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BATON ROUGE — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge kicked off its 2026 Community Build on Saturday. Construction began at 8 a.m. on April 11. Work will take place Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. over the next eight to 10 weeks. The future homeowner...

BATON ROUGE - Southern softball improves their SWAC record to 13-5 after sweeping Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Lady Jaguar Field. The Jags took game three 10-2 to secure the sweep. Southern got out in front early in the series finale. Two home runs and a few RBI singles put the Jags up 8-0 after the first inning.

St. Vincent de Paul community pharmacy marks over 30 years of providing services in Baton Rouge. Here’s the story: bit.ly/3PTjEAy #wakeupbatonrouge.

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge residents gathered downtown on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Earth Day in the Red Stick. Attendees will get to take part in activities, workshops and learn fun ways to make a difference. The family-friendly event started at 10 a.m. and wraps up at 4 p.m. Earth...

Some meals are dinner. These are full-on family events with extra plates, long conversations, and at least one person insisting they are too full before going back for more. That is the magic of a great seafood buffet, and Louisiana knows how to do them better than most. These are...

Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of April 2-9: Roberto Escobar, 42, 10732 S Mall Dr, Baton Rouge was charged w/ Theft of Motor Vehicle, Issuing Worthless Checks, Monetary Instrument Abuse, Identity Theft, and arrested pursuant to a bench warrant;. Calvin LeBlanc, 44, 201 Harry Ott...

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s recent motion to force the recusal of three Black judges in Baton Rouge — Chief Judge Donald R. Johnson, Judge Ronald R. Johnson and Judge Gail Horne Ray — is a direct assault on the voters who put them on the bench. By...

Looking for something useful or fun without spending a dime? Here are a few free items currently available around Baton Rouge — from furniture to festive decor and even a puzzle for the kids.

James Edmunds, born in New Iberia, has been an English teacher, photographer, writer, editor, photo editor, radio announcer and more. He has written for Newsweek, Louisiana Life, The Dallas Times-Herald, Figaro, Gris-Gris and others. In 1980, he and a partner founded The Times of Acadiana, where Edmunds served as the editor for the first five years and associate publisher for three years...

The St. Francis Medical Group announced it is hosting a blessing of the soil and groundbreaking on Thursday, April, 9 for their new Internal Medicine Clinic.