By Rebeccah Biggar According to ABC News, the Red Hot Chili Peppers has been added to the 2022 New Orleans Jazz Fest lineup. The group’s appearance is set for Sunday, May 1, and is its…
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These historical events took place on April 6th: 1808: Businessman John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company. 1830: Joseph Smith and five others officially organize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in…
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These historical events took place on April 5th: 1785: The first United States state university is chartered in Athens, Georgia. 1823: United States President James Monroe appoints the first United States Ambassador in South America.…
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A team of students from Lafayette Parish schools won a top award at a robotics competition in Kenner over the weekend of March 31st-April 2nd. Robotics Phenomena 3616, composed of kids from Lafayette High, Comeaux,…
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Modern technology enables people to great things…and some not so great things. The Better Business bureau warns of a texting scam, in which the scammer poses as people’s employers. The scammer knows your name, where…
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These historical events took place on March 31st: 1736: Bellevue Hospital founded in a New York City almshouse the first public hospital in the United States. 1854: In the Treaty of Kanagawa, Commodore Perry forced…
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These historical events took place on March 30th: 1867: United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000, $109 million in 2018, roughly 2 cents an acre. 1870: The 15th Amendment to the United States constitution…
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These historical events took place on March 29th: 1638: The first permanent white settlement in Delaware of Swedish Lutherans. 1799: New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state. 1806: Construction…
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Marta Korolyshyn is a Louisiana resident with family hunkered down in Ukraine. Her nephews have been seeking shelter in a bathtub. She & her husband are trying to help. They’re collecting supplies and money for…
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These historical events took place on March 25th: 31: The first Easter according to the calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus. 1524: English explorer Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert’s patent to explore North America. 1634: Under charter was…
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