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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.

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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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.

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

Moss told police he had kept a loaded gun under his pillow, which his 2-year-old son was able to access.

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that left one man hurt on Saturday.

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.

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

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.