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Teacher unions in EBR cancel planned sickout after superintendent decision
BATON ROUGE - Two teachers unions that were planning a sickout on the first day of school to protest Adam Smith's removal from the superintendent ballot have canceled those plans. The sickout was initially planned as a way to push for interim superintendent Adam Smith to be properly appointed to...
2024 East Baton Rouge Neighborhood Convention to be held at Raising Cane's River Center in September
BATON ROUGE - The 2024 Connecting East Baton Rouge Neighborhood Convention is taking place in September at the Raising Cane's River Center, according to the East Baton Rouge City-Parish government. The goal of the event is to bringing together neighborhood leaders and residents, public safety leaders, city-parish department heads and...
Testimony begins in Stanford Trust Ponzi scheme trial: 'It was quite a shock'
In early 2009, the United States was reeling from the subprime mortgage crisis that caused a deep recession felt by exchange markets across the globe. But all was fine in the world of retirees who invested their life savings into the Stanford Trust Company. Fred Demarest, an engineer who moved to Baton Rouge in 1993, was among nearly 1,000 investors who bought certificates of deposit, or CDs, from the Baton Rouge-based arm of the Stanford International Bank. Many of them saw solid returns on investment after they rolled their nest eggs over from the retirement funds of their longtime employers.
2025 5-star safety Jonah Williams has reportedly canceled his visit to LSU
What has become quite the recruiting journey over the past three months, 2025 5-star athlete/safety Jonah Williams will commit on August 24. After making several official visits this summer, he will choose between USC, Texas, LSU, Oregon, and Texas A&M. This week, Williams visited Texas for his unofficial Longhorns visit, but as it stands, Texas A&M and the Oregon Ducks look like the programs to watch heading into next month. However, LSU still remains a potential favorite. However, according to Rivals insider Landyn Rosow, Williams has canceled his visit to LSU, which was slated to start on Friday and will be rescheduled...
Louisiana woman kicked out of steakhouse after wearing 'inappropriate' tube top
A Louisiana woman was asked to leave a steakhouse due to her 'too revealing' tube top, she claims. Y'Mine McClanahan was allegedly confronted by the owner of the Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood restaurant in Baton Rouge over her sunflower-printed two-piece tube top set, eventually throwing her out. She took...
Property owners, boaters should prepare for upcoming False River drawdown
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and two additional agencies have scheduled a drawdown for False River. LDWF recommends drawdowns for False River every three years, with the last drawdown having been in the winter of 2021-2022. A drawdown is where the water level...
LSU basketball trio begins 2024 Olympic quest
With the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, the pool play portion of the Olympic men's basketball tournament begins on Saturday. Two former LSU basketball players and a present member of the LSU men's basketball coaching staff will be on the floor for the three games of competition in the 12-team event which will send eight of the teams to the medal round.
The Duck Hunters Expo takes over Baton Rouge with duck calling, dog parade, Gov. Landry speaking
BATON ROUGE — Duck hunters are taking over the capital city this weekend. Delta Waterfowl, a premier conservation organization, is putting on the Duck Hunters Expo, the biggest waterfowl hunting show in North America. Organizers are expecting more than 20,000 to attend over the weekend at the Raising Cane's...
LSU YouTube host examines Lincoln Riley's comments at Big Ten media days
Lincoln Riley made news at Big Ten media days when he talked about USC’s view of the LSU game, and how much of an effort was made to actually back out of the game. We have the audio and video below in a tweet, but before you watch the clip (if you haven’t seen it already), let’s get the obvious point out of the way: You can imagine that LSU fans would have a field day with this. More specifically, you can imagine that LSU folks would be skeptical of what Lincoln Riley did say. Riley’s words just don’t resonate or sound convincing to people outside USC. That’s what happens when a coach comes off a five-loss season with Caleb Williams as his starting quarterback.
Three arrested after body of missing Louisiana college student found in Mississippi shot multiple times
Three arrests have been made for the murder of a Louisiana college student whose body was found earlier this week in Mississippi. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office has reportedly arrested three suspects including Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21, of St. Francisville, Calajia Jack, 20, of St. Francisville and Allyah Martin, 21, of Zachary, for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of former Southern University student Steven Harris IV.
Four Incoming Tigers Will Play in Prestigious PGF All-American Game
BATON ROUGE, La. – Four LSU softball incoming freshmen will participate in the 2024 Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) All-American Game at 9 p.m. CT on Saturday, July 27, at Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine, Calif. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Zoe Calvez, Destiny Harris, Jayden Heavener, and...
See how New Schools for Baton Rouge LEAP scores stack up
Louisiana’s newly released 2024 LEAP scores show that charter schools supported by New Schools for Baton Rouge outperformed East Baton Rouge district-run open enrollment schools in both absolute performance and rate of improvement. LEAP testing measures student proficiency in English/language arts, math and science. Scores are categorized as unsatisfactory,...
Bluebonnet Boulevard near Hyatt Place reopened after hazmat incident
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bluebonnet Boulevard has reopened between I-10 and Picardy Avenue after a hazmat incident closed the area, the St. George Fire Department confirmed. According to St. George Fire Department, the incident was caused when an unknown substance leaked from a solo container.
Weekly rankings notes: Scouting intel on more than a dozen 2026 Top247 members
247Sports will soon provide a preseason tweak to the 2026 Top247 rankings, and with that work come updated scouting reports on numerous junior standouts. Today's edition of the 247Sports weekly rankings notes highlights excerpts from more than a dozen updated scouting reports on 2026 Top247 members, plus several in the 2025 class.
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