nola.com —  48+ min ago

...A great blue heron stands on dry land Friday, November 4, in the Atchafalaya Basin near Henderson, La.... ...A patch of southeast Louisiana is experiencing drought, and most of the surrounding area is drier than usual, according to the U.S.... ..."We're forecasting the drought to end by the middle of June," said Brad Pugh, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association meteorologist.... ...Without rain soon, those areas can reach the first level of drought, which some parts of Jefferson and Saint Bernard, and all of Plaquemines Parish...

nola.com —  3+ hour, 55+ min ago

...There was a linebacker from Idaho named Kaden Elliss, who hadn't been invited to the NFL Combine.... ...New Orleans Saints linebackers coach Michael Hodges knows from experience how valuable Pro Days can be when scouting players out of college.... ...The Saints drafted Elliss with seventh-round pick that year. He then spent the next four years in New Orleans.... ...Elliss, who team caption and veteran linebacker Demario Davis famously called "the best-kept secret in the NFL," was outwardly an unexpected highlight...

nola.com —  3+ hour, 51+ min ago

...When a friend in 2021 told her the Lafayette Parish Library Board of Control wanted to fire then-Library Director Teresa Elberson and rejected a... ...Lynette Mejia is pictured Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the North Regional branch of the Lafayette Parish Public Library in Carencro, La.... ...Library Director Danny Gillane no longer allows displays for Pride Month and Black History Month, for instance.... ...Censorship and Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship....

nola.com —  1+ hour, 55+ min ago

...Courtesy of Casey Stark.... ...Editor's note: As debates over library books unfold throughout the state, we talked to parents on both sides of the issue about why they became involved... ...What started two years ago with a paid conservative activist challenging the presence of "This Book is Gay" in the Lafayette Public Library has turned... ...Processing information through imagery is how young children learn, according to Stark, a father of four and a senior pastor at First Baptist Church...

nola.com —  2+ hour, 55+ min ago

...If you are an experienced bunny owner, you know what it takes to care for one....

nola.com —  2+ hour, 25+ min ago

...A committee of krewe captains tasked with advising the mayor on Mardi Gras matters has suggested raising the official cap on the number of float... ...The Knights of Sparta parade rolls on the Uptown New Orleans route on Feb. 19, 2022, to the theme "The Art of Making Art."... ...The Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Council cannot change city ordinances without City Council buy-in.... ...Or, as council co-chairman James Reiss III said via text, the new, higher parade cap was "just designed to clean up the existing ordinance, so that...

nola.com —  4+ hour, 25+ min ago

...The sign outside the main branch of the Lafayette Parish Public Library is pictured Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Lafayette, La.... ...John Voltz, 35, of Lafayette Parish, believes it's indefensible to allow sexually explicit material in the children's section of the public library... ...At the Lafayette Parish Library Board of Control's February meeting, Voltz voiced support for policy changes that prohibit sexually explicit material... ...engaged in sexual acts that he saw in the Project Innocence report by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry were "repulsive" to him....

nola.com —  3+ hour, 55+ min ago

...The trend at recent Richmond races is that experience wins out, with seasoned veterans Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick going to victory lane here... ...We've still got a couple of longer shots thrown in, which we've got down below along with the full field odds from Caesars Sportsbook.... ...Martin Truex Jr. (+750 to win). Truex has been Mr.... ...Tyler Reddick (+475 top three, +220 top five, -110 top 10). Ross Chastain (+475 top three, +220 top five, -115 top 10)....

nola.com —  2+ hour, 40+ min ago

...Say this about Saints head coach Dennis Allen and general manager Mickey Loomis: They believe in the power of positive thinking.... ...Both were downright ebullient at the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix last week.... ...And now Marcus Davenport, Kaden Elliss, David Onyemata and Kentavius Street and their 16 sacks are gone.... ...The veteran free agent is undoubtedly an upgrade over Andy Dalton, Jamesi Winston and whoever else has played quarterback for the Saints the past...

nola.com —  4+ hour, 55+ min ago

...Slidell's Ramelo Howard, middle, won the 100-meter dash at the St. Tammany Parish Meet on March 30.... ...Tammany Parish Track and Field Meet at Fontainebleau High on March 30.... ...Desmond Beasley, Salmen, 52.00; Kane Hill, Mandeville, 52.82; Markel Keyes, Salmen, 53.02.... ...Max Jacketti, Mandeville, 10:26.18; Ronald Williams, Slidell, 10:27.13. Dominic Muguira, St....