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Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of April 2-9: Roberto Escobar, 42, 10732 S Mall Dr, Baton Rouge was charged w/ Theft of Motor Vehicle, Issuing Worthless Checks, Monetary Instrument Abuse, Identity Theft, and arrested pursuant to a bench warrant;. Calvin LeBlanc, 44, 201 Harry Ott...

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s recent motion to force the recusal of three Black judges in Baton Rouge — Chief Judge Donald R. Johnson, Judge Ronald R. Johnson and Judge Gail Horne Ray — is a direct assault on the voters who put them on the bench. By...

Looking for something useful or fun without spending a dime? Here are a few free items currently available around Baton Rouge — from furniture to festive decor and even a puzzle for the kids.

James Edmunds, born in New Iberia, has been an English teacher, photographer, writer, editor, photo editor, radio announcer and more. He has written for Newsweek, Louisiana Life, The Dallas Times-Herald, Figaro, Gris-Gris and others. In 1980, he and a partner founded The Times of Acadiana, where Edmunds served as the editor for the first five years and associate publisher for three years...

The St. Francis Medical Group announced it is hosting a blessing of the soil and groundbreaking on Thursday, April, 9 for their new Internal Medicine Clinic.

A public meeting about the future of City-Brooks Community Park has shifted from April to June.

WATSON — Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputies remain at Live Oak High School after a threatening phone call Friday morning to the school. According to LPSO, the school’s administrators reported receiving a call around 9 a.m. Friday morning. The caller made a threat to come on campus, per officials. UWK has confirmed that investigators have not […] The post Extra LPSO deputies to remain at Live Oak...

Johnny Jones is returning to LSU as an assistant coach on Will Wade's staff after spending eight years as the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers.

BATON ROUGE — As summer approaches and crime often rises, some in the community are looking for ways to keep young people safe and out of trouble. Bryan Glover has opened his doors at G&T Tires on Plank Road to young people in the community for nearly three decades, giving them not just a job but direction.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Acadiana announced the grand prize winner of its annual Crawfish Crawl Car Raffle on Friday, April 10. Kelly Ann Sanchez won the 2026 Nissan Sentra. The raffle is part of the organization's fundraising efforts to support local youth programs. Gulf Coast Bank and Giles Gives Back partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Acadiana to help make...