Exhibit celebrating country music coming to Denham Springs’ Old City Hall
DENHAM SPRINGS — An exhibit highlighting country megastars is opening at Denham Springs' Old City Hall this weekend. The Old South Jamboree exhibit displays memorabilia from days gone by. Musician Carlton Jones visited with WBRZ's John Pastorek ahead of Saturday's grand opening of the exhibit, which will be held...
Vandalism forces closure of bathroom at BREC’s Perkins Road Community Park
A police report was filed and repairs are in the works after damage was done inside a bathroom at Perkins Road Community Park.
BRPD seizes over $2M worth of cocaine during traffic stop
The Baton Rouge Police Department seized a large amount of cocaine during a traffic stop.
These are our favorite cheeseburgers across Baton Rouge
Celebrating National Cheeseburger Day just got a little easier as we share our list of some of the best places to grab a burger this Friday or any day. We asked some members of The Advocate staff to share where they like to order a cheeseburger. Here’s what they said, including some tips and hacks to elevate the alread
Southern University unveils 2026 Homecoming Week schedule
Southern University has announced its schedule of events for the 2026 Homecoming Week, which is scheduled to take place from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3.
LDWF agents make separate alligator harvesting cases in South Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited three subjects for alleged alligator harvesting violations in two separate cases. On Sept. 3 in St. Martin Parish, agents cited Blair Weber, 47, of Brusly, and Clifford Legrange, 77, of Plaquemine, for cutting a live alligator from a line prior to
Man, teen arrested in alleged ‘gang-related’ deadly shooting in Denham Springs
A man and a juvenile were arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Livingston Parish.
Accused drug dealer in Baton Rouge arrested while out on bond
A man with eight felony convictions was arrested again after a multi-week investigation into an accused Baton Rouge area fentanyl trafficker.
Outage forces credit union to close
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Iberville Federal Credit Union in Plaquemine was forced to close its doors Friday due to a nationwide computer system outage affecting hundreds of financial institutions. On Friday afternoon, several upset customers gathered outside the locked credit union hoping to get answers. Those customer
LSU vs. Everybody – Fan Map Reveals Louisiana Stands Alone This Weekend
A fan map for Saturday’s game between No. 7 LSU (2-0) and No. 8 Ole Miss (2-0) confirmed what many Tiger fans already knew: It is LSU versus everybody going into kickoff (6:30 p.m., ABC) in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. “It’s a landslide,” Josh Barton with Bet Online...
