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Scott, LA

The town of Scott, just to the west of Lafayette was born as a railroad town. According to records, the railroad that runs through Scott was built between 1870 and 1880 using convict labor. Some of the land for the railroad was obtained from Dominique Cayret. J.B. Scott, then the...

How Scott became known as 'Where the West begins'

Matthew Fortenberry loved basketball, and earlier this month his school team had won a championship. His Glen Oaks Park Elementary School team was supposed to be honored at Wednesday’s Metro Council meeting. Instead, his parents and Baton Rouge leaders stood in the council chambers to announce a funeral expense...

An 11-year-old's funeral fund and a Baton Rouge father's plea: 'Something's got to change'

Coco Womack and her two youngest children packed the last of their belongings. She left behind the furniture in Baltimore and had shipped what didn’t fit in her car, using a move to start fresh. That crisp January day, they loaded family pictures and essentials, and in the back, a cage holding her oldest son’s pet boa constrictor.

The touching story of LSU freshman Da’Shawn Womack and his family's move to Baton Rouge

Georgia State

Update: Police identified the arrested woman as Tiffany Ann Guidry. One of the women wanted for questioning in the death of a Georgia man who died of a drug overdose while on a business trip to Baton Rouge last month has been arrested, police said Friday. Authorities on Thursday issued...

Woman arrested in connection with Nathan Millard case, Baton Rouge police say

Florida State

A Florida man traveling with his family back home from Oklahoma went missing Wednesday after he began feeling unwell and checked into a downtown hotel with his family, a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said. Jody Bert, 44, had dropped his family off at a downtown hotel, and went to park,...

Florida man missing from downtown Baton Rouge after checking into hotel with family, police say

Thibodaux, LA

A Thibodaux man irate that he hadn't yet received a check in the mail hummed a rock at U.S. postal worker Thursday and injured her arm, Assumption Parish sheriff's deputies said. Deputies arrested Ronald Washington Jr., 27, after the postal worker reported the encounter near Labadieville, deputies said in a...

Louisiana man chases, throws rock at a postal worker over a missing check, deputies say

South Carolina State

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey did not disappoint with her ensemble for Friday's Sweet Sixteen battle against Utah in Greenville, South Carolina. Mulkey, who is in her second season at LSU, has developed quite the reputation in Baton Rouge for her selection of outfits on gameday, and it appears she topped herself in South Carolina on Friday.

Kim Mulkey arrived for LSU-Utah in the Sweet Sixteen wearing quite the flashy outfit

A mobile home park in Lafayette has sold for $3.8 million last month, records show. Stanley Communities, led by Lafayette partners Kris Hodges and Michael Hyatt, bought the 14.48-acre, 109-space Oak Park Estates, 1717 Eraste Landry Road, for from the Kelley family, land records show. The group now owns 20 properties, 14 of which are in Acadiana.

Stanley Communities buys mobile home park in Lafayette for $3.8 million

Carencro, LA

CARENCRO - It's time for local track and field programs to start getting focused on the season's stretch run, and today's Parish Meet at Carencro will help that vision get sharper. Carencro and Teurlings Catholic figure to set the pace in boys' competition, while perennial favorite Lafayette High is likely...

Local track powers Carencro, Teurlings, Lafayette chase parish crowns

RETAIL: 310 Jefferson St., description, roofing and façade work at Parish Ink; applicant, Shannon Ducote; $23,000. OTHER: 504 Garfield St., description, interior including front door and bathroom walls; applicant and contractor, Cruz Construction; $2,500. New residential. 810 Kidder Road: Aymond Building & Design Group, $226,080. 104 Timber Mill St.:...

Who's building where in Acadiana? Here are the building permits issued March 15-22

Lutcher, LA

If you do, don’t mention it to the Lutcher or Port Allen girls powerlifting teams. Both teams proved heavy lifting is still their thing at the LHSAA state powerlifting championships. Lutcher claimed its 16th straight title by winning Division II on the third day of the meet held Friday...

Girls rule: Lutcher, Port Allen dominate once again at LHSAA powerlifting meet

Two people were injured in separate shootings two hours apart in Baton Rouge on Thursday morning, officials say. At 7:25 a.m., Emergency Medical Services brought one person to the hospital from a shooting in the 2800 block of Lorraine Street, EMS spokesperson Brad Harris said. At 9:30 a.m., EMS brought...

Two wounded in shootings within two hours in Baton Rouge on Thursday morning, officials say

Lafayette’s City Council this week handed over its months-long investigation of Mayor-President Josh Guillory to the Louisiana legislative auditor’s office. No findings have been disclosed yet as the probe moves forward. Within weeks of Guillory’s return from rehab last summer and amid a story about a construction equipment...

Lafayette City Council passes Josh Guillory investigation to legislative auditor

The attorneys for Ian Howard, who is accused of fatally shooting a Lafayette Police officer and injuring three other people, are worried his ability to assist his defense is deteriorating after months of treatment. Howard's attorneys, Elliot Brown and Richard Bourke with the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center, raised their concerns...

