Admin April 6, 2024
This week’s entertainment news features the changes to sports betting in Louisiana, and, for travelers, Imagination Movers has you covered with the perfect family road trip song. Some south Louisiana festivals were named among nation’s 10 best.
Changes in sports betting
Louisiana legalized sports betting in 2020 and issued its first licenses to sports books in 2021. Last month, at the start of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, NCAA President Charlie Baker encouraged states to consider banning the prop bets on individual athletes.
Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns said the state will outlaw what are known as proposition bets on college players beginning in August because of rising threats against athletes when they don’t cover the bets.
What do you need to know about the ban? Louisiana is banning certain sports bets
Family road trip Fun
For any family road trip this spring break or summer, this rock band and Emmy-winning Disney Junior TV series is creating the perfect music playlist for any family adventure.
The Imagination Movers’ new song titled “Road Trip” from their upcoming album is the perfect addition to any family playlist this summer. Plus, thanks to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Chamber Singers, some of the kiddie songs start off with a choir, according to a news release.
Top festivals in the South
South Louisiana festivals named among nation’s 10 best in USA Today Readers Choice Awards. Rougarou Fest has been rated one of the nation’s 10 best cultural festivals in a nationwide competition. Two New Orleans festivals also made the list. Foret said this year’s festival, set for Oct. 18-20, is significant because the number 13 is special in the rougarou lore.
What other festivals made the list? South Louisiana festivals named among nation’s 10 best in USA TODAY Readers Choice Awards
