Permit issued for $1.6 million Highland Road Estates home, more under construction
Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from July 13-17. 12201 COURSEY BLVD.: New construction of 48 large storage units within four buildings; this is for building 2, which is 4,992 square feet; applicant, Blake LeBlanc; contractor, LeBlanc & Fresina I
Letters: Some criminals have earned a cruel and painful death
I have read the morning newspaper ever since I was old enough to read — for 71 years — but your recent opinion is enough to make me cancel my subscription and get my news in other places, like so much of the U.S. is already doing. A...
Group of Louisiana pediatric burn victims heading to Mississippi for Baton Rouge General-run camp
BATON ROUGE — A group of 50 pediatric burn survivors from across Louisiana is heading to Baton Rouge General's Camp Catahoula in Mississippi. The camp, staffed by volunteers from Baton Rouge General, provides burn survivors the chance to share their experiences with other survivors who have faced the same trauma.
Recently indicted former Impact Charter School CEO founds new, similarly named school
BAKER — The recently indicted founder of the Impact Charter School, who was removed from her role as CEO over embezzlement allegations, has started a new school in Baker. Chakesha Scott is launching The Impact School this fall, a "K-8 microschool" located at 4815 Lavey Lane. "Dr. Chakesha Scott...
17 Years and a Whole Lot of Brisket: Cou-Yon’s Marks Anniversary in Port Allen
Paul and Michael Mladenka opened Cou-Yon's BBQ in Port Allen in 2009 when nobody thought they'd make it. Seventeen years later, the doubters are eating brisket.
Community rallies to grant Livingston Parish teen’s final wish
WALKER — The community is coming together to help make a 19-year-old Livingston Parish man’s final wish come true. Today, July 20, the public has a chance to help. Brandi and Barry Posey adopted Blake and his two brothers, Brandon and Dylan in 2015, when Blake was 8-years-old. Around that same time, Blake was diagnosed
BRFD: 2 displaced after fire from vacant houses spreads to apartment
Two people were displaced from an apartment after a fire spread from two homes early Monday morning.
Prairieville man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in Ascension Parish crash
PRAIRIEVILLE — A Prairieville man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide in connection with a 2024 crash that killed a passenger in his vehicle. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the area of Devall Road on...
Deadly shooting in Baker under investigation, police confirm
An investigation is underway after one person was shot and killed in Baker on Thursday, July 16.
Men from Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud,...
A man from Gonzales and another from Baton Rouge were found guilty of scheming to defraud insurance companies.
