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‘I don’t want to leave’: NAMI peers fear they’ll have to vacate Safe Haven Campus

A devastating new reality may be quickly approaching for those in St. Tammany Parish who receive free mental health services from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, also known as NAMI. As negotiations are underway between the organization and parish leaders to keep services on the Safe Haven Campus in...

St Tammany Parish, LA · 2d
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Baton Rouge Weighs Cost of Going It Alone as City-Parish Separation Debate Advances

BATON ROUGE, La. — Baton Rouge is moving closer to a formal examination of whether it can afford to govern itself independently of East Baton Rouge Parish, raising questions about who controls local tax dollars, how public services would be funded, and whether the city’s current government structure adequately represents its residents.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d
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Covington Inventor Wins International Aerospace Award

NEW ORLEANS — A Covington inventor has earned top honors in a competitive international engineering design contest for his proposed helicopter landing zone safety system and is seeking $75,000 in funding to develop and test the technology. Tom Cain, founder of Cain Global Innovations LLC and a volunteer with the Folsom Fire Department, won the Aerospace and Defense category of the Create the Future Design Contest in New York on Nov. 6.

Covington, LA · 3d
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West St. John parts ways with Derron Thomas

West St. John has parted ways with head football coach Derron Thomas. The Rams, 2-8 on the season, will play in the opening round of the Division IV Non-Select playoffs Friday night as the 27th-seed at No. 6 seed Jeanerette with an interim head coach. Thomas spent four years at...

Edgard, LA · 3d
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Leaders outline next steps in exploring East Baton Rouge Parish government split

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish leaders are taking the next steps to explore what it would take to separate the parish and the city of Baton Rouge into two governments. The possibility of deconsolidating city-parish government was discussed during Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting, where council...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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Incoming cold air for Friday into the weekend in your Thursday Louisiana, Mississippi forecast

Enjoy the sunshine this Thursday afternoon. Highs will reach 76 to 79 degrees across southeast Louisiana. A cold front will bring in drier air, and by Friday morning, you’ll want a jacket at the bus stop. Tonight, temperatures will drop to 43 to 45 degrees on the Northshore. The...

Louisiana · 1d

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Five Revolutionary War Patriots honored at Edgard cemetery ceremony

Five Revolutionary War patriots were remembered during a grave marking ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7, at the historic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery in Edgard. The General Philemon Thomas […]

Edgard, LA · 3d

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Tanger Outlets Gonzales announces extended Black Friday hours

Tanger Outlets Gonzales is giving shoppers extra time to browse through deals and savings on Black Friday.

Gonzales, LA · 2d

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Two candidates headed to runoff for EBR School Board District 3

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish voters will choose between two candidates in the District 3 school board runoff in one month. Four candidates originally ran for the seat. On election day, incumbent Carla Powell got more than 4,700 votes, and Thomasina Joseph got about 2,800 votes, sending them into a runoff.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 16h

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Gonzales’ Freeland Jackson CARE Center grand opening

We are so excited to celebrate the grand opening of the Freeland Jackson Center. A heartfelt thank you to each and every speaker, community member, friend, and supporter who joined us to celebrate this special milestone. Your presence and support made the grand opening even more meaningful. The Freeland Jackson...

Gonzales, LA · 1d

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EBR Schools Mental Health Services Director Contributes to National School Social Work Guide

Dr. Bridgette Webster, director of Mental Health Services for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, is honored to be one of the contributors to a new national publication designed to strengthen school social work practices and improve support services for students. “Implementation Guide: The National School Social Work Practice...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d