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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...
Baton Rouge artist with local roots wins festival poster competition
Genevieve Breckoff is the winner of the 2024 Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival poster and pin contest. Breckoff said she wanted her design to be fun. The acrylic work is a shoutout to the festival's origins with three big shrimp wearing hard hats with oil well logos. Breckoff, who also won the 2021 contest before COVID forced the festival's cancellation, is the daughter of Jennifer Lodrigue, a Patterson native. The poster was unveiled at Thursday's Bayou BBQ Bash kickoff at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites.
Baton Rouge man catches huge cubera snapper in “Jurassic Park”
When Matt Leerkes of Baton Rouge wants to do battle with a big “dinosaur” – his joking term for a big bottomfish – he gets Joey Maciasz to take him to “Jurassic Park.”. So it was no surprise last weekend when Leerkes hooked up and...
Preseason Odds For The 2024 John Mackey Award Released
SportsBetting.ag has set odds for the 2024 John Mackey Award, presented annually to the nation's best college tight end. LSU tight end Mason Taylor received 30/1 odds to win the award. Michigan's Colston Loveland has the best odds at 6/1, followed by Ole Miss' Caden Prieskorn at 7/1. John Mackey...
Lowe’s Foundation awards nearly $8 million for skills training
The Lowe's Foundation has announced nearly $8 million in grants to community and technical colleges across the United States in support of skilled trades workforce development initiatives. The grants are part of the foundation’s Gable Grants program, a five-year, $50 million commitment to prepare 50,000 people for careers in fields...
Trashed house boarded up, homeowner's family steps in following 2 On Your Side reports
BATON ROUGE - This month, 2 On Your Side has been following a story about a house that's been trashed and is attracting the homeless. Monday morning, neighbors reported to Brittany Weiss that the property was being boarded up and cleaned of debris. The house is in a neighborhood off...
Nick Saban Calls Former LSU Football Star, Lafayette Native a ‘F-ing Problem’
In a recent episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants," legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban had high praise for Malik Nabers, a former LSU standout and Lafayette native. Saban's glowing endorsement came during a conversation with Giants head coach Brian Daboll, where he described Nabers as a "f---ing problem" on the field.
Louisiana state representative apprehended for drunk driving while under the influence, State Police say
According to a news release from the State Police, Louisiana Representative Ken Brass, who hails from Vacherie, was taken into custody for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol just after midnight on Friday. According to a news release, a trooper observed a 2018 GMC Yukon weaving in and out...
Life In Louisiana And Arkansas More Dangerous Than Any
A new research piece has revealed just how dangerous living in Arkansas or Louisiana really is. According to the findings, Arkansas is the most dangerous state in the entire US and it's closely followed by Louisiana. The storage company, Pink Storage, conducted the study using twenty four key indicators across...
Louisiana Stomach ‘Bug’ Might Be Something More Sinister
It's summertime and all over Louisiana from Monroe and Ruston in the north to Lake Charles and Lafayette in the south emergency departments at hospitals and walk-in clinics too are full of people all complaining about a similar symptom. This scenario has many health officials concerned because the spike in "stomach bugs" appears to be related to a more serious medical malady.
Concerts, Festivals, And Live Music In Southwest Louisiana This Weekend July 26-28
The weekend is finally here and it's about time, right? There are a lot of events going on in Southwest Louisiana this weekend including concerts, one of the largest festivals in Southwest Louisiana, and live music in bars and restaurants across the area. Here is your list of things to...
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