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Here are the six individuals and one company who are Friends of LPB Louisiana Legends for 2027

For the first time, a company and its two founders are among the 2027 Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting Legends honorees. Houston Energy Limited Partnership and LSU alums Billy Harrison and Ron Neal are being recognized for the impact of their leadership in Louisiana and beyond while inspiring future generations of leaders and innovators.

Louisiana · 7d

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East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 9d

New indictment filed against LaMont Cole in Attorney General bribery investigation

A new indictment was filed against former Metro Councilman LaMont Cole earlier this month, reducing the total number of charges against him in the Louisiana Attorney General’s investigation into alleged bribery. Cole, now superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, is accused of planning to funnel city-parish...

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Louisiana Halloween: New Orleans-Baton Rouge Safety Tips Oct. 31

From New Orleans to Baton Rouge, these 10 precautions can help families enjoy a safer Halloween night.

Louisiana · 9d

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Louisiana voters urged to prepare for long ballots, lines on Election Day

Louisiana election officials are urging voters to prepare for potentially long lines and complex ballots during the upcoming November 3 election.

Louisiana · 8d

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Baton Rouge's Lost Nightclubs Reunite for Prom Macabre at Cary Saurage Center

Cary Saurage Community Arts Center — Venue For Prom Macabre. Baton Rouge's long-shuttered nightclub scene gets a one-night resurrection this Friday, when Prom Macabre brings DJ Prep back behind the decks at the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center for a dark retro celebration built for people who remember when dance floors in this city never seemed to close. The 21-and-older event starts at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 at 233 St. Ferdinand St., with a costume contest, a crowned prom king and queen, and a soundtrack pulled straight from the city's vanished club era.

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Metro Council introduces ordinances that could allow private land to be seized for MOVEBR projects

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council introduced multiple ordinances that could allow private land to be seized for MOVEBR projects in the parish. It's tied to road improvement projects along Mickens Road and Port Hudson Pride Road. These projects are looking to take the next step in...

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Baton Rouge School Board Rematch Pits Stay-the-Course Steward Against Reformer Jackson

University View Academy — Reported Jackson Civics Teaching Location. Four years after falling short against Shashonnie Steward, veteran educator Tebbe Jackson is back on the ballot for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board's District 4 seat — but this time there's no runoff to catch a late surge. Steward, the board's current president, is running on what she calls a stay-the-course platform built around rising test scores, a new employee pay raise and a $42 million bond for high school improvements. Jackson, a civics teacher at University View Academy, says Steward's agenda looks less like her own vision and more like an extension of outgoing superintendent Lamont Cole's.

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Lamont Cole’s lawyers file new motions to toss out new indictment that reduced charges against him

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Attorneys representing Lamont Cole filed two new court motions pushing to have the new updated indictment against him tossed out. Cole was first indicted in August in connection with his time as a Metro Council member. He is accused of receiving kickbacks from a businessman. Two weeks ago, prosecutors amended the original indictment to reduce the five charges against Cole to three charges.

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Louisiana Queer Arts Festival Debuts Nov. 28 at Baton Rouge's Main Library on Goodwood

The Saturday after Thanksgiving is usually about shopping small. This year, Baton Rouge gets a new way to do it, with a day built around Southern LGBTQIA+ artists. Leur Maison will host its first Louisiana Queer Arts Festival on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. The organizers plan for it to become an annual event.

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Halloween in downtown Baton Rouge: Pub crawl, parade, costume ball

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Halloween celebrations are taking over downtown Baton Rouge this weekend as the nonprofit 10/31 Consortium hosts its annual Fifolet Festival. Festival King Dean Andrus encouraged the community to come out and enjoy the festivities. Here's what to know about this year's activities. Pub Crawl.

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2 Your Town New Roads: New Roads Harvest Festival is one of Main Street's biggest events

NEW ROADS — Main Street in New Roads is getting new life, and it's attracting more families to the heart of downtown. This historic stretch is giving people more reasons to stop, stay and explore. "I wake up every day, can't wait to get here, and it's all about...

New Roads, LA · 10d

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Officials celebrate ribbon cutting of Buddy Dufreche Stadium & Field at Athletic Park in Ponchatoula

History was celebrated and the future unveiled during the dedication of revamped Buddy Dufreche Stadium & Field at Athletic Park in Ponchatoula on Wednesday night. Hundreds of baseball fans and community members filed into the iconic structure where some of the game’s greatest players once played to remember Buddy Dufreche, a former Ponchatoula mayor and baseball icon who did so much for the community.

Ponchatoula, LA · 9d

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‘Second line to the polls’: Meagan Good joins Southern University students in push to get young people to vote

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - More than 100 Southern University students took to the streets of downtown Baton Rouge for a second line with a purpose: encouraging young people to make their voices heard at the ballot box. The march, led by Southern’s Human Jukebox, made its way to City...

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Zachary voters to choose city council members in Nov. 3 election

Voters in the City of Zachary will decide on council races in the Nov. 3 election.

Zachary, LA · 9d

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East Feliciana Parish, LA · 10d

Race for The Feliciana’s new district attorney

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (WAFB) - This race is a classic matchup between a trial attorney and a prosecutor, hoping to shape the future of crime fighting in East and West Feliciana parishes. Ken Fabre, an assistant district attorney in the Felicianas until he retired in 2023, and Cy D’Aquilla, a...

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Livingston Parish, LA · 9d

French Settlement’s Creole Festival preserves history of small Louisiana village

Perhaps not considered large by some standards, what the French Settlement Creole Festival lacks in size makes up in community intimacy. Nestled in southern Livingston Parish, with the Amite River the caboose of the small village at its southern tip, the festival is where families reunite, neighbors greet neighbors and family genealogy can be tracked.

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Northbound lanes of Siegen Lane, south of Perkins Road, closed for emergency sewer repairs

BATON ROUGE — The northbound lanes of Siegen Lane, south of Perkins Road, are closed Wednesday due to emergency sewer repair. Officials with the Department of Transportation and Drainage said that the lane is closed beginning Wednesday, with the re-opening to be determined. The closure was announced shortly before...

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Local Student Takes on Online Predators Through New Safety Game

Eighth grader shares lessons learned from Louisiana’s PlaySafe initiative the daily news A new interactive game launched by the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention is helping young people […]

Louisiana · 9d

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Early Voting Shows Democratic Edge, but GOP Turnout Could Help Letlow

Early for the November 3rd election is over, with nearly 521,000 voters casting ballots statewide. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans among early voters by nearly 16,000. That could be a concern for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Julia Letlow. But LSU political science professor...