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Jan. 8: Blake Baker, Bryce Underwood: A week of big victories for LSU
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- Jan. 8: Blake Baker, Bryce Underwood: A week of big victories for LSU
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- 3 months ago
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- Beat reporter Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais join sports editor Perryn Keys to discuss a huge week of victories for the LSU football program, as well as two for the LSU men and women.
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Wilson and Scott discuss the hiring of defensive coordinator Blake Baker — what it means for the beleaguered defense, and what it took for Brian Kelly to get Baker away from Missouri.
The guys also discuss the commitments of Harlem Berry, the No. 1 running back in the nation for 2025, and Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 quarterback in the nation for 2025.
Also, we discuss the addition of Ohio State cornerback Jyaire Brown, the return of safety Major Burns and the curious departure of running back Logan Diggs.
Finally, Rab goes over the LSU men's surprise win at Texas A&M and the women's SEC-opening win at Ole Miss.
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- Bayou Bets, Jan. 8: Saints controversy? Dennis Allen right or wrong?
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- 3 months ago
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- The New Orleans Saints easily defeated the Atlanta Falcons in the Caesars Superdome on Sunday, but the events and comments surrounding the Saints’ final touchdown have set off questions about the team’s future and had Coach Dennis Allen apologizing to the team's most heated rival. The Bayou Bets crew will discuss - along with predictions for Monday night’s national championship game - on Monday’s show.
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- Inauguration 2024
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- 3 months ago
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- The Inauguration of Jeff Landry, 57th Governor of the State of Louisiana.
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- The Joan of Arc parade 2024 in New Orleans
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- 3 months ago
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- January 6 is the traditional start of the Mardi Gras season. It’s also the birthday of the 15th-century teenage warrior Joan of Arc. One of New Orleans’ best parades celebrates both.
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- The Mayor’s King’s Day Carnival kickoff!
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- 3 months ago
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- Mayor LaToya Cantrell kicks off the Carnival season in New Orleans, with a mini parade and a discussion of the practicalities of putting on the big party to come.
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- Mayor and Police Superintendent second line into the Mayor’s Mardi Gras King Cake Party
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- 3 months ago
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- Mayor LaToya Cantrell and New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick second line into the Mayor’s Mardi Gras King Cake Party with members of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Mardi Gras royalty and baby dolls at Mardi Gras World.
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- King Cake Monarch Pageant winner cuts king cake at midnight at Zony Mash
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- 3 months ago
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- Zony Mash Beer Project celebrated the start of the Carnival Season with a King Cake Monarch Pageant. Four drag performers competed for the hearts of the crowd to be voted the 2024 King Cake Monarch. Debbie with a D won and led the countdown to midnight. King cake was passed around after the countdown.
The King Cake Hub, connected to Zony Mash, officially sells king cakes from across the city from Twelfth Night through Lundi Gras.
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- Dattitude Live, Ep. 202: Saints-Falcons picks, NFL Week 18
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- 3 months ago
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- So we heard the Saints still have a chance at the playoffs. You heard the same thing? Well, let's break it all down on the live portion of the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 202) on Friday morning at 10 a.m., as Jim Derry welcomes in Larry Holder of The Athletic. Along with Saints-Falcons and Buccaneers-Panthers, they'll also discuss who might win the other three divisions still up for grabs and make their predictions.
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- Neighbors rallied when they feared a Banksy was being stolen
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- 3 months ago
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- On Jan 5, 2024, two workmen arrived at Banksy’s Umbrella Girl, where they erected a steel pole to shore up an overhang and began drilling holes in the wall beside the 2008 painting. Neighbors were alarmed because in 2014, someone attempted to steal the valuable stencil by sawing it out of the wall where it was painted.
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- Neighbors rallied when they feared a Banksy was being stolen
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- 3 months ago
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- On Jan 5, 2024, two workmen arrived at Banksy’s Umbrella Girl, where they erected a steel pole to shore up an overhang and began drilling holes in the wall beside the 2008 painting. Neighbors were alarmed because in 2014, someone attempted to steal the valuable stencil by sawing it out of the wall where it was painted.
