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Baton Rouge, LA

New Orleans, LA

A national shortage of automotive technicians has sparked a program to get students into those well-paying jobs in dealerships in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The program is a partnership of the National Automobile Dealers Association, the National Urban League and the Urban League of Louisiana. The first class consists of 12 students at Delgado Community College and nine students at Baton Rouge Community College. The students will work full time at local auto dealerships, earning starting wages of $14.25 an hour, as part of an 18-month apprenticeship. After the process ends, the students will be certified mechanics.

$71,000 to fix cars? How dealerships and colleges hope to grow new force of auto technicians

Colorado State

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Dallas, TX

Reader Robert Bailey wonders why East Baton Rouge Parish's property taxes are sent to a business in Dallas for processing. "Aren't there local businesses capable of performing this service?" he asks. First of all, it's worth looking at property taxes themselves. Who collects them? What are they? And, what do...

Curious Louisiana: Why are East Baton Rouge Parish taxes sent to Dallas for processing?

Lafayette, LA

In reference to the guest column titled “Healthy eating needs to start in childhood or Louisiana kids will grow into unhealthy adults” on March 17: The column was very informative and spot on in my opinion. One thing the author could have included is encouraging the government to...

Letters: There should be restrictions on what needy can buy with government help

Washington State

Washington, LA

A former Town of Washington employee was arrested on theft and malfeasance charges after allegations she conned a man into sending his traffic citation payment to her personal CashApp account and stole the funds. The accusations were made in December by a current Washington town employee after the victim called...

Former Washington town employee accused of conning people into sending fines to her CashApp

Florida State

The site of a new Mississippi River bridge aimed at easing daily traffic jams in the Baton Rouge area may be picked by spring 2024, instead of by the summer of that year, a consultant told a state panel Monday. Three sites, all in Iberville Parish, are being considered for...

New Baton Rouge bridge site may be picked earlier than planned; here are the details

Tennessee State

One of the victims of a fatal shooting at a private school in Tennessee was a Baton Rouge native, according to multiple social media accounts. Katherine Koonce, 60, was head of the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville for students in preschool through sixth grade. A shooter carrying...

Victim of Nashville school shooting attended UHigh, LSU, according to social media accounts

Metairie, LA

I have always supported the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries but I think they went too far when they took that nutria away from that family in Metairie. The animal was obviously well taken care of and loved by the family. My daughter and I rescued four baby raccoons...

Letters: Wildlife agency had more important tasks than seizing nutria

The crashed Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter and bodies of two officers were discovered Sunday morning by law enforcement only after a family member of one of the victims called to request a search roughly eight hours after the incident occurred, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's...

As Baton Rouge police mourn officers killed in helicopter crash, questions remain

At least six public school districts in the Baton Rouge region will have new superintendents when the next school year begins in August. They are part of a larger wave of departures of top K-12 school leaders across Louisiana. They are leaving as worries about COVID continue to recede but other challenges remain, including finding and keeping teachers.

Why are Baton Rouge-area school superintendents leaving? Some blame COVID, board changes.

Alabama State

Naturally, Baton Rougeans will notice the running theme of tigers when the LSU Museum of Art opens "I, Too, Am Thornton Dial" on Thursday, March 30. Now, these are lowercase tigers, because Dial wasn't thinking about LSU when created them in his Alabama studio. He definitely wasn't thinking about the Tigers' football rivalry with Nick Saban's Crimson Tide, either.

From poverty to worldwide recognition: Thornton Dial was the struggling tiger who overcame

La Creperie Bistro, which opened seven years ago in Parc Lafayette, will close due to its space being sold. The eatery located at 1921 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 116 posted to Facebook on Monday it will close May 28 after its suite was sold last month to Haydel Group LLC of Houma, which is registered to Dr. Michael Haydel of Haydel Spine Pain & Wellness, records show.

This eatery near River Ranch to close after space gets sold

East Baton Rouge Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. was ordered to pay his neighbor over $57,000 in damages after losing a property dispute in court. District Judge Beau Higginbotham on Thursday ordered Dunn to tear down an outdoor pool kitchen in the backyard of his Baton Rouge home, ruling that it violates parish building codes.

