Bacchus names Theo Von, a Covington native, as celebrity king for 2027 Mardi Gras parade Security Check The Covington native hosts one of Spotify’s most popular ... Show more
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🚨Dejounte Murray has requested a trade from the Pelicans, per @ShamsCharania Rich Paul and the Pelicans have begun working on a resolution for the 1x All-Star
‘Your government says you can’t use Kalshi anymore:’ Companies react to Louisiana court order Security Check “Without a hearing, notice, or due process ... Show more
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BASF commissions billion-dollar chemical plant in Louisiana: The chemical company is inaugurating a one-billion-dollar plant - | BASF's largest single ...
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Trump’s Claim About Residents Getting $10K Checks Proven False: Residents say they don’t know anything about the payment.
thedailybeast.com/trumps-claim-about-louisiana-residents-receiving-10k-checks-proven-false

Chasing a world record, Louisiana man skis Antarctica, his seventh continent in less than 300 days
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/louisiana-man-completes-a-guinness-world-record/article_fdfdcfb5-7949-4392-af57-43e615239545.html

Here is the incoming CEO’s vision for the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/carter-talks-vision-for-partnership/article_ecf2419f-bd72-4c66-aa59-f90b09c4352b.html
Louisiana produces 90% of the United States crawfish. Most of the farmed crawfish comes from rice fields in one small area of Cajun country. There ... Show more


Judge denies move to toss DA’s lawsuit against East Baton Rouge Parish, sets trial date
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/hillar-moore-lawsuit-december-trial-funding-baton-rouge/article_7d552ab8-d809-4420-846f-262f05937508.html
Top Louisiana Economic Development official tapped to lead Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise speak out after Dems likely to flip the House in 2026 midterms Paige Carter, Louisiana Economic Development’s chief ... Show more

Baton Rouge to receive $64 million crime-fighting federal grant. Here’s why.: Baton Rouge will receive nearly $64 million in crime-fighting federal funding; a ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/east-baton-rouge-parish-model-cities-grant/article_67390b5a-6ab3-47d3-ada4-c53f141a13ce.html

Gayle Benson buys the iconic Windsor Court hotel, plans to spend millions on renovations
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/gayle-benson-purchases-new-orleans-windsor-court-hotel-saints-owner/article_a452d99a-05d7-5d36-a102-91ec6c2b5c3e.html

Giant brewery, restaurant and farm estate sale in St. Gabriel: See where and when
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/istrouma-at-sugar-farms-estate-sale/article_b4258335-f5bf-4ea8-bf2f-025e0738ac32.html

Oldest Recording of Louisiana’s Vanishing Creole Language Is Published: The rediscovery of a forgotten recording from 1935 sheds light on a language rooted in ...
nytimes.com/2026/10/30/us/louisiana-creole-recording-lorenzo-dow-turner.html
Life-saving measures taken before woman died of gunshot wound in West Baton Rouge, officials say Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise speak out after Dems likely to flip the House in 2026 midterms Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity or ... Show more
Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise speak out after Dems likely to flip the House in 2026 midterms
Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise speak out after Dems likely to flip the House in 2026 midterms

Baton Rouge one of 4 cities picked for major crime-fighting grant, will help hire officers
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/national_politics/baton-rouge-receives-federal-law-enforcement-grant/article_2ee00e8e-f6aa-55ca-a54d-dd15dc2baba8.html

Gonzales City Council members vote to give themselves a $600 monthly raise: The last time the council approved raises was in 2018, increasing the monthly pay ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/gonzales-city-council-raises/article_43cf2fb8-7f6b-4def-bdf3-d841b8f6aada.html

US authorizes emergency release of up to 400,000 oil barrels from strategic reserve
reuters.com/business/energy/us-authorizes-emergency-release-up-400000-oil-barrels-strategic-reserve-2026-10-23/

OpinionFaimon Roberts: Not even a name change can separate Jeff Landry and data centers: Faimon Roberts: Not even a name change can separate Louisiana governor Jeff ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/new-orleans-la-opinion-faimon-roberts/article_8ea9ceb9-7d99-5d56-9a11-5f0823244167.html

How the national debate over AI, data centers plays into Louisiana's Senate race: In the race between U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, a Republican, and Democrat Jamie ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/ai-data-centers-julia-letlow-jamie-davis/article_270c6e81-04e3-53cf-bcb7-40773563bb82.html