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- Bayou Bets, Jan. 4: Saints miracle weekend? Michigan or Washington?
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- 3 months ago
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- The New Orleans Saints have upped their chances from 12 percent to about 30 percent heading into Sunday’s showdown in the Caesars Superdome on Sunday vs. the Atlanta Falcons. The Bayou Bets crew talks about whether they can get help from Carolina and win the NFC South, along with CFP predictions and Big Buck$ on Thursday’s show, which begins live at 4 p.m. and is available on demand afterward.
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- Jan. 4: LSU defensive coordinator: potential replacements
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- 3 months ago
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- Beat reporters Wilson Alexander and Reed Darcey join sports editor Perryn Keys to discuss the big news of the day — wholesale changes to LSU's defensive staff — on an emergency episode.
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Wilson and Reed recap a wild 96 hours for LSU football — Dominick McKinley's commitment; a bowl win; Mekhi Wingo, Brian Thomas and others go pro; Jalen Brown and Zalance Heard leave; Brian Kelly wipes out the defensive staff; star recruit Harlem Berry commits.
The guys discuss potential hires for LSU defensive coordinator, defensive line coach and in the secondary.
Also, we go through the enormous amount of turnover LSU has gone through at the defensive line coaching position from 2014 on. (It's been a lot.)
Reed also recaps the LSU women's wild ride through nonconference play and gives us a preview of what lies ahead for Kim Mulkey's team as SEC play begins.
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- Artist Mitchell Gaudet ‘Murder Rate’ sculpture memorializes 193 deaths
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- 4 months ago
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- For the ninth year in a row, artist Mitchell Gaudet has produced a handsome yet haunting artwork that he displayed, not in a gallery or museum, but on the sidewalk near the entrance to New Orleans’ City Hall. This year’s eight-foot-tall sculpture includes a glinting brass background made of 5000 bullet casings and 193 red glass hearts, one for each of the people who were murdered in Gaudet’s hometown, New Orleans, in 2023.
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- 🚨 Jan. 3: Brian Kelly cleans house
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- 4 months ago
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- Beat reporter Wilson Alexander checks in with sports editor Perryn Keys to discuss the big news of the day — wholesale changes to LSU's defensive staff — on an emergency episode.
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Wilson goes through the dismissal of defensive coordinator Matt House, safeties coach Kerry Cooper, cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples and defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey.
The guys discuss why Kelly made the move, going into detail how LSU never truly improved on defense or developed players in-season.
Also, they discuss past defensive coordinators hired by Kelly at Cincinnati and Notre Dame, as well as what effect, if any, the coaching moves have on recruiting.
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- Bayou Bets, Jan. 2: Saints hopes alive; Michigan-Washington for title
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- 4 months ago
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- The New Orleans Saints rolled past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on New Year's Eve to keep their playoff hopes alive. The question is: Where was this effort all season long? And the haters are REALLY going to hate them now. There's plenty to discuss on a special Tuesday edition of Bayou Bets, which airs live at 4 p.m. and later on demand. Jim Derry and Spencer the Guru also will talk about the CFB national championship, which will feature Michigan vs. Washington following to great playoff games on Monday night.
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- Fantasy football Week 18, players trending heading into 2024
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- On today's 'Fantasy Roundup' episode, Spencer 'the Guru' Urquhart and Gabe Henderson preview Week 18 for those still fighting for a fantasy football championship and discuss which players are trending up and trending down heading into 2024.
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- Jan. 2: Changes ahead for LSU after a 10-3 finish in Brian Kelly's second year
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- 4 months ago
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- Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais and beat reporter Wilson Alexander check in from Tampa, Florida, to take stock of the Tigers' 35-31 victory over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday.
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Wilson and Scott discuss Garrett Nussmeier and the Tigers' 98-yard go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter, the defensive stops LSU made to clinch the win and potential change — to the staff and to the roster.
Will LSU make changes on defense? Wilson and Scott discuss that, as well as whether interim co-offensive coordinators Joe Sloan and Cortez Hakton should earn full-time promotions.
