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10 Million Names project working with Local Genealogists to uncover names of enslaved Americans
NEW ORLEANS — It is estimated that more than 10 million men and women were enslaved in America during the slave trade. In Louisiana, the enslaved population grew to more than 331,000 in 1860. Today, a national group is working to identify their names and create a free and...
Sportsline Summer Camp: The Glen Oaks Panthers
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Glen Oaks Panthers are entering year two under Anthony Jones and hoping to build on a 2-8 season in 2023. Jones a 2001 graduate of Glen Oaks, played quarterback for the Panthers back in the day. The program regularly made the playoffs back in those days under Nolan Gill, but in the present Glen Oaks hasn’t clinched a playoff berth since 2009.
EBR School Board unanimously votes to select LaMont Cole as superintendent
BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board selected Metro Council member LaMont Cole as its next superintendent on Wednesday, its unanimous vote providing a surprising finale to a tumultuous six-month search for a new leader. The decision ended a particularly harrowing stretch in which the district...
Flurry of tax filing, residency challenges filed Friday for EBR races
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Several Baton Rouge residents have filed lawsuits asking 19th Judicial District judges to disqualify candidates in various races in East Baton Rouge Parish for tax concerns and residency issues. CITY CONSTABLE FOR BATON ROUGE. East Baton Rouge Parish District Hillar Moore has filed a suit...
Southern University Athletic Department Makes a Difference on Community Impact Day
On July 23, 2024, the Southern University Athletic Department exemplified its dedication to community service through its inaugural Community Impact Day. This initiative brought together members of our athletic staff who volunteered their time and efforts at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, leaving a lasting mark on our local community.
Sports2-A-Days Preview: Dutchtown Griffins
DUTCHTOWN - The Dutchtown Griffins are tasked with continuing their recent run of success into the state semifinals while also replacing many of the players who helped get them there. A disappointing semifinal loss to Zachary capped an 11-2 season, the best mark in seven season under head coach Guy...
Iberville, Ascension parishes and Zachary School District teachers finalists for New Teacher of the Year
BATON ROUGE - Teachers from Iberville Parish, Ascension Parish and the Zachary Community School District are amongst the finalists for Louisiana's New Teacher of the Year. Ashlie Duplessis, an English teacher at Bluff Ridge Primary, Olivia Landry, a social studies teacher at MSA West Academy and Baxton Michel, a math teacher at Zachary High School, all finished as finalists for the Louisiana New Teacher of the Year award.
LSU football recruiting named a finalist for Florida-based blue chip WR
Continuing its productive summer of recruiting, LSU football was recently named as one of six remaining contenders in the recruitment of Florida-based blue chip wide receiver Nae’shaun Montgomery. LSU football recruiting named one of six remaining contenders for Florida-based blue chip wide receiver Nae’shaun Montgomery. With two wide...
Pro Wrestling 225 slides into Denham Springs with Bases Loaded Event on Saturday
DENHAM SPRINGS - On Saturday, Pro Wrestling 225 brings “Bases Loaded” to the LM Lockhart Gym. The pro wrestling event features three high-stakes championship matches and the clash of two brothers in a brutal bull rope match. In addition to providing premier wrestling entertainment, the “Bases Loaded” event...
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