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The Mississippi is holding Baton Rouge’s warship hostage

It needs 32 feet of water to get back into its cradle. This spring, the river never hit 30.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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Central dentist's office collects nearly 200 pounds of candy for military care packages

CENTRAL — During its Halloween Candy Buy Back event, Model Dentistry collected nearly 200 pounds of candy to send to veterans in military care packages. Dr. Timothy Rayburn, a veteran himself, said that the buyback, which offered a dollar for each pound of candy, was done in collaboration with Sacramento-based veteran organization Troopathon.

Central, LA · 22h
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Train traffic through town of Livingston expected to increase through next several weeks

LIVINGSTON — Train traffic through the town of Livingston is expected to increase over the next several weeks, local police said Friday. The increase in traffic is due to maintenance on connecting railroads. The maintenance is scheduled to last around six weeks.

Livingston, LA · 1d
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Louisiana Election 2026: Who Won, Who Lost and 13 Races Headed to Runoffs

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana voters delivered a series of consequential election decisions Tuesday, Nov. 3, selecting public officials, deciding constitutional amendments and setting the stage for another round of voting in December. More than 1.4 million voters participated statewide in an election that included the U.S. Senate race,...

Louisiana · 3d
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East Feliciana voters fill school board seats; set up runoffs for other positions

East Feliciana Parish voters ousted four incumbents while filling the remaining six seats on the East Feliciana Parish School Board. Incumbent Rufus Nesbitt in District 1 with 336 votes to 160 for Nancy Demetria Matthews and 85 for Peidera Sims-Matthews. Sims-Matthews was the incumbent in District 2, Division 1, but was told during qualifying that she had been registered to vote in the wrong district after the board reapportioned with the 2020 census figures.

East Feliciana Parish, LA · 2d

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Marcelle Takes First-Place Finish Into December Runoff as Justice of the Peace Race Enters New Era

BATON ROUGE, La. — A career spanning the Louisiana Legislature, local government and more than three decades in the legal profession is now at the center of C. Denise Marcelle's bid for a seat on the East Baton Rouge Parish Justice of the Peace Court. Marcelle finished first among...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 22h

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LSU fans should expect added security checks, heavier traffic for Alabama game with First Lady attending

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU said fans should expect increased traffic around campus and additional security checks at the gates ahead of First lady Melania Trump’s attendance at Saturday’s LSU-Alabama football game. The university also announced new tailgating changes and restrictions for the game. Expect extra travel...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Meet the Baton Rouge head of one of Louisiana’s largest law firms

In 2000, a stock market bubble from online commerce began to burst not long before corporate attorney Ted Jones began his career in San Francisco. Louisiana is starkly different from where he began his career, he said, since most businesses in the Pelican State are small and family-owned and use traditional lines of credit to finance their company. On the other hand, Silicon Valley is the heart of the venture capital industry, where startups look to scale.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Crews in Walker finishes latest stage of debris-removal project along Middle Colyell Creek

WALKER — Crews in Walker have finished the latest stage of a debris-removal project along Middle Colyell Creek, with their sights set on Hood Road. The removal along approximately 6,000 feet of Middle Colyell Creek, Livingston Parish officials said Wednesday, brings the total debris removal for this cooperative project to 38,000 feet.

Walker, LA · 1d

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PUBLIC HEARING: Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, in the Carroll Creek Field, Red River Parish

STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with particular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2026, upon the application of ADAMAS ENERGY LLC.

Red River Parish, LA · 1d

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The latest from DOTD on Hwy 30 roundabout project

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is providing an update on H.010960 which is comprised of constructing three new roundabouts along LA 30 in Ascension Parish. The project involves the construction of three roundabouts strategically located along LA 30 at the intersections of I-10 westbound, I-10 eastbound, and St. Landry Avenue.

Ascension Parish, LA · 1d

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Lawsuit against Vermilion Parish over SpaceX’s $100B spaceport; East Baton Rouge Parish’s $63M federal grant

A lawsuit filed last week says two Vermilion Parish government bodies broke Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law while approving key pieces of SpaceX’s $100 billion spaceport. Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins takes us inside the two meetings at the center of the case and what it could mean if the suit succeeds.

Vermilion Parish, LA · 1d

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Livingston Parish president joins annual Amite River Expedition with other local, state leaders

LIVINGSTON — Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte joined other local and state leaders on the annual Amite River Expedition to discuss flood risk management. The expedition takes officials along the Lower Amite River, allowing them to see where drainage needs to be improved. "During the expedition, I was able...

Livingston Parish, LA · 1d

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Judge denies move to toss DA’s lawsuit against East Baton Rouge Parish, sets trial date

District Attorney Hillar Moore’s funding lawsuit will continue after a judge on Thursday shot down the East Baton Rouge Parish government’s effort to have the suit tossed, quickly setting up a potential trial in December. Baton Rouge Judge Tarvald Smith disagreed with the local government’s argument that Moore...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d

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East Baton Rouge voters make new justice of the peace selections, who now serve parish-wide

Voters in East Baton Rouge have elected a fresh cohort of Justices of the Peace, and, for the first time, their jurisdiction is parish-wide. Of the six elected positions, four were decided Tuesday in the Nov. 3 midterm elections: Mark Miley of District 3 was the only justice of the peace elected outright. The other races — Districts 4, 5 & 6 — are all heading to runoffs.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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See who was elected mayor for the town of Maringouin

MARINGOUIN — Former Maringouin Mayor Demi Vorise has been elected to serve another term after being voted out of office in 2018. Vorise beat Maurice Harris, the current Democratic mayor, with 61% of the vote. Vorise was initially elected mayor in 2015 and served a single term before Harris...

Maringouin, LA · 3d

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City of Port Allen announces planned power outage for Sunday night

PORT ALLEN — The city of Port Allen announced a planned power outage that will extend from Sunday night into Monday morning. The outage, being done so Entergy can perform a circuit upgrade, will take place from 10 p.m. on Sunday to 4 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9. The...

Port Allen, LA · 22h

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Collis Temple Jr. issued $25,000 ethics fine linked to property for Bridge Center for Hope site

Collis Temple Jr., a prominent Baton Rouge business owner, has been fined $25,000 by the Louisiana Board of Ethics related to the leasing of his property to a city-parish organization whose board he served on. The Ethics Board accused Temple of suggesting an office building he owned on Florida Boulevard...

Baton Rouge, LA · 20h

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The ballots are in for Kentwood's mayoral and chief of police races

KENTWOOD — The election for mayor of the Town of Kentwood is heading to a runoff after none of the three candidates captured more than 50% of the vote. Leading the field was incumbent Mayor Irma Thompson Gordon with 325 votes (42%), followed by Michael "Mike" Hall with 228 votes (30%). Both will advance to face each other on the ballot in the runoff election.

Kentwood, LA · 3d

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Parts of Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine to close as crews works to improve road conditions

PLAQUEMINE — Parts of Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine are scheduled to close for milling and paving work in the coming week. According to the traffic alert, the work is meant to improve road conditions and provide a smoother and safer driving surface. All work is weather permitting. From 7...

Plaquemine, LA · 16h