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Rougarou Fest and LSU at Auburn Lead Your Louisiana Weekend, Oct. 24-25
Things to do in Louisiana Oct. 24-25: LSU at Auburn at 11 a.m. on ABC, Rougarou Fest in Houma, the French Food Festival in Larose and more festivals statewide.
The 120th State Fair of Louisiana Opens in Shreveport Next Thursday, and Advance Tickets Save You Money on Weekends
The State Fair of Louisiana runs Oct. 29 to Nov. 15 in Shreveport. Advance adult tickets are $11.50, and admission is free before 3 p.m. on open weekdays.
LeAnn Rimes and Frank Foster Play Free as the Washington Parish Fair Runs Through Sunday in Franklinton
The Washington Parish Fair runs Oct. 21-25 in Franklinton with free main-stage shows: Frank Foster tonight, LeAnn Rimes Saturday and Louisiana music Sunday.
Politics
Why Louisiana Has Parishes, and Who Actually Runs Yours
Every Louisiana kid learns early that the state has parishes where the rest of the country has counties. Fewer people could say why, or who actually decides when their parish road gets patched. The answer runs from Spanish colonial church records to the 1974 state constitution, and it explains why local government looks so different from one parish to the next. The word comes from the colonial era, when local life in French and Spanish Louisiana was organized around Catholic
Supreme Court to hear arguments on Louisiana congressional map
The United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., where justices are set to review the constitutionality of Louisiana's new...
Pushing back school start times to address truency in LA
Middle and High School students across Louisiana could be starting school at later times within the next few years. According to a new...
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