EBR councilman ordered to pay $57,000 in damages after losing lawsuit to his neighbor

The tail rotor of a Baton Rouge police helicopter hit a tree before it crashed Sunday, killing two officers on board, federal officials said Monday. A preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration says the helicopter "inverted" into a field, meaning it crashed upside down. The crash happened at 2:36...

Baton Rouge Police helicopter tail rotor hit tree before deadly crash, FAA says

The crashed Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter and bodies of two officers were discovered by law enforcement only after a family member of one of the victims called to request a search roughly eight hours after the incident occurred, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies searched...

Crashed BRPD helicopter discovered after victims' family member requested search, sheriff says

Saint Amant, LA

Marki Phillips, a St. Amant senior agriscience II student, moved a seedling to a different tray Saturday during the Future Farmers of America's annual Farmers Market at the St. Amant High School. Across campus, Laurie Vice pet a pony while holding her 1-year-old granddaughter, Anthem Musso. The market included vendors...

FFA plant sale and farmers market draws shoppers Saturday

South Carolina State

After defeating Miami 54-42 on Sunday to earn a berth in the Final Four, the LSU women's basketball team headed home that night from Greenville, South Carolina. The team, band, cheerleaders and administrators headed to the airport, where they ended up sitting on the tarmac for three hours in their chartered plane, waiting for a storm to pass. They didn't end up in Baton Rouge until 4 a.m.

Late flights, family, sparkles, Caitlin Clark: Kim Mulkey's full week before LSU's Final Four

Georgia State

A year ago, the LSU gymnastics season ended far too early for the team’s liking. The Tigers were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA championships on March 31 after scoring a season-low 196.575. No. 6 LSU will try to better that performance, fittingly, exactly one year later.

LSU gymnastics team ready to put last year's disappointing regionals showing in past

Two police pilots were killed early Sunday in a Baton Rouge police helicopter crash in Erwinville. Chief Murphy Paul spoke at a news conference Sunday afternoon near the scene but released few details and would take no questions from reporters. "Today is a very emotional day for the men and...

Baton Rouge police chief asks for prayers for 2 heroic officers killed in helicopter crash

Livingston Parish, LA

Denham Springs, LA

Take a photo with the Easter bunny, visit food trucks and more than 175 vendors, and hunt eggs at the Egg-Ceptional Easter Marché from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at North Park, 30372 Eden Church Road, Denham Springs. Denham Springs Hall of Fame deadline Friday. Friday is the...

Around Livingston for March 29, 2023

Youngsville, LA

A deafening crash and blinding lights awoke Sherri Guidry late one November night from the guest bed of her friend’s Sugar Mill Pond home. Guidry’s immediate thought was that someone was breaking into her luxury SUV, which was parked on the street in front of the home just outside of the guest bedroom where she slept with her two grandchildren.

Youngsville councilwoman calls police chief at crash scene, leaves without citation or sobriety test

LSU (21-3, 4-2) will host Grambling at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night before Tennessee for a three-game series Thursday-Saturday. Tennessee is No. 10 by D1 Baseball, No. 9 by Perfect Game, No. 11 by Baseball America, No. 9 by USA Today Coaches' Poll and No. 16 by Collegiate Baseball. The Vols are 19-6 overall and have a 3-3 Southeastern Conference record after being swept by Missouri in week one and winning all three games against Texas A&M this past weekend.

Here's where LSU baseball ranks after taking the SEC series with Arkansas

The Baton Rouge Police Department identified the two officers killed in a helicopter crash early Sunday morning near Port Allen as Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, according to a BRPD news release. Poirrier was 47 years old and a 17-year BRPD veteran who was assigned to the Air...

Baton Rouge police officers killed in helicopter crash identified

Pinhook Road is a well-traveled route in Lafayette that originates at Evangeline Thruway, passes by the Oil Center and crosses the Vermilion River, one of only a handful of bridges across the river in the city. Many streets in Lafayette are named after civic leaders or historic figures like Ambassador...

Pinhook Road named by indigenous people after plentiful trees

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Don't buy a lemon: Louisiana law puts used car buyers on the hook for finding problems

On Nov. 14, LSU professor David Kirshner purchased a 2006 Lexus GS 300 with only about 54,000 miles on it for $9,750. He thought it was...

Don't buy a lemon: Louisiana law puts used car buyers on the hook for finding problems

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