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Marvin Braud Boat Way in Ascension Parish re-opened after Monday's closure

GONZALES — The Marvin Braud Boatway in Ascension Parish was reopened Friday evening after a 5-day closure. The closure was implemented on Monday due to elevated tidal water in the area.

Ascension Parish, LA · 3d
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BREC requests $22.4 million in state funding for a new recreation and aquatic center at Brooks Park

BATON ROUGE — BREC requested $22.4 million in state funding for a new recreation and aquatic center at Brooks Park, advancing a proposed $28 million investment in Old South Baton Rouge. The project seeks to replace the outdated pool with the organization's first indoor swimming pool, creating a space...

Baton Rouge, LA · 17h
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Baton Rouge Turns Up the Holiday Season With Jazz, Comedy and White Light Night

BATON ROUGE, La. — Jazz, rock, comedy and neighborhood art celebrations will share the spotlight in Baton Rouge as the city heads into the holiday season, with November’s entertainment calendar building toward a particularly busy night Nov. 20. That Friday will bring White Light Night to Mid City,...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d
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Overnight outages scheduled for some Gonzales business, residents along Airline Highway

GONZALES - Some businesses and homes along Airline Highway in Gonzales will be out of power for a few hours overnight on Thursday and Friday. The city said the outage will start at 10:30 p.m. and run until 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 11 and 12. The following addresses, which include...

Gonzales, LA · 8h
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Freeland Jackson Center opens in Gonzales

The new Freeland Jackson Center opened in Gonzales at 1400 S. Darla Avenue. City officials and the family of Freeland Jackson attended the center's opening. The city also recently held its 36th Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. City of Gonzales officials and the family of Freeland Jackson were among those in...

Gonzales, LA · 9h

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Gonzales honors veterans at 2026 Veterans Day Parade

GONZALES — Residents in Gonzales gathered to honor the brave men and women who served in the Armed Forces at the 2026 Veterans Day Parade. The parade traveled along Irma Boulevard before ending along Cornerview Street. The event will be followed by a Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11...

Gonzales, LA · 1d

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Louisiana’s coast is starved for sediment, but its largest swamp has too much of it

BAYOU SORREL, LA. (WVUE) - The Atchafalaya Basin covers roughly one million acres of swamps, bayous, lakes, and bottomland hardwoods, an area larger than the Florida Everglades. If the Everglades is, as author Marjory Stoneman Douglas famously wrote, a “river of grass,” the Atchafalaya is a river of trees....

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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 · 9h

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Community Coastal Day spotlights work to protect and restore Louisiana's coast

BATON ROUGE - Dozens of people took part in the fourth annual Community Coastal Day at the LSU Center for River Studies in Baton Rouge. The family-friendly event highlighted the work being done to protect and restore Louisiana's coast. Coastal experts called the coast an irreplaceable asset that needs to...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Dates released for public hearings on proposed $1.16B city-parish budget

November public hearing dates are planned to review the proposed $1.16 billion East Baton Rouge City-Parish budget.

Baton Rouge, LA · 3d

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Audit: East Feliciana Fire Protection District district lacks policies for finances, accounting

CLINTON — A recent audit found eight findings at the Parishwide Fire Protection District of East Feliciana Parish, two of which were repeated from the previous year. The independent audit report ordered by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, found that the district lacked policies and procedures for its accounting and financial functions, failed to obtain formal approval from its governing board before purchasing a $400,000 pumper truck and failed to ensure bank balances exceeding the $250,000 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit were properly collateralized.

East Feliciana Parish, LA · 19h

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Intro of Economic Development District for BJ’s on tonight’s council agenda

On October 12 Gonzales City Council rejected an ordinance to create “Veterans Boulevard Economic Development District,” the first step toward welcoming BJ’s Wholesale Club to the Jambalaya Capital of the World. Terri Lambert, Cynthia Gray James and Tyler Turner voted “NO” with only Councliman Eddie Williams in support (Kirk Boudreaux was a no-show). This evening a new version of the ordinance is set to be introduced, this one accompanied by a draft of the agreement necessary to bring the retailer to the city.

Gonzales, LA · 1d

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Voter turnout surges as local issues take center stage

Voters in Iberville and St. James parishes showed up in higher-than-expected numbers on Tuesday due to local concerns regarding education, leadership, and congressional redistricting.

Iberville Parish, LA · 11h

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Salt and Lawmen Together Health Expo (November 17)

We are still accepting vendors for our 2026 Seniors And Lawmen Together (SALT) Fall Health Expo on Tuesday, November 17, at the Lamar Dixon REV Building in Gonzales. This annual event brings together hundreds of local seniors with businesses, organizations and health resources from throughout our community. Interested in being...

Gonzales, LA · 1d

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Baton Rouge voters urged to meet Nov. 12 registration deadline

Baton Rouge voters must meet upcoming registration deadlines of Nov. 12 for in-person or mail applications and Nov. 21 for online registrations to participate in the Dec. 12 election featuring various runoffs and tax propositions.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Deadline to register to vote for Dec. 12 election approaches

BATON ROUGE — The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV for the Dec. 12 election is Thursday. The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Nov. 21. Early voting will be from Nov. 28 to Dec. 5,...

Baton Rouge, LA · 20h

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November 9, 2026: Ted James, Quin Hillyer, Jeff Sadow, Jeffrey Marx, Gwen Palagi

Former state representatives Ted James is joined by conservative commentator Quin Hillyer and associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport Jeff Sadow to discuss the wave of Democratic wins across the country amid the midterm elections. Journalist and author Jeffrey Marx talks his upcoming series, "7-on-7" ,...

Baton Rouge, LA · 19h

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Train traffic through town of Livingston expected to increase through next several weeks

LIVINGSTON — Train traffic through the town of Livingston is expected to increase over the next several weeks, local police said Friday. The increase in traffic is due to maintenance on connecting railroads. The maintenance is scheduled to last around six weeks.

Livingston, LA · 3d

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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 · 1d

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New sidewalks coming to Glasgow Avenue as Baton Rouge addresses pedestrian safety

East Baton Rouge Parish officials broke ground on a new sidewalk project along Glasgow Avenue to improve pedestrian safety following multiple fatalities in the area.

Baton Rouge, LA · 3d