Open in NewsBreak

Natalbany

See all locations
Customize your news
53°F
publisher avatar

Events

wbrz.com

website

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
article img

WAFB.com

website

Leaders outline next steps in exploring East Baton Rouge Parish government split

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish leaders are taking the next steps to explore what it would take to separate the parish and the city of Baton Rouge into two governments. The possibility of deconsolidating city-parish government was discussed during Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting, where council...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d
article img

wbrz.com

website

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
article img

The Daily News

partner publisher · 3.1K followers
article img

Parish Council Withdraws Two Ordinances, Hears Updates

Council withdraws proposed ordinances, finances and ongoing improvement projects the daily news The Washington Parish Council voted to withdraw two proposed ordinances during its regular meeting Monday, Nov. 9, allowing additional […]

Washington Parish, LA · 12h

crescentcitysports.com

website

West St. John parts ways with Derron Thomas

West St. John has parted ways with head football coach Derron Thomas. The Rams, 2-8 on the season, will play in the opening round of the Division IV Non-Select playoffs Friday night as the 27th-seed at No. 6 seed Jeanerette with an interim head coach. Thomas spent four years at...

Edgard, LA · 3d

wbrz.com

website

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.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d

brweeklypress.com

website

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

bizneworleans.com

website

Covington Inventor Wins International Aerospace Award

NEW ORLEANS — A Covington inventor has earned top honors in a competitive international engineering design contest for his proposed helicopter landing zone safety system and is seeking $75,000 in funding to develop and test the technology. Tom Cain, founder of Cain Global Innovations LLC and a volunteer with the Folsom Fire Department, won the Aerospace and Defense category of the Create the Future Design Contest in New York on Nov. 6.

Covington, LA · 3d

pelicanpostonline.com

website

Gonzales’ Freeland Jackson CARE Center grand opening

We are so excited to celebrate the grand opening of the Freeland Jackson Center. A heartfelt thank you to each and every speaker, community member, friend, and supporter who joined us to celebrate this special milestone. Your presence and support made the grand opening even more meaningful. The Freeland Jackson...

Gonzales, LA · 1d

ebrschools.org

website

EBR Schools Mental Health Services Director Contributes to National School Social Work Guide

Dr. Bridgette Webster, director of Mental Health Services for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, is honored to be one of the contributors to a new national publication designed to strengthen school social work practices and improve support services for students. “Implementation Guide: The National School Social Work Practice...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d

pelicanpostonline.com

website

Parish to put up $4 million toward $60 million YMCA hub at RPCC campus

On Tuesday Ascension Parish Council’s Finance Committee recommended allocating $4 million, from the Mega Infrastructure Fund, for the Ascension Parish Community Hub project on the campus of River Parishes Community College. 88% of the $60 million project is being funded with state dollars, the 12% match requirement satisfied by parish dollars combined with $2 million from Ascension Parish Schools. The Hub will house a full-service YMCA which will house AP Schools’ Early College Option Program along with a Small Business Incubator and classroom space.

Ascension Parish, LA · 15h