Baton Rouge, LA Diamond tradition: Longtime New Iberia-based jeweler Armentor Jewelers to transition to third-generation ownertheadvocate.com - By ERICA LANDRENEAU | Special to The Advocate After decades of working in the jewelry business started by his father in 1939, longtime jeweler Eric Armentor, of Armentor Jewelers will retire and …
Baton Rouge, LA Report: Intruder hid from cops under bedclothestheadvocate.com - T&D Staff Report Bamberg PoliceDepartmentA Cope woman was charged with trespassing and property damage after police responding to a home alarm found her trying to …
Baton Rouge, LA James Gill: Management of ankle monitor use in New Orleans has a checkered pasttheadvocate.com - James Gill It wasn't hard for the cops to identify suspects in the murder of New Orleans pizza deliveryman Richard “Chris” Yeager five years ago. Electronic …
Baton Rouge, LA Mark Ballard: Auto insurance bill's backers in Louisiana just couldn't prove it'd lower ratestheadvocate.com - Mark Ballard What was called the "most important bill" of the session — one promoters said would lower Louisiana’s high auto insurance rates — fell apart after …
Louisiana State Legislature Millions of dollars at stake as Harrah's challenges state tax bill in midst of New Orleans extension talkstheadvocate.com - Tyler Bridges While asking state lawmakers to grant an early extension of their monopoly license to operate a land casino in New Orleans, the owners of Harrah’s …
Tulane University Tulane salvages finale against UConn, jumps back up to No. 3 seed in AAC tourneytheadvocate.com - BY GUERRY SMITH | Special to The Advocate Starting pitcher Chase Solesky and another batch of long balls gave the Tulane baseball team just enough cushion to hold on for a much needed victory …
SWAC Southern baseball pulls off dramatic comeback to beat Texas Southern, advance to SWAC finaltheadvocate.com - DARRELL WILLIAMS Special to The Advocate Southern's baseball team trailed by five runs in the fourth inning against Texas Southern on Saturday, the Jaguars' hopes of reaching the …