Trump’s moves on Russia, diesel get cautious response from some in Louisiana delegation
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/national_politics/louisiana-delegation-unenthusiastic-about-trump-diesel-order/article_d04e3f38-4c6f-5788-91f5-5f3f596f879a.html

'Behind closed doors': The secret SpaceX deal and the lawsuit challenging it: Residents are suing Vermilion Parish, alleging that officials violated Louisiana ...
wwno.org/politics/2026-10-26/behind-closed-doors-the-secret-spacex-deal-and-the-lawsuit-challenging-it

Inside the Meta-fueled gold rush for north Louisiana land: Shielded sale prices, lawsuits, more
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/meta-richland-land-price/article_5b4944b3-810b-5346-991a-2deef38c1ed2.html
Louisiana utilities are now being required to explore nuclear energy. How will they pay for it? Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise speak out after Dems likely to flip the House in 2026 midterms The requirement comes with demand for electricity ... Show more
Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise speak out after Dems likely to flip the House in 2026 midterms
Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise speak out after Dems likely to flip the House in 2026 midterms

Louisiana overhauls workforce system as SpaceX and other projects bring thousands of jobs
theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/louisiana-workforce-megaprojects-spacex/article_4d12e893-4a11-4603-8096-ecb6c9e6f94f.html

With skyrocketing fuel costs, Louisiana farmers are in trouble. How much more can they afford?
theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/business/high-costs-louisiana-farmers-low-profits/article_9230831f-0653-469a-8ccc-7e46f4fc9ab5.html

Inside the 117-year-old Louisiana refinery that pumps out 6 million pounds of sugar every day
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/dominos-sugar-refinery-made-in-louisiana/article_a102948b-3f3f-58c5-a1c6-55a7b74a5d09.html

Council OKs new insurance rates for Baton Rouge city workers amid surging healthcare costs
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/metro-council-approval-insurance-changes-baton-rouge-sid-edwards/article_84dda502-c6ac-4c81-aee8-042dcdc33ed2.html
A little girl celebrated her seventh birthday at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisiana for a special reason — it was the place where her mom gave birth to her ... Show more
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people.com/lieutenant-delivers-daughter-in-mcdonalds-parking-lot-7-years-later-family-celebrates-her-birthday-at-the-restaurant-12184186?taid=6ad83415cc0ee20001f3b8a7

OpinionMatt Strickler’s menhaden argument leaves working Virginians out of the picture | Guest column
richmond.com/opinion/column/article_662666ff-d2c8-4ca7-9426-a54aea5b8524.html
Meta AI data center workers drive business boom in rural Louisiana: A small Louisiana town saw more annual sales tax revenue in 2025 than the last 20 years ...
businessinsider.com/meta-ai-data-center-construction-louisiana-local-business-growth-economy-2026-10

NFL legend Terry Bradshaw says he realizes his TV career is ‘coming to an end’: Bradshaw made the comments speaking with NBC News about his new memoir ...
nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/nfl-legend-terry-bradshaw-tv-career-coming-to-end-rcna603275

A Baton Rouge Tex-Mex restaurant on West Lee Drive closed one of its locations.: Local Tex Mex restaurant Los Reyes just closed one of its locations on Lee Drive ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/food_restaurants/los-reyes-closing-west-lee/article_e226ecbb-0110-4af8-ae9f-5985952cf5ff.html

Sunken boats litter Louisiana waterways. One hurricane-prone parish has had enough.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/louisiana-boats-fishing-hurricanes-environment/article_93c2ffd2-7167-5269-8b23-5e29e0a1850f.html

Data centers, LNG, SpaceX expected to boost Louisiana employment by 55,000 jobs over next two years
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/louisiana-economic-forecast-new-jobs/article_f569c580-9266-4134-a345-f12db61c5774.html

A potential BJ’s Wholesale Club in Gonzales has been blocked. Here’s what happened.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/gonzales-council-bj-s-wholesale/article_25954ad1-6325-48b6-9a6b-f1ebf86776fa.html

‘It’s going to be future-resilient.’ Get a look at the St. Francisville Hut 8 data center.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/west_feliciana/st-francisville-data-center-construction-river-bend-hut8/article_4e6499a4-39b5-4137-9a32-b1bfd37a4dc4.html

Entergy makes case for expanding Meta data center in hearing while opponents question costs
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/entergy-meta-public-service-commission-louisiana/article_1220d3e7-aa83-5b15-b935-5f7c7ef4877e.html

