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Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers have put $31.7 million toward refurbishing the outside of the Louisiana State Capitol. The money, included in the annual state construction plan that took effect ...
The Tickfaw River originates in Southwest Mississippi and flows 113 miles to Lake Maurepas, with several curvy miles passing through Tickfaw State Park in Livingston Parish.
Mystery flag #2 Thanks to the state bird featured on this flag (a pelican), the residents of this state can fly their flags in more ways than one. Answer: Louisiana.
The current Illinois flag, adopted in 1915, features the eagle from the state seal on a white background. The word "Illinois" was added to the flag in 1970 because it was otherwise so undistinguished.
Brehm: Minnesota’s new flag is ugly and divisive. It deserves another do-over. The 2023 process was flawed and its end result unpopular. We can do better.
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office is reminding residents to be safe with fireworks this July Fourth holiday.
The pieces from Louisiana that won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Beginning at top right and continuing clockwise are “Echoes of the Crescent City” by Momin Mahmood; “Craw Fever ...
Bubba Wallace said NASCAR should eliminate white flag? Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR's top circuit, called for NASCAR to ban Confederate flags from racetracks in 2020.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler called out Democratic Sen. Ed Markey's hypocrisy after he attacked the federal agency for raising an "Appeal to Heaven" flag.
Ohio's Highway Patrol enters the 'Best Looking Cruiser' contest, using a barn's flag mural as a backdrop to capture patriotism and service spirit.
Louisiana Tech would slot smoothly into the Sun Belt West, a spot Texas State had filled since the conference split into divisions.