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Perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel for Evangel senior quarterback and LSU commit Peyton Houston. Forced to leave Friday's game against Cornerstone Christian with an injury to his right (throwing) shoulder, Houston received some good news following an MRI and X-rays on Monday in Shreveport. The...

BATON ROUGE - For the first time since 2008, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillary Moore is facing a challenger at the polls: attorney Ryan Thompson. District Attorney Hillar Moore, an 18-year incumbent, hopes voters return him to another six-year term. Former assistant public defender and section lead, Thompson says...

BATON ROUGE — A man accused of shooting another person along Byron Avenue allegedly held his victim at gunpoint as retaliation for a shooting that happened the day before, Baton Rouge Police arrest records say. According to arrest documents, BRPD officers responded to a shooting near the corner of...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two people are injured after a crash involving a school bus and another vehicle on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, according to emergency officials. The crash reportedly happened just before 7 a.m. on Florida Boulevard near North Foster Drive. Officials said the two people taken to...

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge staple restaurant is now under new ownership, a report by the Baton Rouge Business Report says. Louie's Cafe was purchased by Fred Simonson, a longtime employee and general manager, and his wife, Molly River Simonson. The couple purchased the restaurant from Jimmy Wetherford, who had owned it since 1978.

GROSSE TETE - A search party is gathering Tuesday for a 22-year-old Texas woman who has been missing for nearly three weeks. Christin Munn Holliday, also known as Chrissy, was last seen by her parents on Sept. 29 in Katy, Texas, after she dropped her children off and left for Louisiana in a dark-colored BMW.

After spending nearly two decades playing football, Glenn Brown III is pursuing a different creative path. The 2023 Southern University and A&M College graduate is now making his mark as a filmmaker, with his psychological thriller, “You Should’ve Looked Closer,” selected for the 37th New Orleans Film Festival. For Brown, the transition from athletics […] The post SU alum Glenn Brown III’s film set to show at the New Orleans Film Festival appeared first on DrumBeatsLa .

BATON ROUGE - Longtime resident Barbara Haynes was shocked when utility crews arrived on her street to install new power poles - one of which is in her front yard - as part of Entergy's five-year grid resilience plan. Haynes, who has lived in her home on West McKinley Street...

No. 18 LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC) is back in business after a 31-0 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday in Death Valley with eyes remaining on the Bayou Bengals. On a day where Lane Kiffin and Co. pieced together a balanced attack on both sides of the ball, LSU cruised to a shutout victory ahead of a four-game gauntlet against Auburn, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee.

St. Vincent de Paul is developing Divine Providence Village in Baton Rouge, a tiny home community featuring 24 units designed to help individuals transition from homelessness to independent living starting in early 2027.