Terry Bradshaw goes off on NFL quarterbacks being overpaid: ‘I don’t care about economics’
awfulannouncing.com/nfl/terry-bradshaw-quarterbacks-overpaid.html
Key FactsBradshaw challenges NFL quarterback pay
Oct 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: awfulannouncing.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: awfulannouncing.com
- Menefee cited backup quarterbacks’ record: They went 6-0 across Weeks 2 and 3 of the NFL season.
- Bradshaw said he did not believe all 32 teams had a starting quarterback worth $50 million annually.
- Strahan cited the league’s economics and said he would not complain about today’s players earning higher salaries.
- The article argues that limited quarterback options could lead teams to overpay when better alternatives are unavailable.

A Covington jeweler is hiding diamonds across the NOLA metro: ‘If you find it, it’s yours.’
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/diamond-scavenger-hunt/article_e8cc4018-9e49-5714-87fa-e8cb90391b70.html

John Kennedy Warns GOP Can't Ignore Cost-of-Living Concerns Ahead of Midterms: The Republican senator said the GOP must be honest about rising costs ...
newsweek.com/john-kennedy-gop-cost-of-living-midterms-12523011

Criminal investigation opened into Livingston Council member who shared checks with DA candidate
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/criminal-investigation-livingston-mailer-council/article_23acb3a9-2929-4845-853a-76ec481a27b6.html
After success in Ascension with steel plant, Iberville Parish proposes its own industrial zone Louisiana farmers blend tradition and innovation to keep agriculture growing Proposed industrial area would abut the RiverPlex MegaPark ... Show more

How shocking is LSU athletics’ projected $26 million deficit? We asked economists what it means.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/lsu-athletic-department-deficit-what-it-means/article_151de6d0-beac-5ea7-83a7-46a68a40922e.html

Bam! Emeril Lagasse second lined to his restaurant ribbon cutting with this iconic Baton Rouge band
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/food_restaurants/emerils-chop-house-baton-rouge/article_a0e25e36-4dc4-44e1-adb3-eff828364db9.html
Nuclear reactors, data center campuses, gas-powered plants proposed in Iberville, Ascension Delgado sees steady enrollment growth as it expands academic and workforce training options If completed, the project would add an extra 20% to ... Show more

Council member identified as source of images that exposed Livingston Parish bank details
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/council-member-unredacted-checks-sherman-mack/article_c08c3fc9-cf20-4251-b6c9-9055ce4a4ce4.html

Ochsner The Grove expands OR suites, OB clinics and new tech in $50M investment: Six years ago, Ochsner Health System expanded its footprint in Baton Rouge to a ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/oschner-baton-rouge-the-grove/article_80448e8e-e53c-4f44-80c2-66b6422eaadf.html

Louisiana's poverty rate remains worst in the US, even as national average declines
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/louisiana-poverty-rate-census-data/article_6363f030-3155-5abf-b711-5c3d95af1924.html
Emeril’s Chop House wasn't in Lagasse's plans. Here's why he changed his mind in Baton Rouge. Delgado sees steady enrollment growth as it expands academic and workforce training options Barbecue shrimp, Alaskan king crab legs ... Show more
Delgado sees steady enrollment growth as it expands academic and workforce training options
Delgado sees steady enrollment growth as it expands academic and workforce training options

Officials are meeting in south Louisiana on bid to develop new nuclear industry. See the latest.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/officials-are-meeting-in-south-louisiana-on-bid-to-develop-new-nuclear-industry-see-the/article_f4e69243-e128-4f07-aaf5-b95c4ae92d83.html

Baton Rouge district attorney candidate Ryan Thompson fined over missing campaign finance reports
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/ryan-thompson-campaign-finance-fines/article_0e97d3d3-da20-4408-9150-4445cc18fca5.html
Wake Up Baton Rouge: A few restaurants and businesses are opening in the Baton Rouge area #wakeupbatonrouge


Nuclear power startup founded by SpaceX alums is building its headquarters in Bywater
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/nuclear-power-startup-applied-atomics-founded-by-spacex-alums-is-building-its-headquarters-to-bywater-newlab/article_9f8ba000-c668-52e3-9093-958874611bae.html

Inside the seven-month sprint to bring Elon Musk's SpaceX to Louisiana: Here’s an extended timeline and behind the scenes look of what it look to get SpaceX in ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/spacex-elon-musk-louisiana-negotiations-settlement-landry/article_90cdd59c-054e-5b96-af9b-3fbc2ff38ef1.html

