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Baton Rouge, LA

A legislative committee Monday agreed to allow the state to borrow as much as $850 million from the federal government to pay for higher than expected costs to widen Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge. The change lifts a previous $650 million cap on federal borrowing for that project, and was...

Louisiana lawmakers approve more money for I-10 widening

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The competition to increase pay and other benefits for schoolteachers in the Baton Rouge region and across Louisiana continues to get ever more fierce. The latest is an announcement from Colorado-based Third Future Schools. As part of its takeover of Prescott Middle School this fall, the charter school group says it will be paying its starting teachers an estimated $20,000 more a year than the going local rate and that its average teacher pay should clock in at around $80,000 a year.

New school, tax proposal, state pay hikes fuel teacher pay wars

Georgia State

A Baton Rouge man, already in jail for another count, has been arrested for his involvement in the improper disposal of the body of Nathan Millard, the Georgia man who went missing last month, Baton Rouge Police said. New details: Missing Georgia man likely died of overdose in a home...

Baton Rouge man accused of dumping missing Georgia man's body, police say

The Georgia man who vanished in Baton Rouge last month likely died of a drug overdose in a home days before his body was dumped in a deserted lot, Baton Rouge police said Monday. Derrick Perkins, 45, was arrested Monday on a count of unlawful disposal of remains and other...

Missing Georgia man likely died of overdose in a home before his body was dumped, police say

In outdistancing the other candidates in fundraising and endorsements, Jeff Landry has established himself as the early front-runner in this year’s governor’s race. Landry, the state’s attorney general and a Republican, has sought in recent days to fortify his pitch as the inevitable winner by publicizing the support of two big GOP donors and the backing of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Party.

Stephen Waguespack is an obstacle in Jeff Landry's path to the Governor's Mansion

New Orleans, LA

"Tambou," a film produced by Baton Rouge’s Ann Nguyen and directed by Luke Harris, of New Orleans, will air at 9 p.m. Saturday on TV5Monde USA or channel 226 on Cox cable. "Tambou," the winner of the 2022 #CreateLouisiana French Culture Film Grant, tells the story of an elderly Black Creole grandfather who must make money from street performing or move to Oklahoma with his daughter and grandson.

Louisiana indie film 'Tambou' will air tonight at 9 on TV5Monde USA

Pineville, LA

PINEVILLE — The players change each year, but the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association All-Star basketball games are always about three things for the top seniors in Louisiana — fun, competition and making an impact. The West All-Stars checking all the boxes by sweeping the East squad...

Want to see how the West won twice? An LSU women's signee, two BR area boys had key roles

Saint Amant, LA

The St. Amant softball team is 19-1 and 4-0 in district play, and coach Amy Pitre believes the team's mental attitude is a contributing factor in their success. “We are tough in every aspect of the game, that sums us up,” Pitre said. Pitre, in her seventh season, has...

St. Amant softball tough, poised to defend title

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At least 4 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana on Tuesday

At least four tornadoes touched down in several Louisiana locations as storms swept across the state on Tuesday, including a 90-mph EF-1 twister that damaged three...

At least 4 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana on Tuesday

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