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Here comes the colder weather

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Jacket and gumbo weather is upon us with highs only in the 60s this weekend and colder lows. Temperatures will be coldest Friday night into Saturday early AM with lows near 40 in the city, and 30s possible to the north of the I-10 / I-12 corridors. No freezes are expected in the northern viewing area. Grab the jacket if you have plans tonight or this weekend.

Baton Rouge, LA · 14h

BRProud

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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.

Baton Rouge, LA · 22h

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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.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

BRProud

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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.

Louisiana · 1d

Sporting News

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SEC standings predictions: Projecting Texas vs. LSU and the four teams that will make CFP

Alabama and Georgia are locks, and there could be a long list of three-loss teams.

Baton Rouge, LA · 15h

LSUSports.net

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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...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Officials suspect inmates using Baton Rouge courthouse to smuggle contraband between parishes

Baton Rouge inmates housed in a north Louisiana parish prison have been cut off from the rest of the jail population as officials combat the smuggling of contraband like marijuana and tobacco, which they believe prisoners are trading with one another at the Baton Rouge district courthouse. East Baton Rouge...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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National Signing Day 2026

Today, all across Central Louisiana, athletes are signing on the dotted line to continue their careers at the collegiate level.

Central, LA · 21h

theadvocate.com

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Housing authority CEO on leave after alleged 'misappropriation' of funds by board member

An alleged “misappropriation of funds,” possibly involving an agency-issued credit card, has sparked an outside audit of a public housing agency in Baton Rouge and resulted in its top two executives being suspended with pay. The East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority voted at an Oct. 30 special...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Scott Rabalais: ‘He’s inside all of us.’ Memories of Dale Brown fill the PMAC one final time.

From its opening day, LSU’s Pete Maravich Assembly Center was nicknamed “The House that Pete Built.”. Fitting enough. “Pistol Pete” was and still is the greatest scorer in men’s college basketball history. But the men’s basketball program that makes the PMAC its home was built...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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No. 6 Texas vs. No. 21 LSU Preview & Predictions | HQ CFB

Shehan Jeyarajah and Emory Hunt join Amanda Guerra to make their Week 11 picks for Texas at LSU.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Livingston Parish Planning and Zoning Commission approves final site plan for 400-person event center

MAUREPAS — The Livingston Parish Planning and Zoning Commission approved the final site plan for an event center that will serve as the centerpiece of a mixed-use development along the Diversion Canal in Maurepas. The commission approved the plans for the proposed Destination Diversion Joe Moore Event Center at...

Maurepas, LA · 12h

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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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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...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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LSU faces first major measuring-stick test against Gonzaga

LSU has enjoyed a promising start to the 2026-27 men’s basketball season, but the competition is about to get considerably tougher. The Tigers will get their first legitimate opportunity to measure themselves against an established national power when they take on Gonzaga, a program that has become one of college basketball’s most consistent winners under Mark Few.

Baton Rouge, LA · 6h

Fox News

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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 […]

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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LSU, developer win award for decade-long residential expansion

BATON ROUGE — LSU and developer RISE won the Best Campus Project at the P3 Higher Education Summit last week. The partnership was awarded at the summit held in San Francisco on Nov. 4 and 5. The award recognizes excellence in the development and delivery of residential facilities through a public-private partnership.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Parole Project adds more housing to help people rebuild their lives

The Louisiana Parole Project is expanding its housing program in Baton Rouge to provide stable accommodations for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking to rebuild their lives.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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‘I’m not letting this go’: Mother of 2018 hit-and-run victim wants answers

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Eight years after her son was killed in a hit-and-run on Florida Boulevard, Kenya Jones said she is still waiting for the driver to come forward. Devon Jones was 17 when he died in the 2018 crash. Baton Rouge police are still looking for the driver.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Jeff Landry enters bet with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of LSU-Texas game

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has entered a bet with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of the LSU-Texas game on Saturday. "I bet you a sack of crawfish against a rack of ribeyes that my Tigers are gonna beat your Longhorns," Landry said in a video posted Friday in front of the Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum on LSU's campus.

Baton Rouge, LA · 8h