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Hosting Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans generated a state- wide economic impact of $1.25 billion, more than double the impact of the city’s last Super Bowl in 2013 and one of the larg- est in NFL history. That’s according to a new economic analysis released by Lou- isiana State University’s E.J. Ourso College of Business, which evaluated the event’s …

Paul Siefken’s “Vernon Poche & the Ghosts of New Orleans” and Ken Wells’s “Gumbo Life: A Journey Down the Roux Bayou” to be featured as state’s “Great Reads” September 6 in Washington, DC BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana are pleased to announce the two …

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Af- ro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experi- ence in America. Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born car- dinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as …

On May 11, 2025, at 11pm, the Farmerville Police Departmentwould make a Facebook post alerting the public about two stolenvehicles, and several more that had been burglarized, in the earlyhours of the morning.“Two stolen vehicles were retrieved soon after the suspectscrashed one, prompting them to leave the other behind when amotion light activated. The wrecker retrieved both vehicles, andthe police …

In June 2024, a shooting took place in the middle of Farmervilleon Miller St. and North Main St in front of the Sonic Drive in. Nearlyone year later, on May 1st, 2025, 18-year-old Jakiron Tywon Mc-Guire of Ruston LA would be arrested for an outstanding warrantin Oklahoma, and would soon later be found in connection to theshooting in Farmerville, Louisiana.According …

Born in 1936, Jorge MarioBergolio, who would cometo be known later in his lifeas Pope Francis, would leavea tremendous mark on theworld. Standing as the head ofthe Roman Catholic Church atVatican City, the 266th popewould make grand strides inprogress for the Roman CatholicChristian faith.on April 21st, 2025, justone morning after EasterSunday. Pope Francis will beremembered for his warmdemeanor and caring …

On April 16, Bruce Causey would be sentenced to 40 years ofhard labor on one count of Manslaughter. According to the detailsof the case, the dispute would begin when Causey, who had escapedcustody, would go to Foster Farms and enter a heated argumentwith Ketrick Calhoun; this argument would escalate into a stabbingthat would prove fatal for Ketrick Calhoun.The following segment …

As the investigation into the major drug trafficking organizationprogressed, LSP investigators, in collaboration with the ClaiborneParish Sheriff’s Office, identified additional suspects, leading tofurther arrests.Investigators presented their evidence and information to theClaiborne Parish District Attorney’s Office, where each case wassubsequently presented to a grand jury in the 2nd Judicial DistrictCourt, resulting in True Bill indictments for 23 individuals. Beloware the 23 …

By Johnny Dollareditor@fgazette.com In a decisive vote last Saturday, Louisiana voters rejectedGovernor Landry and the legislature’s request to strip additionalconstitutional rights from the citizens and transfer them to thebureaucracy.Four proposed amendments were requested.Amendment 1 would have enabled the legislature to establishspecialty courts separate from the current district and parish courts,as outlined in the existing constitution. Amendment 1 was defeated

The village of Spearsville probably isn’t the first place in the United States that comes to mind when someone thinks of somewhere to vacation to during the Summer. Despite the small size of this village, Hollis Seafood has really put Spearsville on the map after being voted among the Top 12 Seafood Buffet Restaurants in America by The Tasting Table.Out …