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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 · 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 · 2d

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Baton Rouge Justice of the Peace Race Heads to Dec. 12 Runoff

A crowded field of five Republicans running for a little-watched but consequential court seat in East Baton Rouge Parish has been narrowed to two. Toni Higginbotham, a retired appellate judge, and Jen Racca, a Metro Council member and attorney, are headed to a Dec. 12 runoff for the District 6 justice of the peace seat after Tuesday's primary.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 2d

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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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Two advance in Iberville Parish to replace retired Judge Alvin Batiste Jr.

PLAQUEMINE — Voters in Iberville Parish have advanced two candidates to a runoff to replace retired Judge Alvin Batiste Jr. Complete but unofficial returns showed Victor Woods Jr. with 36 percent of the vote and Lori White with 33 percent. They'll meet in a runoff Dec. 12. Alycia Grace-O'Bear...

Iberville Parish, LA · 3d

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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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Support staff in Baton Rouge school poised to receive $1,000 checks before Christmas

Support workers in Baton Rouge public schools are in line to receive $1,000 one-time checks just in time for Christmas. The move is meant to ensure compliance with an executive order from Gov. Jeff Landry mandating stipends this year for school employees across the state. Teachers, however, are not expected...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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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 · 14h

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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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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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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 · 13h

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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 · 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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Two Livingston Parish school board members reelected. See who.

Livingston Parish School Board President Cecil Harris beat businessman Chris Taylor in an election of change versus consistency, while incumbent Jeff Frizell beat Philana Webb for the School Board District 3 seat. Harris and Frizell were each reelected by strong margins, according to complete but unofficial election returns. The two...

Livingston Parish, LA · 3d

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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 · 23h

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Jefferson Highway to have intermittent lane closures as crews finish construction

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advised that Jefferson Highway will have intermittent eastbound and westbound lane closures from Drusilla Lane to Airline Highway beginning on Nov. 15. The closures come as crews work to install an asphalt wearing course on the remaining westbound lane...

Baton Rouge, LA · 18h

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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 · 17h

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Voters in Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa pick judge to replace 30-year veteran

AMITE — Lindon Bennett Magee of Loranger has been elected to the 21st Judicial District bench. Magee was leading Jasper Brock by a nearly 3-1 margin with only a handful of precincts yet to report results in Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes. Unofficial results showed her leading in all three parishes.

Tangipahoa, LA · 3d

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Free This Month at the EBR Library: Gospel and Jazz on the Plaza, Re-Wilding Fest and a Daylong Game On!

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library's November newsletter is packed, and most of the best stuff costs nothing. Here are the free programs worth putting on the family calendar, most of them at the Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Saturday, Nov. 7. The busiest day of the month....

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d