SpaceX has big plans for a new Louisiana 'Star Base,' worrying some near there: State officials say the new SpaceX site will be a $100 billion investment and ...
npr.org/2026/09/20/nx-s1-5974180/spacex-musk-landry-louisiana-ndas
Those who need flood insurance the most often don't have it: As climate change increases the risk of flooding across many parts of the United States ...
apnews.com/article/flood-insurance-fema-mortgage-premiums-c87ccc95a329d64da2ad6c025512b874

East Feliciana Police Jury agrees to support effort to land nuclear energy project
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/east-feliciana-police-jury-agrees-to-support-effort-to-land-nuclear-energy-project/article_a49b2825-49ec-429a-928a-bbac31df00fa.html
District attorney candidate defends mailer after it exposes Livingston Parish bank account Delgado sees steady enrollment growth as it expands academic and workforce training options Creating a new parish government bank account and rerouting ... Show more
Delgado sees steady enrollment growth as it expands academic and workforce training options
Delgado sees steady enrollment growth as it expands academic and workforce training options

Hyundai wins $1.3 billion in tax-free financing for Louisiana steel mill: The loans are on top of $2.6 billion in already announced direct and indirect ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/hyundai-wins-1-3-billion-in-tax-free-financing-for-louisiana-steel-mill/article_6e8cda11-4664-4fd0-a194-81439ecbd1ff.html

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry wants a ban on diesel imports. Industry leaders aren’t happy.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/national_politics/oil-interests-reject-jeff-landry-s-diesel-export-ban-idea/article_71ef6975-9468-531b-8414-fa439d992642.html

Photos: Workforce housing attracting Meta's data center workers: Meta is building its largest data center in northeast Louisiana, where residents are finding ...
businessinsider.com/photos-workforce-housing-attracting-metas-data-center-workers-2026-9

After late finance report, Ryan Thompson's donations show he’s trailing in DA race fundraising
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/ryan-thompson-campaign-finance-report/article_809aeb8e-1ee3-4b73-a79b-26b7925325c9.html

St. George to build an indoor sports facility, proposes new taxing district to support it
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/st-george-economic-development-district/article_7be2af42-d9ea-470f-9e71-a6db7e3bcce8.html

Spectrum takes over cable, internet service across south Louisiana after $34.5 billion deal
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/spectrum-cox-communications-charter-merger-fcc/article_2492caa6-1193-5878-88c4-3eef52dba7de.html

Louisiana contestant wins first runner-up in Miss America, 'Words that will never seem real.'
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/shelby-bordelon-miss-america-miss-louisiana/article_60bc4843-2dce-406c-ad6f-32e21d8df1d6.html

Louisiana weighs approval of $900 million in tax-free bonds for Hyundai steel mill
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/louisiana-hyundai-steel-mill-environment-industry/article_6a6edee2-f2e0-400f-837f-d022b654769e.html

Baton Rouge’s airport just got a $1M grant to add a new nonstop flight. See where.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/baton-rouge-chicago-flights/article_aa5dc646-6a9b-478b-a537-c5c03a94f285.html

Here are 5 Baton Rouge estate sales to check out while LSU football is away: Baton Rouge estate sales this weekend feature diverse collections including china ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/baton-rouge-estate-sales/article_28af8b70-8e0f-43d6-b4bb-24faab74dbe8.html

Thousands were taken off food stamps in Louisiana. See the numbers, why it’s a huge debate.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/national_politics/many-louisiana-residents-lose-access-to-food-stamps/article_32591100-6961-50ea-84aa-bacf210e4aea.html

Nearly 300,000 Louisianans on Medicaid must soon choose a new plan. Here’s what to know.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/louisiana-medicaid-healthy-blue-elevance-health-exit15vkdnvksv/article_ed4f1543-44d4-54de-92f3-a475fa9dc5b2.html

Former LSU quarterback chefs up Louisiana-Caribbean fusion at new restaurant in Baton Rouge
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/food_restaurants/joelles-soul-and-savour-rohan-davey/article_1b3a09db-44d9-44d0-9d24-27821aef6aea.html

Goodman: Fox-in-clown-suit Lane Kiffin is saving college football: Everyone knows that it takes an evil villain to rally the troops.
al.com/alabamafootball/2026/09/goodman-fox-in-clown-suit-lane-kiffin-is-saving-college-football.html
