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Photos: Thunder Over Louisiana Air Show
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (190+ words) The Thunder Over Louisiana Air Show featuring the Blue Angels at Chennault Airport Saturday in Lake Charles. Spectators look to the sky during the Blue Angels perform in the Thunder over Louisiana air show at Chennault Airport on Saturday, August…...
Guest Column: Getting to space from Pecan Island requires a boat
1+ week, 1+ day ago (643+ words) Louisiana made headlines this month reaching for the stars: SpaceX is poised to take control of 136,000 acres of coastal marshland in Vermilion Parish to build a proposed spaceport that would bring a new chapter in American space history to a…...
Zachary Really Hot Air Balloon Festival closed after reports of shots fired, police say
2+ week, 24+ min ago (75+ words) The Zachary Really Hot Air Balloon Festival has been shut down after a reported shooting Saturday night, police confirmed. Zachary police received reports of shots fired around 8:10 p.m. No shooting victims have been identified, but the festival is now closed. The…...
2 killed after plane crashes near Bogalusa airport, Sheriff’s Office says
3+ week, 2+ day ago (130+ words) Two people were killed in a Thursday morning plane crash near the George R. Carr Memorial Airport in Bogalusa, according to the Washington Parish Sheriffâs Office. Two people were killed in a Thursday morning plane crash near the George R....
Lafayette Regional Airport adds $1.8 million firefighting vehicle
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (159+ words) The Lafayette Regional Airport has added a new aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle to strengthen its emergency response capabilities. The new 2026 Oshkosh Striker carries 3,000 gallons of water and is equipped with Purple-K dry chemical, a nonhazardous fire suppressant used to…...
Human Condition: We'll be on the road again after eventful flights across the pond
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (396+ words) After our family enjoyed various vacations via road trip, my daughter and I planned a much-anticipated trip on our own to the United Kingdom. Our travel was to begin with a 9 a.m. flight to Chicago. Then, the airline rescheduled us for…...
Letters: A pilot weighs in on the effects of oxygen deprivation, sometimes misunderstood
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (229+ words) I write in response to John Taylor's letter to the editor, in which he suggests — without offering evidence — that Louisiana has somehow designed its nitrogen hypoxia execution protocol to "maximize agony." (“Is agony unavoidable in gas execution, or is it…...
Photos: New $1.8 million aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle unveiled
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (871+ words) The Advocate The new $1.8 million 2026 Oshkosh Striker 6x6 aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle was unveiled during a press conference Monday at the Lafayette Regional Airport Fire Station. The vehicle, which carries 3000 gallons of water, 420 gallons of F3 foam and 450 pounds of PKP…...
After a WWII pilot crashed in Italy, New Orleans college students are trying to bring him home
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1085+ words) Archaeologists and students from the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Partner, the University of New Orleans and the University of Innsbruck in Austria are joined by Tulane ROTC students and Italian archaeologists to investigate the site of a possible World…...
Letters: New Air Force One a waste of taxpayer dollars
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) President Donald Trump has squandered hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to 'upgrade' the luxury airplane gifted to him. This plane, the new Air Force One, will become his personal property once he leaves office. President Donald Trump has squandered…...