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BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame purchased the vacant Lincoln Theater in 2010, and efforts to reopen the historic venue have been underway ever since. On Thursday evening, for the first time in decades, patrons were welcomed inside the Lincoln Theater for a soft opening.

TALLAHASSEE, Fl. (WAFB) - Coming off a close road loss against Texas Southern the previous week, the Southern Jaguars were back on the road again this week. This time, heading to Florida to take on the Florida A&M Rattlers. Both teams went into the game with a struggling season on...

Brandy Smith Stephens, owner of True Beauty Salon, was named the 2026 Woman-Owned Business of the Year by the Zachary Chamber of Commerce.

For the first time, a company and its two founders are among the 2027 Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting Legends honorees. Houston Energy Limited Partnership and LSU alums Billy Harrison and Ron Neal are being recognized for the impact of their leadership in Louisiana and beyond while inspiring future generations of leaders and innovators.

St. Amant junior linebacker Brody Bumgardner never had such an opportunity in high school before. With the Gators leading by nine points and holding out hope of a chance to share in the District 5-5A championship, Bumgardner helped put the game out of reach with a 56-yard fumble return with 5:25 to play to cinch a 31-21 victory Friday over Dutchtown at The Pit in St. Amant.

A new piece of evidence has emerged in the search for Christina Munn-Holliday, but questions remain about her disappearance.

Plans for a 3-million-square-foot logistics and industrial park in Zachary are set to go before the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission in December. Ambrose, an Indianapolis-based industrial developer, wants to build the park on a 217-acre tract at 18510 Samuels Road, a few miles north of the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill.

A Baton Rouge neighborhood features more than 200 skeletons dressed as celebrities and pop culture icons in a creative Halloween display known as the Skelebrity Graveyard.

Flags across Louisiana were lowered to half-staff on Saturday to honor legendary LSU basketball coach Dale Brown.

Only days before Tuesday’s open primary, the race for a vacant congressional seat centered in Baton Rouge remains hotly competitive, with six Republicans and Democrats bunched together, polling shows. The top two finishers who emerge from the scrum Tuesday night, regardless of party, will go head-to-head in a December...