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Greek Wine in New Roads, a Market at the Mill and Light Up the Holidays: Pointe Coupee's Calendar Through December

New Roads sits on False River northwest of Baton Rouge, and its holiday calendar gives you a few good reasons to make the drive. The parish tourism office, Visit False River, lists these four dates. Thursday, Nov. 12: An Evening in Greece. CIRCA at Morel's, 210 Morrison Pkwy., is hosting...

New Roads, LA · 2d
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Two candidates headed to runoff for EBR School Board District 3

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish voters will choose between two candidates in the District 3 school board runoff in one month. Four candidates originally ran for the seat. On election day, incumbent Carla Powell got more than 4,700 votes, and Thomasina Joseph got about 2,800 votes, sending them into a runoff.

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A decade of Baton Rouge budgets reveals steady decline in nonprofit funding before zeroing out

BATON ROUGE - Several taxpayer-funded agencies are coping with a harsh reality, going from fully funded to nothing. It's a reality organizations around East Baton Rouge Parish are grappling with as the Metro Council prepares its next budget because COVID-19-era American Rescue Plan money depleted. Meaning, the city-parish has to...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d
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UL System President Rick Gallot owes $350K in taxes, records show; he faults accountant

Rick Gallot, who oversees the eight schools in the University of Louisiana System, owes $350,000 in federal income taxes going back to 2019, according to a tax lien filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office. Gallot, who has a total compensation package of $600,000 per...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d
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Baton Rouge Weighs Cost of Going It Alone as City-Parish Separation Debate Advances

BATON ROUGE, La. — Baton Rouge is moving closer to a formal examination of whether it can afford to govern itself independently of East Baton Rouge Parish, raising questions about who controls local tax dollars, how public services would be funded, and whether the city’s current government structure adequately represents its residents.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Faith Matters: Blackwater United Methodist pastor finds calling through hurt, unexpected path

A moment of deep hurt helped set off an unexpected spiritual journey for the Rev. Amy Duhon Castro, pastor of Blackwater United Methodist Church in Baker. Not long after marrying her husband, Darin, in 2006, she experienced a season of infertility. The couple’s parents set up a meeting with a priest in their Lake Charles-area hometown, hoping for guidance.

Baker, LA · 8h

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Audit launched into EBR Housing Authority nonprofit; board president resigns, CEO and COO on leave

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday to launch an independent audit into an alleged misappropriation of funds involving its non-profit affiliate, Partners Southeast. The board retained certified public accounting and consulting firm Luther Speight & Company LLC to...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d

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Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall returns to Zachary

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Veterans Day observances continue in Zachary with an annual flag-raising ceremony alongside the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. This is the first time the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall makes its anticipated return to Zachary in 30 years. The ceremony begins at 7:30 a.m. at Zachary High...

Zachary, LA · 21h

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"Don't tell your mom": Brusly veteran asks fellow vets to steer young people toward service

Air Force veteran Warren Lejeune asked Brusly's veterans to point young people toward military service. Plus, the parish Veterans Day celebration at the West Baton Rouge Museum.

Brusly, LA · 2d