The guys also discuss futures of several returning players, including Kaleb Jackson, Kyren Lacy, Chris Hilton, Harold Perkins, Whit Weeks and others.
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- Dec. 29: Where LSU stands on eve of ReliaQuest Bowl
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- 4 months ago
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- Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais and beat reporter Wilson Alexander join sports editor Perryn Keys to take a final look at the ReliaQuest Bowl game between LSU and Wisconsin on Monday.
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Wilson and Scott discuss offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock's departure to Notre Dame, what it means for LSU and how the Tigers' co-coordinators, Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton, will approach the bowl game.
The guys also discuss LSU's relatively full roster for this game, as barely any starter — aside from Jayden Daniels — has opted out.
Finally, Wilson and Scott discuss bowl practice, Garrett Nussmeier's first game as starting quarterback and how well LSU matches up against the Badgers.
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- Bayou Bets, Dec. 29: College Football Playoffs Preview
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- 4 months ago
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- The Bet.NOLA.com crew is together for a special live Friday edition of Bayou Bets, as we preview the upcoming College Football Playoffs on Monday, as well as talk about some of our favorite other bowl games. We'll also take a look at LSU-Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl, and we'll offer our Big Buck$ picks of the week, as things are looking a little greener these days. Jim Derry, Thomas Casale, Gabe Henderson and Spencer The Guru will be on at 4 p.m. or later on demand.
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- Bayou Bets, Dec. 28: Saints-Bucs preview ... Is there any hope left?
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- 4 months ago
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- The 2023 season for the New Orleans Saints will either fittingly end in Tampa on the final day of the calendar year, or they will leave one last slier of hope heading into 2024. Which will it be? Does it even matter? That's the No. 1 topic of conversation for Jim Derry and Thomas Casale on a Thursday edition of Bayou Bets - live at 4 p.m. Also, we'll offer our game predictions, as well as take a look at some of the top potential futures bets in the NFL and a brief look at the season's final TNF game.
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- Fantasy football championship week league winners, live Q&A
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- 4 months ago
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- On this episode of "Fantasy Roundup," Spencer 'the Guru' Urquhart and Gabe Henderson break down the players that are in position to help you win fantasy football championships along with a live Q&A for those with lineup questions.
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- Dattitude Live: Hold The Mayo joins Jim to celebrate show No. 200, talk Saints
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- 4 months ago
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- THIS VIDEO CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. USER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. New Year's Eve is coming Sunday, and the New Orleans Saints hope to pop their fireworks on the road at Tampa Bay. But we have a much bigger celebration here at home, as the Dattitude Podcast celebrates 200 episodes live on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. on all of our social media platforms. To do so, show host Jim Derry brings on Devin "Hold The Mayo" Snow to talk about the Saints slim chances at the playoffs, what has gone wrong this season ... and we'll probably talk a little about red beans and rice, even though it isn't Monday. Join us here live or on demand. You can find all of our episodes wherever you find your podcasts - just search "Dattitude" with replays also on Bet.NOLA.com.
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- WATCH: Southwest Airlines flight hit by bird makes emergency landing in New Orleans
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- 4 months ago
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- Flight attendants aboard Southwest Airlines flight 554 chant "Heads down. Stay down," to passengers after a bird strike damaged the engine, forcing the plane to return to the New Orleans airport for an emergency landing on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Photo from David Little.
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- West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee and River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp
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- 4 months ago
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- West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee and River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp, Ascension,St. John the Baptist, St. James and St. Charles parishes. The $760 million hurricane risk reduction project includes 18 miles of earthen levee and floodwalls, four floodgates, two drainage structures and four pump stations. The $330 million river reintroduction project will be used as mitigation for the environmental effects of the levee, and will move up to 2,000 cubic feet per second of water from the Mississippi River into the Maurepas Swamp to restore natural swamp hydrology, increase sediment and nutrients in the area and increase swamp vegetation, while reducing salinity levels, in progress.
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- Morganza-to-the-Gulf, Elliot Jones Pump Station, Terrebonne Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- Morganza-to-the-Gulf, Elliot Jones Pump Station, Terrebonne Parish, flood protection project and levee tie-ins benefiting the Gibson community, $12.7 million, completed in July.
