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Baton Rouge, LA

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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

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.

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

Saint Landry Parish, LA

Sunset, LA

A Sunset man was arrested Thursday after an investigation into what St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz is calling the most elaborate pill mill operation in parish history. Detectives with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Enforcement Team served a search warrant on 43-year-old Benjamin Pittman Sr.’s residence at...

Over 5 pounds of fentanyl confiscated in ‘most significant’ bust in St. Landry history, sheriff says

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

East Feliciana Parish, LA

Clinton, LA

The schedules for West and East Feliciana Council on Aging facilities are as follows:. 12292 Jackson Road, St. Francisville, (225) 635-6719. Start time for all activities is 10 a.m. First and third Monday: Line dance. Fourth Monday: Religious service. Tuesdays: Nutrition education. Wednesdays: Exercise/yoga. Thursdays: Bible study. Fridays: Bingo/movie/excursion. All...

East and West Feliciana Council on Aging activities for March 29, 2023

Baton Rouge Police are expected to release new information soon about the deaths of two officer pilots in a helicopter crash Sunday in a sugarcane field in West Baton Rouge Parish. Here's what we know — and what we don't. What we know. A preliminary report by the Federal...

Helicopter crash kills 2 Baton Rouge officers: What we know and don't know

When the Baton Rouge Police helicopter crashed early Sunday morning, killing two officers, the air traffic control tower was probably unmanned, according to FAA information about the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. The tower is normally unstaffed between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m., according to a Federal Aviation Administration...

In deadly Baton Rouge police helicopter crash, air traffic control tower was likely unmanned

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

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

South Louisiana Community College will host celebrations of Community College Week at all nine of its campuses Monday through Friday. The events lead up to national Community College Month, which occurs in April. Collise Dupont, SLCC associate dean of students and enrollment management, said all 12 Louisiana Community and Technical...

SLCC, other two-year colleges to celebrate Community College Week

Iowa 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, Caitlyn Clark: Kim Mulkey's full week before LSU's Final Four

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

Arkansas State

LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews received Southeastern Conference Co-Player of the Week honors after his performance through last week's games against Central Arkanas and Arkansas. Crews went 10 for 16 from the plate, batting .625 through four games with four home runs, nine RBIs and nine runs scored. He also walked...

LSU baseball's Dylan Crews receives Southeastern Conference weekly honor

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

The LSU women's basketball team is back in the Final Four, and the Tigers have positioned themselves as the top challenger to reigning champion South Carolina, according to the national championship futures odds. At Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of Bet.NOLA.com, the Gamecocks are still the heavy favorites at -260...

The odds are out for the Final Four. Here's where the LSU women stand.

Youngsville, LA

The UL men’s tennis team extended it winning streak to four and improved to 3-0 in Sun Belt Conference play at the Youngsville Sports Complex on Sunday. The Ragin’ Cajuns earned a hard-fought 4-3 win over South Alabama — their first over the Jaguars since 2015. The...

Big news over weekend from Ragin' Cajuns' tennis, track, volleyball squads

WP - Arrant (4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K), LP - James Heiken (1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K). Top Hitters - SUL: Beddue 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI’s; Gremillion 2-3, 2 RBI’s; Brown 2-3, RBI: CAR: James Heiken 2-2, 2B, RBI; Landon Victorian 1-2, Koen Beavers 1-2.

Saturday's Area high school baseball, softball scores and reported linescores

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Baton Rouge prison contractor Michael LeBlanc sentenced in Mississippi corruption probe

A Baton Rouge man who built a big business catering to prisons systems in Louisiana and Mississippi was finally sentenced to prison this week, more than...

Baton Rouge prison contractor Michael LeBlanc sentenced in Mississippi corruption probe

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