Fed-Up Voters in Louisiana Wanted a Change. They Drafted an ‘Old Ball Coach.’
Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s ...
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Schools, offices in, near Baton Rouge closed Tuesday due to winter weather
Schools, offices and businesses in the Baton Rouge area are starting to announce closures as Louisiana is gearing up for ...
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Southern hosts rival Grambling Saturday in Baton Rouge
The Southern University men’s basketball team will host in-state rival Grambling on Saturday in the Mini-Dome. Southern is ...
Jeff Landry is traveling in a $5.5 million plane Louisiana State Police recently purchased
The plane was purchased for $5.5 million, replacing two helicopters that previous governors had used for 20 years.
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A Baton Rouge man killed as a teen. Now he is asking a judge for parole eligibility.
A convicted murderer, now 34, has served 17 years on a life sentence for a 2007 killing. He was 16 at the time and wants to ...
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The rise and fall of Louisiana’s IDEA charter schools — and what it means for Baton Rouge
The demise of IDEA Public Schools Louisiana leaves behind questions about why the charter school network could not replicate ...
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See who’s running for state Senate in Baton Rouge and Lafayette after first day of qualifying
Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, and Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Jean-Paul Coussan, R-Lafayette, won their primary races ...