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The Miss LSU 2026 pageant will give contestants the opportunity to compete for the crown this weekend.

The City of St. George and Mayor Dustin Yates have announced a $500,000 investment to rehabilitate and strengthen Elliot Road, a vital transportation corridor that serves approximately 5,000 vehicles daily.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Four boys from the Full Throttle Track Club set a national record for the fastest 4x200 relay in the 9/10 age group. Dylan Metz, Landon Bridges, River Jordan, and Riden Jordan ran the race in 1 minute, 54 seconds at the AAU Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach this month. It beat the...

Southern lands a TV deal with WBRZ that mirrors LSU’s already existing partnership with the station. The post HBCU Lands TV Deal Matching LSU’s Media Model appeared first on HBCU Gameday .

When young 13-year-old ballerina Merci Higdon walked through the doors of Toptoe Dancewear in Baton Rouge, she was greeted by classical music, chandeliers and a professional ballet performance on TV. Higdon, who played Clara in "The Nutcracker — A Tale From The Bayou," was there for a shoe fitting.

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Texas (KPLC) - A man wanted for murder out of the Baton Rouge area has been arrested in Southeast Texas. Tyren Scott, 30, of Baton Rouge, was wanted for murder by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, according to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office. Around...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Louisiana family is grieving an unimaginable loss after two brothers were killed in separate shootings at the same home just months apart. De’Vonte Coleman, 17, and Charleston Wright, 16, both died in shootings that police said were accidental. Coleman was shot and...

FMOL Health, headquartered in Baton Rouge, has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work for 2026. The recognition is based entirely on anonymous feedback from team members across the health system’s 20,000‑person workforce.

Roller derby has transformed from banked track skating marathons with theatrics in the 1930s to a full-contact sport with over 1,000 leagues worldwide.

Bring your papers and e-waste recycling items to a "Shred Fest" in April.