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Gonzales City Council takes step toward potential BJ's Wholesale Club

The Gonzales City Council introduced an ordinance to create a special economic district for a proposed BJ's Wholesale Club. This would be the first Louisiana location for the membership-only retail chain. The proposed $47 million development would be located near Interstate 10 off Highway 30. A tax incentive would allow...

Gonzales, LA · 5d
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Thanksgiving events and giveaways happening around the Capital Area

BATON ROUGE — With Thanksgiving just around the corner on Thursday, Nov. 26, many organizations and local governments are finding ways to make the holiday more special. Here are some events and giveaways happening in and around the Capital Area in celebration of the giving season:. Wednesday, Oct. 21...

Baton Rouge, LA · 3d
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This Louisiana Christmas Festival Lights Bonfires In A Remarkable River-Parish Tradition

Every December, a small town lights giant bonfires on purpose, and nobody calls the fire department. They call it a festival. The flames are a warm-up for Christmas Eve, when towering bonfires glow along the Mississippi River levee. The reason? Many folks say the fires light the way for Papa...

Lutcher, LA · 3d
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Gordon McKernan to give away 600 free bikes to Louisiana children

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB) — Louisiana personal injury attorney Gordon McKernan is giving away 600 bikes and helmets to children in eight cities this holiday season through his 14th annual Gordon Gives Bike Giveaway. Registration is open HERE. Registration deadlines and selection. Registration closes Nov. 29 for Alexandria, Lafayette,...

Louisiana · 5d
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Veterans Day Ceremonies Today in Plaquemine, at Southern University and in Livingston

Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and several Capital Region communities still have free ceremonies on the calendar today. Here are three official gatherings confirmed by the organizers. Iberville's salute in Plaquemine. Iberville Parish's annual Salute to Veterans is at the Iberville Veterans Memorial on Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine. Pre-ceremony...

Plaquemine, LA · 3d

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Judge orders Kalshi, Polymarket, others to halt event contracts in Louisiana, AG Liz Murrill says

A Tangipahoa Parish judge has ordered prominent websites like Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and others to stop offering prediction market contracts in Louisiana, Attorney General Liz Murrill said Thursday night. According to a copy of a temporary restraining order signed by Judge Jeffrey Johnson that Murrill posted Thursday evening to the...

Louisiana · 2d

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Five Revolutionary War Patriots honored at Edgard cemetery ceremony

Five Revolutionary War patriots were remembered during a grave marking ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7, at the historic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery in Edgard. The General Philemon Thomas […]

Edgard, LA · 4d

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Parole Project adds more housing to help people rebuild their lives

The Louisiana Parole Project is expanding its housing program in Baton Rouge to provide stable accommodations for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking to rebuild their lives.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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Tangipahoa Parish Council | November 9, 2026

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Tangipahoa Parish, LA · 4d

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2 Your Town Plaquemine: Plaquemine woman crowned Miss Iberville Parish in 1950 prepares to turn 94

PLAQUEMINE — A Plaquemine woman who won the Miss Iberville Parish title 76 years ago is getting ready to celebrate her 94th birthday. Shirley Elaine Schnebelen Blanchard said she will be 94 on Nov. 30 and that people are often surprised when they hear her age. "I love life,"...

Plaquemine, LA · 3d

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Proposal to fight tire dumping in Baton Rouge gains City Council support, heads to state lawmakers

BATON ROUGE — A local advocate is pushing to make it easier for the public to combat blight, specifically focusing on the illegal dumping of tires. Parry Matt Thomas has spent years addressing blight and tire dumping, including serving on the mayor-president's transition team on a subcommittee dedicated to the issue.

Baton Rouge, LA · 3d

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Discussion of Hammond's water utility billing problems set to be discussed at council meeting

Councilman Sam DiVittorio is encouraging all residents to attend the Hammond City Council meeting today (Tuesday, Nov. 10) at 5:30 p.m., where the council will conduct a public discussion regarding the city’s ongoing water utility billing problems. The discussion will address the causes of the billing errors, their impact...

Hammond, LA · 4d

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Livingston Parish urges residents to thank former service members on Veterans Day

LIVINGSTON, La. (WAFB) — Livingston Parish is reminding residents this Veterans Day to reach out to someone who served the country and say thank you. Robert Krause, who served in the Army National Guard with deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, said mental health is an ongoing battle after the battle overseas.

Livingston Parish, LA · 3d

LSU Reveille

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Being the Light: the Louisiana Parole Project is helping the formerly incarcerated community

According to the Bureau of Statistics, Lousiana incarceration rate is the highest in the nation per capita. There is one organization in Baton Rouge committed to helping people who are released from prison re-enter their communities. “Over 730 men and women who’ve come home now through our program, the vast...

Baton Rouge, LA · 3d

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Major I-10 Expansion Upgrades Coming to Baton Rouge

Significant infrastructure enhancements are underway across Baton Rouge to streamline traffic flow and boost community connectivity. Rodney Mallett with DOTD provided crucial updates regarding the ongoing I-10 widening initiative, highlighting redesigns designed to reduce congestion at key intersections. Redesigning the Acadian Thruway Interchange. A major highlight of the expansion includes...

Baton Rouge, LA · 4d

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A Louisiana builder’s huge donations could transform LSU’s construction school. See how.

LSU is poised to transform its School of Construction with a major endowment and a state-of-the art new building, thanks to massive donations from an LSU alum and Louisiana construction tycoon, the school announced Tuesday. “Construction is no longer a low-tech industry,” Vicki Colvin, dean of the College of Engineering,...

Louisiana · 4d

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Faimon Roberts: Hillar Moore’s win is a victory for East Baton Rouge

It would have been easy for Hillar Moore to walk away. He’s 71 with a birthday next month, the Baton Rouge district attorney has had a long career as DA, and his office has some major challenges on the horizon. He could have retired as one of Baton Rouge’s longest serving and popular elected officials.

Baton Rouge, LA · 4d

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Tangipahoa Parish Jail inmates earn special housing after completing Freedom Behind Bars class

AMITE — Four inmates at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail celebrated the completion of a group therapy-type course, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. The Freedom Behind Bars class, led by Wytisha Williams with WLW Restoring and Healing Hearts, aims at empowering people with an understanding of the behaviors associated with various mental health challenges. The goal of the program is to help inmates minimize conflict while incarcerated, as well as reduce recidivism once they are released.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA · 6d

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Louisiana Parole Project adds more housing to help people rebuild their lives

The Louisiana Parole Project is expanding its housing program in Baton Rouge to provide stable accommodations for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking to rebuild their lives.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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United Cajun Navy founder awarded Key to the City of Baton Rouge

United Cajun Navy founder Todd Terrell was presented with the Key to the City of Baton Rouge by Mayor-President Sid Edwards on November 10 for his humanitarian work and disaster response efforts.

Baton Rouge, LA · 3d