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Anthony Kenney asks EBR Metro Council to vote against agenda item regarding Scotlandville community center
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — On Wednesday, District 2 candidate Anthony Kenney called on the East Baton Rouge Metro Council to vote against an agenda item that he says could jeopardize the ownership of the Scotlandville community center. At Wednesday’s EBR Metro Council meeting, agenda item 101 calls for...
Some St. Martin Parish parents express displeasure in school zone changes
PARKS, La. (KADN) — Parents in St. Martin Parish have a chance on Wednesday and Thursday to learn about the new schools their children are being forced to attend. More than 150 St. Martin Parish students from kindergarten to 12th grade will be going to new schools in a couple weeks.
Firefighter rallies first responders to escort lost soldier back to Bogalusa
BOGALUSA - More than 80 years after his death, a World War II soldier who died in the Philippines will be laid to rest in his Louisiana hometown. Wednesday, first responders and community members from Orleans, St. Tammany and Washington parishes gathered to escort the body of the U.S. Army Private First Joseph C. Murphy to Bogalusa, 82 years after his death in a prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines.
Woman facing attempted murder charge after shooting in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman accused of attempted first-degree murder in connection to a shooting in Baton Rouge, as well as other charges in connection to a vehicle burglary. Kalia Lebeuf, 20, of Baton Rouge, was arrested and booked...
Breaux Bridge men caught allegedly stealing crawfish in Lafayette Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited five Breaux Bridge men for alleged crawfish violations on July 10 and 14 in Lafayette Parish. Agents cited Hunter Herrington, 26, Damien Courville, 35, Skylar Robichaux, 34, Jessie Reece, 25, and a juvenile for theft of crawfish. Agents obtained video...
WANTED: Man flees Baton Rouge courthouse; sparks police search after learning he has warrants
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A 17-year-old is on the run from law enforcement on numerous charges including home invasion, simple battery, false imprisonment, offender armed with a dangerous weapon, and aggravated assault. Police said Kendrick Miller caused a police search across downtown Baton Rouge when he ran away from...
Top staffer for Baton Rouge mayor resigns; administration declines to say why
A top East Baton Rouge mayoral aide has resigned, a spokesman for the administration said, after city leaders received emails claiming she struck another parish official with a chair. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's office won't say why Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Courtney Scott left. "The employee you are inquiring about...
Confirmed: West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in South Louisiana
As we are in the middle of summer, residents of south Louisiana are being urged to take precautions against West Nile Virus following recent tests that detected the virus in mosquitoes in Iberia Parish. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has issued a warning about the increased risk of mosquito-borne illnesses in Acadiana.
Lack of Broadband May Be Stifling Rural Louisiana Business
(TNS) — The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe hosted its third annual Louisiana Rural Economic Development conference in Marksville. Speakers ranged from the state Commissioner of Agricultural and Forestry, Mike Strain, to rural educators. During Monday's conference, high-speed broadband Internet and its necessity for modern life and business were central topics. Broadband...
Louisiana’s role in NASA’s upcoming moon mission; Baton Rouge painter on the relationship between art and health
The push to unionize auto plants in the South appears to have lost momentum. This comes after a big loss in May when workers at a Mercedes factory rejected joining the United Auto Workers. Stephan Bisaha of the Gulf States Newsroom visited the UAW’s campaign in Montgomery, Alabama to learn...
Louisiana cities allege environmental damage from lead-wrapped cables in lawsuit against telecoms
One parish and two south Louisiana cities have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against two telecom giants accusing them of failing to remove deteriorating lead-wrapped cables that they say are causing severe environmental damage. The issue has gained prominence nationally and sparked a variety of lawsuits, particularly in the...
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