Ian Howard's ability to assist defense deteriorating, his attorneys said in court

Donaldsonville, LA

An Ascension Parish worker was arrested after urinating in the water supply for several thousand people in the Donaldsonville area on at least two separate occasions, authorities said Thursday. Parish officials said at no time was the public in danger and samples show the water quality is "in good standing...

Worker accused of urinating twice in Ascension water supply is fired, arrested

Arkansas State

WHO: Arkansas (20-2, 4-0) at LSU (19-3, 2-2) WHEN: 1 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. Saturday. RADIO: WDGL-FM, 98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM, 870 (New Orleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette) RANKINGS: LSU is No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball. Arkansas is No. 3. PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU — RHP Ty Floyd (3-0, 2.25 ERA), Thatcher Hurd...

How to watch, listen to Arkansas at LSU on Saturday's doubleheader

Indiana State

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Some unforgettable images the Utah Utes will carry with them into their suddenly present postseason:. • LSU forward LaDazhia Williams, deftly spinning to the basket or popping out for soft midrange jumpers, like a latter-day Seimone Augustus. • Alexis Morris, sinking the four most clutch free...

Scott Rabalais: This is how LSU slid into the Elite Eight — clutch play, pink feathers

The shooting deaths of a man and woman Tuesday night were ruled a murder-suicide, the coroner's office said Wednesday morning. The victims were identified as Linda Patterson and Walter Glasper. Baton Rouge police said it's believed Glasper, 58, shot Patterson, 59, then turned the gun on himself. Both died at...

Deadly double shooting Tuesday night was a murder-suicide, officials says

The charitable foundation for Republic Services will award one of its 2023 National Neighborhood Promise grants to Lafayette Habitat for Humanity that will support the local chapter of 100 Black Men. The Republic Services Charitable Foundation announced the 12 organizations across the country to receive a combined $2.5 million in...

Republic Services grant to benefit 100 Black Men of Lafayette

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Miami’s Cavinder twins, Haley and Hanna, are the Olivia Dunnes of women’s college basketball. The twins, who are playing for the Hurricanes in Friday’s first Greenville 2 regional semifinal against Villanova, have over 4 million social media followers. By comparison Dunne, the LSU gymnast, has 7.3 million followers on TikTok and 3.7 million on Instagram.

Miami basketball's Cavinder twins on LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne; 'She's the queen of NIL'

Alabama State

Guard Justice Williams became the fourth player from the 2023 LSU basketball team to enter the NCAA transfer portal Thursday. Williams, a 6-foot-4, 175-pound sophomore, put his name in the portal for the second year in a row. He did so after coach Will Wade was fired last March, but eventually returned to join new coach Matt McMahon.

LSU sophomore guard Justice Williams joins three teammates in transfer portal

After six months of searching, Baton Rouge police arrested a man accused of a deadly shooting earlier this month who they believe may be connected to multiple other violent offenses. Rashawn Alexander, 20, was booked on counts of first-degree murder, carrying a concealed weapon by a person prohibited and distribution...

Man arrested in Alliquippa Street killing is suspect in other crimes, police say

Utah State

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Back in 1988, Danny Manning put the Kansas Jayhawks on his back and carried them to the NCAA championship. It was a team that became known by the 1950s doo-wop-sounding nickname of “Danny and the Miracles.”. It’s 2023, and we’re getting a similar vibe from...

Scott Rabalais: Can Angel Reese carry the LSU Tigers from the Sweet 16 to the Final Four?

LSU has ridden the talents of All-American Angel Reese to its best season in 15 years, but it took a pair of seniors to help push the Tigers into the Elite Eight. Alexis Morris made four free throws in the last 10 seconds, and LaDazhia Williams stepped up with Reese in foul trouble with a season-high 24 points as the Tigers danced into the Elite Eight with a 66-63 victory Friday at Bon Secours Arena in Greenville, South Carolina.

LSU women survive late rally by Utah to earn first Elite Eight berth since 2008

Tennessee State

The hero of UL men’s basketball team's 71-66 Sun Belt Conference championship game victory over South Alabama entered the transfer portal Tuesday. Third-year sophomore point guard Themus Fulks might be leaving the Ragin’ Cajuns after one season. Players are still able to return to their previous schools after entering the portal.

The hero of UL's Sun Belt tournament win has entered the transfer portal

Few players across the nation have a better mix of size and skill than Utah’s Alissa Pili. The 6-foot-2 junior forward from Anchorage, Alaska, is an efficient high-volume scorer and an adept passer. In Utah’s two NCAA tournament games, Pili averaged 30.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, shooting 66% from the floor and 83% from the free-throw line.

The LSU women will have to defend this Utah star. Here's how they played a similar opponent

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Take our Black History Month driving tour through the Baton Rouge area; see map

From historic schools to juke joints and civil rights sites, this self-guided driving tour showcases a variety of interesting sites and important history in Baton Rouge....

Take our Black History Month driving tour through the Baton Rouge area; see map

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