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Lana Del Rey's rumored new boyfriend is an alligator tour guide from Louisiana

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2 years ago

August 30, 2024

Lana Del Rey's rumored new boyfriend is an alligator tour guide from Louisiana

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Lana Del Rey performs during day two of Reading Festival 2024 at Richfield Avenue on August 24, 2024 in Reading, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/Getty Images for ABA)

Lana Del Rey is intriguing her fans with her latest rumored love interest: Jeremy Dufrene, an airboat captain and alligator tour guide from South Louisiana.

Del Ray, 39, was spotted holding hands with Dufrene backstage at Leeds Festival in the U.K. last weekend. A fan captured the moment and shared it on TikTok.

According to The Daily Mail – and photo evidence from Reddit – Del Rey and Dufrene were also seen shopping at Harrods in London and eating out at a local pub.

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It appears the two have known each other since at least 2019, when Del Rey took one of Dufrene’s airboat tours out of Des Allemands, Louisiana.

She posted about the tour on Facebook:

In May, the 11-time Grammy nominee and Coachella 2024 headliner tagged Dufrene in a photo in front of a swamp on Instagram with the caption: “Family w my guy @jeremy.dufrene” That was right before she headlined Hangout Fest in Alabama.

According to Dufrene’s company biography, he worked full-time at a chemical plant and went shrimping on his vacation days before he changed career paths.

“After a little convincing by his family, he got his captain’s license and started running tours. He quickly realized that this was a great fit and he has never thought of going back to his previous career at the plant,” his bio on Airboat Tours by Arthur’s website says. “Jeremy’s a great airboat captain and loves interacting with wildlife & customers.”

Her fans have so far had very mixed reactions on social media:

“It’s so iconic to me how she’s never looked as good as she’s looking now and has never been as successful but she still chooses to date the most random guy ever,” one fan joked on Reddit.

Del Rey previously dated Oklahoma police officer and reality star Sean Larkin, and she’s reportedly been engaged at least twice.

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Oil donors cling to Cassidy in Louisiana primary

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9 hours ago

May 15, 2026

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Oil donors cling to Cassidy in Louisiana primary

Oil and natural gas companies are lining up behind Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy as he fights an uphill primary battle.

Cassidy, a senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and outspoken ally of oil, has gotten about $120,000 in campaign contributions from donors and political action committees in oil and adjacent industries since the beginning of last year, a review of his campaign disclosures by POLITICO’s E&E News shows.

Rep. Julia Letlow got about $43,500 from industry sources since entering the race in January, disclosures show. Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming got $12,750 from oil and gas.

Cassidy took in $14,500 from oil and gas in the same period, though many of his donors had already given the maximum allowable amount by then. Fleming got $3,500 of his total in that time period.

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Louisiana receives $18.9 million in FEMA grants for hurricane recovery

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May 14, 2026

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Louisiana receives .9 million in FEMA grants for hurricane recovery

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana will receive $18.9 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery, Sen. John Kennedy announced Thursday (May 14).

Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will support disaster recovery efforts and repairs in communities impacted by Hurricanes Ida and Francine.

Kennedy said the funding will support Lafourche, Jefferson and Terrebonne parishes, as well as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

The grants include $8.8 million to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission for permanent repairs from Hurricane Ida.

Jefferson Parish will receive $5.3 million for management costs from Hurricane Ida.

Terrebonne Parish will receive $2.6 million for debris removal operations from Hurricane Francine.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will receive $2.2 million for debris removal operations from Hurricane Francine.

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Louisiana National Guard troops return to Washington for Trump task force

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1 day ago

May 14, 2026

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Louisiana National Guard troops return to Washington for Trump task force

Louisiana National Guard soldiers have been deployed to Washington, D.C., for a second time.
The deployment is part of a crime emergency declared by President Trump nine months ago.
About 125 soldiers will assist local police and the D.C. National Guard in a support role.
The soldiers will patrol high-traffic areas but will not have the authority to make arrests.

Louisiana National Guard soldiers have returned to Washington, D.C., on a second deployment as part of President Trump’s continued crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.

Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington nine months ago to trigger deployments of states’ National Guard troops to the capital.

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry first sent a contingent of Louisiana soldiers to Washington in August 2025. Lt. Col. Noel Collins told USA Today Network on May 13 that all of those soldiers returned to Louisiana by the end of December.

Landry’s latest deployment of Louisiana soldiers includes about 125 who began assisting other soldiers and local police May 12.

Louisiana’s soldiers won’t make arrests, but they will patrol high-traffic areas while playing a supporting role for the D.C. National Guard and local police.

The White House has said its capital crime task force has made more than 12,000 arrests since August and seized thousands of illegal guns.

Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1.

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