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Former U-High championship coach Willis Stelly dies

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Willis Stelly, the former U-High head coach who led the Cubs to the 1988 state football championship and earned numerous Coach of the Year honors, has died. LSU Laboratory School confirmed Stelly’s death, saying that his “legacy lives on through the many students he taught,...

Denham Springs, LA · 1d

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Subcontractors sue LA contractors board member and son alleging unpaid construction work

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A member of the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and his son are facing two lawsuits from subcontractors who say they are owed money for construction work. One subcontractor claims he is owed nearly $350,000. Harvey Honore Jr., a gubernatorial appointee, sits on the...

Louisiana · 3d

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Workers say Baton Rouge cleaning company owes them wages

BATON ROUGE — Several workers hired by a Baton Rouge cleaning company say they're still waiting to be paid, as their calls and emails to the business go unanswered and frustration mounts across state lines. Stefanie Wilbanks, who has been cleaning homes and businesses for several years, took a...

Baton Rouge, LA · 20h

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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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Track & Field Signs Former African U20 Champion Kago Seshoka

BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU men’s track and field program signed sprinter Kago Seshoka, Head Coach Dennis Shaver announced on Wednesday. Seshoka will arrive to LSU in January after spending one season at Odessa College at the juco level. In 2026, Seshoka was a NJCAA Champion indoors...

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LSU gymnastics 2027 recruiting class headlined by Olympic champ Hezly Rivera

Olympic champion Hezly Rivera is among the 10 athletes who signed to the LSU gymnastics' 2027 recruiting class.

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DITR: QB Brice Preston, Southern Lab(Baton Rouge)

Brice Preston is a 2027 Quarterback from Southern Lab who is one of the best quarterbacks in the state of Louisiana, standing 6’3 180 pounds with a 3.8 GPA. Brice has had an amazing season putting the entire state on notice and who has recently help lead Southern Lab to a district title.

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LSU News: Some important returns for the Tigers

Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news!. LSU’s injury luck this season has been bad, but they have also had some miraculous returns that many didn’t expect. TE Trey’Dez Green returned quickly after suffering a scary knee injury, LB Whit Weeks fractured his leg and may be available for the Texas game, and RT Weston Davis may be available after being seen with a cast on last game.

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BREC proposes $28M investment into historic Brooks Park: ‘A legacy of our community’

BREC has multimillion-dollar plans for a new recreation and aquatic center at historic Brooks Park, which Old South Baton Rouge residents say the area has needed for a long time. The parks and recreation agency has requested $22.4 million in state funding for Brooks Park to advance a proposed $28...

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Kim Mulkey Can Tap New Possibilities With Noa Morro’s Lethal Range

LSU coach Kim Mulkey’s women’s basketball got some international reinforcements in its 100-43 win over McNeese State on Tuesday night. Senior forward transfer Noa Morro of Mallorco, Spain, made her LSU debut after starting the season on the bench as she rehabbed from shin surgery. “I was really...

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Delta Utilities hosting utility resource fair. See when, where

A utility resource fair is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12 at the East Baton Rouge Public Library's Scotlandville Branch.

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Fox News

LSU Fans Are FED UP With Lane Kiffin’s Antics + Save New York: Craig Carton’s Desperate GM Campaign for Curt Cignetti & Playoff Committee Paranoia

The honeymoon is officially over in Baton Rouge. Dan Dakich unloads on Lane Kiffin following Alabama’s humiliating 31-13 beatdown of LSU in Death Valley. With the Tigers dropping to 6-3, the national media is sounding the alarm on Kiffin’s Year 1 tenure–from Paul Finebaum claiming LSU “got punked” to Tiger legend Leonard Fournette blasting Kiffin’s […]

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Community: New Schools for Baton Rouge honors John Spain; Iberville pageant winners recognized

New Schools for Baton Rouge recently honored co-founder and longtime board member John Spain with the title of board member emeritus in recognition of his years of service, leadership and dedication to improving educational opportunities for Baton Rouge children. Surrounded by fellow board members and colleagues, Spain was presented with...

Baton Rouge, LA · 10h

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7 Cafeteria Chains Families Loved That Are Hard to Find Today

For many American families in the mid-twentieth century, Sunday after church meant one thing: lunch...

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Baton Rouge pickleball coach takes training device to QVC

BATON ROUGE — A local pickleball coach is stepping into the national spotlight this week to showcase an invention designed to sharpen skills right at home. Tim Spinosa, a Baton Rouge-based pickleball instructor, is scheduled to appear on national shopping network QVC on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 a.m. to debut his invention, the X-treme Pickleball Trainer.

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Following announcement of proposed budget cuts, Metro Council postpones meeting

BATON ROUGE - The Metro Council has postponed Thursday's hearing on the 2027 city-parish budget, which non-profit organizations set to lose funding are hoping to contest. The council sent a notice Thursday morning, saying the hearing was delayed to give everyone time to prepare and present after being out of the office Wednesday for Veterans Day.

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Kids can learn how to build robots with BR STEM: Sessions planned for November

BR STEM holds numerous sessions year-round to help Baton Rouge kids engage in various fields, focusing on different topics each month.

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We Are Lafayette

Free Bikes For 600 Louisiana Kids: Gordon McKernan's 14th Annual Giveaway

The registration for a chance at one of McKernan's bicycles is now open.

Lafayette, LA · 2d

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Southern's John B. Cade Library to feature historic WWII women's battalion exhibit

BATON ROUGE — Southern University's John B. Cade Library will showcase an exhibit featuring a historic women's battalion that served in World War II. The exhibit centers on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight. They were the only all-female, predominantly Black Women's Army Corps battalion deployed overseas in World War II. They were sent to England in 1945 to handle a massive backlog of service members' undelivered mail.