Saint Martin Parish, LA

Georgia State

Baton Rouge, LA

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

Louisiana State

Pineville, LA

Camp Beauregard, the sprawling Louisiana installation in Pineville that functions as one of two main sites for the Louisiana National Guard, will get a new name later this year as it follows the Army’s lead in moving away from bases named for Confederate officers. Louisiana Adjutant General D. Keith...

Six options considered for renaming Louisiana National Guard facility that honored Confederate general

Saint James Parish, LA

New Orleans, LA

St. James Parish community groups are calling for a ban on new petrochemical plants to halt what they say is a history of racist land use decisions that have concentrated polluting industries in Black neighborhoods, according to a federal lawsuit. Filed on Tuesday in the U.S. Eastern District Court in...

Residents sue St. James Parish to halt chemical plants

New Jersey State

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

West Feliciana Parish, LA

Saint Francisville, LA

The free seventh annual Tunica Hills Music Festival and Jam will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in St. Francisville. Bring an instrument to join a jam, or listen to the many groups. Food vendors will be on site. Bring chairs, blankets and coolers. Baseball registration open. Registration...

Around the Felicianas for March 22, 2023

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St. Martin Sheriff’s Office looking to boost efficiency of crime scene response with mobile unit

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office aims to make crime response more efficient with the addition of a mobile crime scene unit, a transportation van turned...

St. Martin Sheriff’s Office looking to boost efficiency of crime scene response with mobile unit

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