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Ochsner has permit for $17.8M renovation of old Daily Advertiser building. Here's what else is under construction.
Building permits for the city of Lafayette, Aug. 7-13: INDUSTRIAL: 130 Beau Pre Road, description, store, inspect and clean oil field service tools for SLB Beau Pre CT Mechanic; applicant and contractor, Fremin General Contractors; $3 million. MEDICAL: 1100 Bertrand Drive, description, renovation of existing office building and warehouse for...
Church singers throughout the community will come together Saturday for 'Gathered Voices'
The decade-long friendship between Christian Vigé and Arthur Gremillion is bound by church choirs. Vigé is the minister of music at First Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, and Gremillion is choir director at Mount Zion First Baptist Church. But the choirs are different in style. First Baptist's Sanctuary...
Concerns raised in Jennings over unleashed vicious dogs
Some Jennings residents are raising concerns about unleashed, stray and vicious dogs roaming their neighborhood. Ruby Gray, a resident of Wilbert D. Rochelle Avenue, told the Jennings City Council on Tuesday that she is concerned about safety issues in her neighborhood including unleashed or poorly leashed dogs. She urged the city to enforce laws governing […]
Rayne enters challenging new district filled with defensive issues, offensive strengths
Life gets easier on offense when nine guys are back. Four of those players are on the offensive line and the team's biggest weapon last season, wide receiver and running back Kylin Wheeler, brings his 19 touchdown receptions back to the team's Gun-T offense. That returning starter number may be...
BREC Memorial Stadium undergoing renovations, removes seating
BATON ROUGE — BREC Memorial Stadium is currently undergoing renovations. Director of Operations Raharold Lawson said BREC noticed the seating at the stadium was in a decomposing state, so they took safety measures and removed them. “Because of construction, up costs and things of that nature, it wasn’t feasible...
Local cleanup group teams with debris removal service to sweep Baton Rouge streets
BATON ROUGE — For the first time, street sweepers joined the efforts of Keep Tiger Town Beautiful to clean the community Thursday. "Today is like Santa Claus came today! But even better than a three-carat diamond ring because we got Chris Nkadi with Elite Waste (and Construction Services, a debris removal service)," Keep Tiger Town Beautiful Founder Jennifer Richardson said.
Baton Rouge windshield repair shop faces lawsuit alleging federal labor law violations
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — An auto glass company has been listed in a collective action lawsuit after being accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to a complaint filed in the Middle District of Louisiana, Advanced Windshield Repair, Inc., hired the plaintiff as an installer. The plaintiff and colleagues with similar roles were not qualified for overtime exemption, which means they worked on an hourly basis and commission.
Brian Kelly's youngest son transfers to LSU from Grand Valley State
LSU’s head coach Brian Kelly is going to get to share one last football season with his son as a player. His youngest son, Kenzel Kelly, has announced that he is transferring to LSU after spending four seasons at Grand Valley State. Kenzel was redshirted in 2020 and did...
CBS Sports predicts disappointing bowl matchup for LSU
After a surprisingly successful Year 1 under coach Brian Kelly in which the team won the SEC West and had a chance at a New Year’s Six bid late in the year, LSU entered 2023 ranked as a top-five team with College Football Playoff aspirations. Things didn’t work out that way last fall, but with the playoff expanding to 12 teams this season, the Tigers look to be in that mix once again despite losing a lot of production from last year’s roster. LSU enters the season ranked in the preseason top-15, but CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm projects what would be a...
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