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20-year-old Malayan tiger at Baton Rouge Zoo euthanized
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — An almost 21-year-old Malayan tiger at the BREC Baton Rouge Zoo was euthanized on July 15 after being treated for age-related illnesses. According to Madison Petty, a spokesperson for BREC, Intan was a Malayan tiger born on Dec. 23, 2003, at a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. He was brought to the Baton Rouge Zoo during the fall season of 2011 as a breeding recommendation and sired a litter of cubs in 2014.
Request to reconsider Trader Joe’s killer’s sentence denied
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - District Judge Brad Myers on Monday denied a request from prosecutors to reconsider an 18-month sentence in a high-profile Baton Rouge deadly shooting case. A jury convicted Jace Boyd of manslaughter for the 2020 shooting and killing of a panhandler named Danny Buckley outside of...
Person fatally shot in Baton Rouge on Sunday night, police say
A man was found dead of gunshot wounds inside a car Sunday night, Baton Rouge police said. Officers were called to the 2600 block of Cedar Avenue for reported gunfire and found Marvus Green, 32, dead in a car on the roadway, according to a news release. The shooting is...
EBR says it has completed wiring each of parish's traffic signals
BATON ROUGE — City-parish officials said Monday they had completed wiring hundreds of traffic signals with their traffic management center. The MovEBR project includes 176 miles of fiber optic cable that allows traffic engineers to communicate with signals across East Baton Rouge Parish. The city-parish said its effort had...
Miami’s path to top-5 recruiting class update with 5-star DJ Pickett committed to LSU and Antoine on board with Hurricanes
Miami's path to a top-five class looks different after last week's events. The post Miami’s path to top-5 recruiting class update with 5-star DJ Pickett committed to LSU and Antoine on board with Hurricanes appeared first on On3.
School supplies collected during two-day events hosted by Volunteer Ascension
Volunteer Ascension hosted its 26th annual school supply collection this weekend while also giving children the opportunity to climb on top of fire trucks and explore the inside of a SWAT van. The Touch A Truck event was Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. Local law enforcement agencies,...
Nation’s No. 1 Safety, Dual-Sport Star Returning to LSU on Friday for Potentially Huge Visit
LSU’s football 2025 recruiting is on a roll and keeping its wide open on the road ahead, eyeing another five-star gem. Jonah Williams, America’s top safety, returns to Baton Rouge Friday. This unofficial visit follows June’s official tour. A dual-sport phenom (baseball and football), Williams could bolster LSU’s top-five class significantly.
LSU Sophomore’s Football Career Takes a Hit after This Shocking Discovery
A Louisiana State University student appeared to trade in his football helmet for handcuffs after turning himself in to authorities this weekend. Police say the arrest came after a woman alerted him to authorities for an alleged offense any woman would be horrified of. Suggested Reading. Javien Toviano, 19, was...
Letters: Supreme Court ruling shows it's out of balance, has turned too far right
It looks as if our Supreme Court has turned too much to the right after its most recent ruling in which it decided that a sitting president is immune from prosecution in certain instances. How sad. This ruling should have gone the other way. How can a man or woman...
Ten Commandments Law causes split reactions among LSU students and professors
Governor Jeff Landry signed Act 676 into law on June 19. More commonly called the Ten Commandments Law, it will require the postage of the Ten Commandments in every publicly funded classroom. Currently, the law is receiving pushback from many Louisiana residents, and the ACLU will be representing several parents...
Which is Larger, Louisiana? 2XL or XXL, They Are Not the Same
All across Louisiana parents are looking at their bank balance and plotting and planning how they are going to afford back-to-school clothes. It is getting to be that time of year in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and other cities and towns across the state. So that means mom and dad are having to figure out, what size their kids are this year.
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