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St. Gabriel opens new council chambers complex for city operations and council meetings

ST. GABRIEL — St. Gabriel opened its new council chambers complex as construction started on the Sunshine Event Center. The city marked a grand opening for the new St. Gabriel Council Chambers Complex and a groundbreaking for the event center. The event center will serve as a modern venue for community meetings, conferences and special events.

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Brian Kelly Sends Blunt Warning to Texas Ahead of LSU Clash

Kelly offered a warning to Texas and a prediction of who might come out on top in the match.

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DA Ricky Babin takes the stand in Murphy Painter defamation trial

Ascension Parish, LA · 1h

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Thanksgiving events and giveaways happening around the Capital Area

BATON ROUGE — With Thanksgiving just around the corner on Thursday, Nov. 26, many organizations and local governments are finding ways to make the holiday more special. Here are some events and giveaways happening in and around the Capital Area in celebration of the giving season:. Wednesday, Oct. 21...

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Coach O survives sepsis after innovative diagnostic test

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Coach Ed Orgeron is back on the sidelines as LSU Football’s special assistant for recruiting and defense, but he started the football season off fighting for his life. According to FMOL Health, Orgeron was rushed to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center...

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Dale Brown’s Daughter Remembers Her Dad As The “Happiest, Most Optimistic Person” She Knew

Robyn Brown was 9 years old when her father Dale Brown left an assistant coaching job at Washington State to be LSU’s head basketball coach before the 1972-73 season. He and his wife, the former Vonnie Ness of Columbus, North Dakota, and Robyn moved to the Westminster/Pine Park subdivision in Baton Rouge. Robyn graduated from LSU, where she met her husband Chris Prudhomme. They have three children – Christopher, Peyton and Cameron.

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Donaldsonville mayor halts new rules allowing golf carts on municipal streets. See why.

An ordinance intended to legalize golf cart use on city streets in Donaldsonville will have to wait after the mayor vetoed it, saying the city needs to ensure certain necessary steps are in place before moving forward. The City Council approved the ordinance at its final meeting in October, establishing...

Donaldsonville, LA · 2d

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2 Your Town Plaquemine: Dorseyville's St. John the Baptiste Church's rich history dates back 150 years

DORSEYVILLE - About 13 miles south of Plaquemine sits St. John the Baptiste Church in the community of Dorseyville. The church is a historical landmark because of its rich Black history. It's named after the late Rev. Bazil Dorsey. He founded and pastored St. John the Baptiste Church in Dorseyville. But he was much more than just a leader of the church. He was the leader of the community.

Plaquemine, LA · 2d

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BASF inaugurates $1 billion facility at its Geismar site

BASF announced it inaugurated the new $1 billion methylene diphenyl diisocyanate production facility at the Verbund site in Geismar. According to a news release, the ceremony marked the on-time completion of the company's largest wholly owned investment project to date in North America. Per BASF, the Ascension Parish expansion will...

Geismar, LA · 2d

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Tiger Basketball Ranked No. 1 In National Recruiting Rankings After Signing Day

BATON ROUGE – Three different recruiting rankings put the LSU Tigers men’s basketball team at No. 1 as of Thursday AM after signing three five-star players for the 2027-28 season. 247sports, Rivals and ESPN.com all have the Tigers at this moment as the No. 1 team in the...

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Dine in at these Baton Rouge restaurants open for Thanksgiving Day

See which Baton Rouge restaurants will be open and serving holiday meals on Thanksgiving Day.

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Dale Weiner, legendary coach and Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer, dies at 74

Dale Weiner, a Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer and one of the state's winningest coaches, has died.

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New multimillion-dollar proposal to illuminate Baton Rouge skyline

A Baton Rouge man with a passion for and knowledge of bridges and roads has presented a plan to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to change the skyline of Louisiana's capital city.

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Ascension Parish, LA · 2d

Council member leads opposition to Walmart rezone by Dutchtown HS

On October 26, Ascension Parish Council rejected an application to rezone 22.35 “adjacent (south) of Dutchtown High School” which would have cleared the way for a Walmart. The parcel, located on Hwy 73, approximately 1050′ north of Hwy 74, is currently zoned Medium Intensity Residential with a request for Mixed Use. The Council ignored a recommendation by the Zoning Commission which had voted (5-2) to recommend approval of the request (the commission had ignored a STAFF recommendation to deny).

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News in 60 - late LSU basketball coach's funeral, LA Rep. dies, & DWI arrest

Late LSU basketball Coach Dale Brown's funeral, Louisiana State Representative Mike Bayham dies, & Shreveport DWI arrest on News in 60 Seconds.

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Former candidate for Ascension president testifies about tape he claims was used to defame him

A former candidate for Ascension Parish president whose secretly recorded conversation is at the center of a six-year legal battle took the stand Tuesday to testify about his allegations of defamation against a local insurance agent. Murphy Painter Sr.'s lawsuit centers on a February 2019 conversation he had with local...

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Baton Rouge residents voice concerns over updated I-10 widening plans

Baton Rouge residents got a closer look at updated plans for the I-10 widening project Tuesday evening, raising questions about how construction could affect their neighborhoods, daily commutes and local businesses.

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LSU softball signs highest rated recruiting class in program history

BATON ROGUE - With the addition of six high school signees, LSU softball successfully brought in the No. 1 signing class in the nation for 2027, according to Softball America and Rivals. It is the second straight signing class signed by head coach Beth Torina to be ranked in the...

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