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City of Baker experiencing water outage, crews working to restore service

BAKER — The City of Baker is experiencing a water outage, city officials announced Friday afternoon. The city said its Public Works Department is actively working to fix the issue and that the repairs will affect service in the area of Groom Road, near Woodward Drive. Officials did not...
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Cajun Navy 2016 group sues United Cajun Navy for alleged defamation

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — One Cajun Navy group is suing another. In a news release Friday, Cajun Navy 2016 said it has filed a defamation suit seeking to “protect its reputation and the volunteers who have served under its name.”. The lawsuit, filed in the 19th Judicial...
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Landfill search for teen’s remains wraps up second week

BATON ROUGE — It’s now the end of the second week officials have spent searching a portion of the North Landfill for Ja’Derrius Minnieweather. Minnieweather, 15, was declared a missing person after he was last seen on June 5. Police believe 15-year-old Minnieweather was murdered on June 5 and his body hidden in a trash
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United Cajun Navy warns online misinformation is complicating search for answers in Nolan Wells...

The United Cajun Navy is warning against the spread of online rumors and misinformation following the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was found near Horn Island, Mississippi.
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LSU student faces false police report charge after allegedly faking armed robbery

BATON ROUGE — A reported armed robbery near Coates Hall at LSU turned out to be false, according to investigators. LSU sent an emergency text notification to students and staff on July 20 at 5:40 p.m., advising them to avoid the area after an armed robbery was reported near Coates Hall.
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Zachary woman accused of shooting at vehicles on highway in Louisiana

A call about a shooting in East Feliciana Parish led to an almost three-hour search for a suspect and an arrest on attempted murder charges.
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Baton Rouge ‘Can-struction’ event collects over 3,600 cans for local food bank

BATON ROUGE — The Alliance Safety Council held its first "Can-struction" showcase, bringing together three contracting companies in a friendly competition to benefit the community. Teams from Baker Construction, the Pala Group and Ascension Roofing built structures made entirely out of canned goods. All the groups comp
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Heavy NSU presence in presentations at state high school coaches clinic

Heavy NSU presence in presentations at state high school coaches clinic. There was a strong Northwestern State Demons presence at this week’s Louisiana High School Coaches Association convention and clinic in Baton Rouge, gathering hundreds of coaches from around the state. The annual event provides a robust schedule o
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BREC commissioners served with summons from employee whose termination was overturned during meeting

BATON ROUGE - BREC Commissioners were served with a summons in a civil action lawsuit from an employee who had their termination overturned. Tonya Gordon Smith previously said she was fired because she refused what she called improper payment orders. Smith, who worked at BREC, said she refused to process payments that
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EBR School Board approves relocation of Northdale Superintendent’s Academy to Belfair campus

BATON ROUGE - The Northdale Superintendent's Academy on Cletus Drive in Baton Rouge will now move to a new location for the 2026-2027 school year. The move to the Belfair campus on Fairfields Avenue was finalized Thursday evening by the EBR School Board. "I think that right now, the district...

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