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McKowen Baptist Church back to school bash offers free health resources and haircuts

BATON ROUGE — Families gathered at McKowen Baptist Church for a Back to School Bash that offered free services and community resources ahead of the new school year. The event featured a live DJ, a kids zone and a food truck. Free community health resources and screenings were also available on site.
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Baton Rouge District 6 back-to-school giveaway hands out free backpacks and supplies

BATON ROUGE — Students in Baton Rouge got a head start on the new school year at Metro Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr.'s annual back-to-school giveaway. The event was held at the District 6 Council Office and provided free backpacks and school supplies to students while supplies lasted. Community sponsors...
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A Family-Run Louisiana Restaurant Has Been Perfecting Its Crawfish Étouffée for Over Four Decades

Warm drift of seasoned seafood and simmering spices, the kind of smell that makes you forget whatever you were in a hurry to do. That is what hit me at this Louisiana spot the moment I pulled into the parking lot. It has been feeding locals and curious travelers for...
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16-year-old killed, 1 injured in Baton Rouge double shooting Friday

BATON ROUGE — A 16-year-old is dead, and one person is injured, after a shooting on Oswego Street Friday night, according to police. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers responded to the area at around 8:00 p.m. and found a male lying near a vehicle with gunshot wounds.
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Man accused of sending inappropriate text messages to underage female, arrest report says

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A man has been arrested after he allegedly sent inappropriate text messages to an underage female, authorities said. The suspect, Kadyn Trayah, 20, is charged with computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with juveniles. According to an arrest report, the allege
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Former Texas A&M star arrested after son shoots self with unsecured gun

Moss told police he had kept a loaded gun under his pillow, which his 2-year-old son was able to access.
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BRPD: Man injured in shooting outside convenience store in Baton Rouge

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that left one man hurt on Saturday.
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BREC commission approves sale or transfer of 2 obsolete parks in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE — The BREC Commission has approved either selling two parks considered obsolete or entering into agreements with other groups looking to take them over. If the parks are sold, Blueberry Street Park must be listed at its appraised value of $125,000. The other park must be listed at $30,000.
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Letters: For Louisiana’s drowning coast, dredged sediment would be a lifeline

Re: “Army Corps holds first-of-its-kind ‘summit’ in Louisiana”. The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana applauds the Army Corps of Engineers and the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for its stakeholder meeting in Baton Rouge, putting into action its plan to “build infrastructure, not paperwork.”. A
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Gwendolyn Miller, one of the first Black nurses at Baton Rouge General, has passed...

BATON ROUGE - Gwendolyn Miller, one of the first Black nurses to work at Baton Rouge General, passed away last week at 90 years old. Miller was part of a group of trailblazing nurses who worked on 4-South, the only floor at the time designated for Black patients and staff.

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