BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there, but member countries will keep the option of allowing fully vaccinated U.S. travelers in.
LAKE ARTHUR – The Lake Arthur Tigers ran into a buzz saw Thursday night in the Acadia/Vermillion Jamboree held at Jack Doland Memorial Stadium. The Kaplan Pirates scored early and often in their 33-13 victory over the Tigers in the shortened game. The Pirates scored 25 unanswered first-half points, before the Tigers were able to put up two scored in the second half to make the final 33-13. Lake Arthur Head Coach Tarius Davis discussed his team’s performance, and pointed to continuing to get better on both sides of the football.
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm formed in the Atlantic far offshore on Monday just hours after monster Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana, but the new storm currently poses no threat to land.
A Mass of Christian burial for Florence Hebert, 87, will be held at St. Jules Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, with Father Paul LaFleur officiating.
LAPLACE, La. — Residents in the hard-hit town of Laplace, Louisiana, are beginning to make repairs -- or simply salvage what’s left -- in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan entered its final hours Monday with the last Americans seeking to be evacuated and the U.S. military preparing to end its airlift and depart the Taliban-controlled capital.
The Jennings Bulldogs capped off their preseason Friday night by taking on arguably the most storied football program in the state of Louisiana in the John Curtis Christian Patriots. The Patriots were able to flex their muscles in a 39-6 victory over the Dogs in a game that featured two 12-minute halves of football. The talented Patriots fired on all cylinders in the win, however the Dogs displayed the ability to fight back but suffered through some crucial penalties and mistakes.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in, after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat.
NEW YORK (AP) — After several days of testimony from women claiming they were groomed and sexually abused by R. Kelly, a man took the witness stand at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial in New York City on Monday to say the R&B star exploited him in the same way when he was a high school student.
