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• King Corona and Queen Vaccine take over Southdowns Mardi Gras parade Play Video

  February 11, 2021 11:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - You can add the Krewe of Southdowns parade to the list of Mardi Gras events being canceled this year because of COVID-19, but the spirit of season is not being lost. The krewe plans to deliver king cakes to healthcare workers at vaccine centers in Baton... more »

• Patrick Queen to receive key to New Roads at National Championship parade

  January 19, 2020 2:05 PM

  NEW ROADS - New Roads will hold a parade in honor of LSU linebacker Patrick Queen, Jan. 19, at 3 p.m. The parade will also recognize Mississippi State football player, Stephen Guidry. Both played for Livonia High School and happen to be best friends. After the parade, a... more »

• Port Allen council considers police oversight committee Play Video

  June 5, 2019 11:26 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A group of citizens demanding action after three unsolved murders in the last two years approached the city council Wednesday with an idea for more police oversight. The group, Justice for Fatrell, wants the Port Allen council to create a citizen oversight committee so residents can monitor... more »

• Egypt: Nefertiti may be buried in King Tut's tomb

  October 1, 2015 10:23 AM

  LUXOR, Egypt- Egypt's antiquities minister says King Tut's tomb may contain hidden chambers, lending support to a British Egyptologist's theory that a queen may be buried in the walls of the 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum. Mamdouh el-Damaty said Tuesday during a visit to Luxor that he will ask for final... more »