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- LaBranche Marsh Creation, St. Charles Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- LaBranche Marsh Creation, St. Charles Parish, creation and nourishment of 1,461 acres of marsh with material dredged from Lake Pontchartrain, $56.9 million, project ongoing. Construction of this project is visible from the Interstate 10 bridge in St. Charles Parish.
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- Lake Borgne Marsh Creation, St. Bernard Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- Lake Borgne Marsh Creation, St. Bernard Parish, creating 2,769 acres of marsh along four miles of the southern rim of Lake Borgne, from Shell Beach to Lena Lagoon, using sediment dredged from the lake, $114.6 million, in progress.
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- New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation, Orleans Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation, Orleans Parish, creating 169 acres of new marsh and nourishing 102 acres of existing marsh, and beefing up nearly three miles of shoreline with an earthen berm at to locations along U.S. 90, using sediment dredged from Lake Pontchartrain and Lake St. Catherine, $25.4 million, in progress.
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- Bucktown Living Shoreline, Jefferson Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- Bucktown Living Shoreline, Jefferson Parish, rebuilding a previously existing intertidal marsh and adding additional defense to the hurricane levee system bordering the Bucktown neighborhood in Metairie, $3.5 million, in progress.
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- Freshwater Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection, Vermilion Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- Freshwater Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection, Vermilion Parish, building about two miles of foreshore rock dike along the eastern bay of the Freshwater Bayou Canal to prevent further deterioration of shoreline and existing marsh, $5.3 million, in progress.
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- Spanish Pass Marsh & Ridge Creation, Plaquemines Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- Spanish Pass Marsh & Ridge Creation, Plaquemines Parish, dredging sediment from the Mississippi River to restore 132 acres of earthen ridge and 1,538 acres of marsh along Spanish Pass, west of Venice, $100.3 million, completed in May 2023.
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- Henderson Lake Spoil Bank Gapping, St. Landry and St. Martin parishes
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Henderson Lake Spoil Bank Gapping, St. Landry and St. Martin Parishes, spoil banks on the north and south side of the Dixie Pipeline Canal were gapped to a lower elevation to allow for improved water flow, $1.5 million, completed in September 2023.
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- Long Point Bayou Marsh Creation, Cameron Parish
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Long Point Bayou Marsh Creation, Cameron Parish, creating or nourishing approximately 392 acres of emergent brackish marsh south of Hackberry using sediment previously dredged from the Calcasieu River, $10.9 million, in progress. (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority)
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- Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline, St. Bernard Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline, St. Bernard Parish, building a living breakwater structure off the shoreline of Eloi Bay and Eloi Point near the mouth of Bayou La Loutre, $69.8 million, completed in May 2023. (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority)
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- South Pass Bird Island, Plaquemines Parish
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- 4 months ago
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- South Pass Bird Island, Plaquemines Parish, restoration of five acres of nesting area with sediment dredged from South Pass, $1.9 million, completed in September. (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority)
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- History Keepers: Brigtsen's Restaurant
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- 4 months ago
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- History Keepers: Willie Birch
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- http://www.nola.com
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- History Keepers: River Road African American Museum
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- http://www.nola.com
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- History Keepers: Michael White
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- 4 months ago
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- http://www.nola.com
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- History Keepers: Geography
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- 4 months ago
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- http://www.nola.com
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- History Keepers: Beauregard Keyes House
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- 4 months ago
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- http://www.nola.com
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- Bayou Bets, Dec. 19: Saints on short week; Daniels opts out for LSU
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- 4 months ago
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- Those wearing the black and gold of the New Orleans Saints are in a pretty good mood these days, having won two straight games at home against subpar opponents. But what now? It's time to find out what this team is really made of on a short week at the equally hot Los Angeles Rams, as the two 7-7 teams battle it out in what essentially is a playoff game. That'll be the main topic of conversation for Jim Derry and Thomas Casale on a special Tuesday edition of Bayou Bets, which is live at 4 p.m. We'll also talk about the implications of Jayden Daniels opting out at LSU, and the line moves in the College Football Playoffs.
