"Louisiana Saturday Night" was the theme of the state's float in the annual Rose Parade in California. The floats have to be made with floral and organic materials. Photo: Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser's office
Here are some headlines you may have missed over the holidays.
🥧 Hubig's Pies is getting into the king cake game with traditional and flavored cakes. A limited number are already in stores. (WWL)
🚧 A Magazine Street building collapsed on Monday. It was the city's second to come tumbling down in just three weeks. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🌹 Louisiana's Rose Parade float won the director award for the most outstanding artistic design and use of floral and non-floral materials. (NBC Los Angeles, plus more photos)
🐻 Deron Santiny, a Purple Heart veteran, killed what is believed to be Louisiana's largest black bear in the state's first legal hunt in more than 35 years. (X)