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The editor of Louisiana’s largest newspaper is retiring, and the new editor is a returning New Orleans native who comes to the job after heading the biggest newspaper in Minnesota. The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and The Advocate of Baton Rouge announced Thursday that Rene Sanchez of the Star Tribune of Minneapolis will replace Peter Kovacs. Kovacs led The Advocate to its first Pulitzer Prizes two weeks before its owners announced they had bought The Times-Picayune and its website, NOLA.com. Sanchez has been editor of the Star Tribune of Minneapolis for eight years and led it to two Pulitz...

These are some highlights from the News Journal on August 11-12, 1921:Nationally‘$500,000 Of Liquor Will Be Destroyed’“CHICAGO (AP)

Making New Traditions, Celebrating Mardi Gras During a Pandemic One of the magical things about being born and raised in Louisiana is being able to celebrate Mardi Gras. Depending on what part of the state you are from, the celebration may start earlier while others start closer to the actual holiday. The Mardi Gras hub is, of course, New Orleans, and festivities begin after the first of the year, around January 6th. Carnival season comes to an official end on Fat Tuesday, better known as Mardi Gras Day, which falls right before Ash Wednesday each year. New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parades typic...

Virtual Mardi Gras New Orleans Celebration It’s hard to believe we will not have Mardi Gras festivities this year. No balls, parades, parties or group celebrations due to the pandemic and the uptick in COVID-19 cases in Louisiana. It may not be the same, but at least we can still celebrate the Carnival season virtually. A virtual celebration with music, parades, entertainment and more called ‘Mardi Gras for All Y’all’ is a 3-day event featuring iconic artists, chefs, and personalities at famous New Orleans venues including Mardi Gras World, Antoine’s, Dookie Chase’s and more. Gett...

Date Time Three NSW directors disqualified from managing corporations John Georges (also known as John Geoges) of Hinchinbrook, NSW and Sam Youkhana of Middleton Grange, NSW have been disqualified from managing corporations for five years for their involvement in four failed companies and Zia Yalda of Fairfield Heights, NSW has been disqualified for four years after his involvement in the failure of two of the companies. The disqualifications follow the appointment of liquidators to four companies operating in the cleaning industry between October 2013 and June 2017: – Top Cleaning Group Pt...