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Whit Weeks already had a connection in his home state with the University of Georgia since his father, David Weeks, had played with the Bulldogs. Yet, Whit decided that he wanted to play for LSU. If you love Louisiana, it will love you back. Coming out of high school, Whit...

Members of the United Cajun Navy joined volunteers and family in a search for Christina Munn-Holliday, a Texas woman who has been missing since September 30.

BATON ROUGE — A Lafayette man was arrested for allegedly pistol-whipping an LSU student in the Business Education Complex after he followed the victim from his apartment in early October, according to a warrant. Corey Willis Jr., 24, was arrested by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department on Wednesday....

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - FMOL Health said it is the first in Louisiana to administer Papzimeos, a newly available, FDA-approved immunotherapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, or RRP. The disease is caused by certain strains of HPV. More than 42 million Americans have a form of HPV, according to the...

If Woodlawn quarterback Ricky Mitchell hadn’t already had Central’s attention, the junior managed to do so with a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes for a five-point lead. Central responded accordingly, though, with a stretch of six unanswered touchdowns over a 15-minute stretch, with quarterback Max Gassiott accounting for...

With District 4-5A play completed and an eighth straight championship in hand, the Catholic High Bears stepped away from district play Friday night and kept their late-season momentum going in a big way. The Bears rolled up 400 yards of offense and returned a kickoff for a score in a...

(The Center Square) – Louisiana officials received accounts of collapsing tombs at Sweet Olive Cemetery more than a decade before a veteran’s exposed casket brought renewed scrutiny to the Baton Rouge burial ground. Correspondence from 2014 through 2017 obtained by The Center Square from the Louisiana Cemetery Board traces complaints about deteriorating graves, questions about burial fees, and a state regulator’s conclusion that it could not compel maintenance. As previously reported by The Cent

“Start drinking earlier” —That was Lane Kiffin’s advice for how LSU fans can deal with the earlier-than-usual 2:30 kickoff. When that’s the home team coach’s advice, you know it should be an entertaining trip. Welcome back to our gameday town spotlight series, Tailgate Takeover. This week, Alabama heads to Death Valley for what is, as […] The post Tailgate Takeover Baton Rouge: where to eat, drink and tailgate before Alabama’s 2:30 p.m. kickoff at No. 14 LSU appeared first on Yellowhammer News

BATON ROUGE - A couple's night out with their granddaughter and friends took an unexpected turn last Friday night when their car was booted, despite having proof they'd paid for parking. Denise and Shane Laiche said they used a downtown parking lot on River Road at Convention Street while attending...

The LSU Tigers return home this weekend, and after some ugly incidents near Tiger Stadium on previous game days, the university has some new rules.