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- Fantasy football Week 16 top waiver wire pickups, playoffs Q&A
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- 4 months ago
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- In this 'Fantasy Roundup' episode, Spencer 'the Guru' Urquhart and Gabe Henderson give their top waiver wire pickups and answer any and all questions heading into another week of the fantasy football playoffs
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- Dec. 18: Kim Mulkey gets tossed! Jayden Daniels signs off; recruiting news and more
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- 4 months ago
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- Beat reporter Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais join sports editor Perryn Keys to discuss several hot topics — including Kim Mulkey's ejection, Jayden Daniels' sweet goodbye and plenty of comings and goings with LSU football.
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Wilson and Scott discuss Daniels' decision to skip the ReliaQuest Bowl and prepare for the NFL draft, as well as what that means for Garrett Nussmeier and the Tigers' ability to get a sneak peek at 2024.
The guys also discuss the transfer portal, through which LSU added a wide receiver and a safety last week but lost Sage Ryan and missed on quarterback AJ Swann. Rabalais also sizes up LSU's recruiting class, which stands at No. 12, and Wilson gives insight on undecided February stars and potential breakout freshmen.
Finally, Scott chimes in on Mulkey's second-half ejection from the Tigers' runaway win over Northwestern State on Sunday.
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- Dattitude live (Ep. 198): Fans of Saints, Giants feel very differently
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- 4 months ago
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- The New Orleans Saints are set to wrap up a three-game homestand with a New York Giants team that is 5-8 but has won their last three games. Why is their fan base so excited? Why are so many Who Dats hoping their team loses out? Is there a right or wrong answer here? And who do we think will win the game (if it matters). Larry Holder of The Athletic joins Jim Derry on the live version (10 a.m. Friday) of the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 198) to talk about this and the top games in the NFL for Week 15.
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- Waves splash from the Carnival Glory's swimming pool.
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- 4 months ago
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- Waves splash from the Carnival Glory's swimming pool as the cruise ship sails toward New Orleans. (Video by Mallorie Hollingshead) http://www.nola.com
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- NOFD demonstrates how fast a dry Christmas tree can burn
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- 4 months ago
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- NOFD demonstrates how fast a dry Christmas tree can burn during a regional Holiday Fire Safety press conference at the City of New Orleans’ Municipal Training Academy in New Orleans on Friday, December 15, 2023.
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- Dec. 14: A look at LSU's 2024 schedule, the transfer portal and recruiting
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- 4 months ago
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- Beat reporter Wilson Alexander and columnist Scott Rabalais join sports editor Perryn Keys to discuss LSU's 2024 football schedule, as well as potential moves in the transfer portal and the final days before the early signing period.
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Wilson and Scott discuss the '24 schedule, which begins with USC in Las Vegas and doesn't get much easier from there, with another game against UCLA and four-game midseason stretch that includes Ole Miss at Arkansas, at Texas A&M and Alabama.
Wilson and Scott also discuss the transfer portal, which has been relatively quiet for LSU, and recruiting, in which LSU's team ranking stands at No. 12.
The guys also go through a few what-ifs for LSU's ReliaQuest Bowl game against Wisconsin. Scott finishes with some insight on the LSU women's basketball team and losing Kateri Poole, a key role player in the Tigers' run to the national championship last spring.
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- Bayou Bets, Dec. 14: Saints-Giants, DA talk and Big Buck$
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- 4 months ago
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- At the end of a three-game homestand, the New Orleans Saints are looking to get back to .500 against the "feel-good" New York Giants and quarterback Tommy DeVito. Can they do it, and is this a must-win? And we know the majority of fans want Dennis Allen gone as head coach, but what do the pundits think? Will it happen, and what does he need to do to avoid it? How attractive is the Saints job if the team were to make a change? We'll talk about it all on Thursday's Bayou Bets at 4 p.m. with host Jim Derry and Sports Betting Director Thomas Casale. We'll wrap up the show with our Big Buck$ segment, and we'll reveal the "Turkey of the Week."
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- Louisiana Insurance Virtual Town Hall
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Louisiana Insurance Virtual Town Hall