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More than 20,000 real estate professionals gathered in Las Vegas last week for the annual International Council of Shopping Centers convention, a networking, deal-making, schmooze fest that brings together brokers, investors and retailers from around the country. Jonathan Walker, of Baton Rouge-based Maestri-Murrell, w

NATCHITOCHES -- An extraordinary exhibit showcasing an expansive array of material from the life of one of Louisiana’s best known and most accomplished sports figures enjoyed its opening reception Thursday at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum. “Billy Cannon - They Called Him Legen

Last week, Derrick Lodge of 1835 Besson Lane Sunshine, LA, age 42, pled guilty to Molestation of a Juvenile Under the Age of 13 (2 counts). Lodge was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Adam Koenig and Lana Chaney. Presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge Steven Tureau. This guilty...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The East Baton Rouge Metro Council voted to advance the condemnation process for an apartment property on Burbank Drive. The decision was made at Wednesday’s meeting, following a period of scrutiny over the property. Concerns about the property were first reported nearly...

Listen to “From Hybrid to Full-Time: Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran on the Need for a Full Time Policing Model” on Spreaker. In this episode, Kiran Chawla is joined by Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran as he discusses Central’s hybrid policing model and the need to possibly move to a full-time department and the

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WAFB) - A New Orleans jailbreak suspect who was later arrested in Baton Rouge will spend the rest of his life in prison. A judge sentenced Lenton Vanburen to life in prison without parole for killing a man in 2021. Vanburen was one of 10 men accused...

Watch Louisiana First News Meteorologists Jake Dalton, Ashley Renee, and Alex Noel as they host the hour-long special, "Ahead of the Storm" airing on Local NBC 33 News at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, or on Local Fox 44 News at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 31.

The court fight over funding for the District Attorney’s Office has intensified, with the target of the lawsuit — the East Baton Rouge Parish government — arguing such spending decisions aren’t a judge’s to make and claiming St. George and other cities in the parish should be sued too.

Brig. Gen. Cindy Haygood retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 36 years of military and state service during an official ceremony at the Governor’s Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, May 15. Haygood, a native of Leesville, Louisiana, achieved the rank of brigadier general.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials say they responded to an overnight shooting on Thursday, May 28, that left one person dead. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting happened in the 1200 block of North Ardenwood shortly after 12:30 a.m. Upon arrival, officers said the found...