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ST. GABRIEL — Born with spina bifida and facing the theft of her prized automobile and custom wheelchair, Kristie Mascerella knows something about taking the negative twists of life and turning them into positives. Just over a year ago, Mascerella’s Dodge Challenger Hellcat was stolen from her driveway in the middle of

BATON ROUGE, La. — A fast-growing Hawaiian restaurant chain is planning its first location in Louisiana. As our partners at The Times-Picayune report, according to property records filed this week in East Baton Rouge Parish, Om Ohana Baton Rouge Realty LLC, an Illinois-based franchise operator, purchased a .75-acre tra

ST. GEORGE — The Food Truck Round Up is returning to Perkins Rowe tomorrow evening. The free event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and features several local food trucks along with live music. If it rains, the event will move to the Great Hall in front of...

Susan Green, a Slidell native, is an emergency room nurse in Baton Rouge. She started her career after high school graduation, when she saw a newspaper item that offered certified nursing assistant courses for $100 at the Baton Rouge Technical Institute. If a student completed the course and worked for six months, they

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge School Board held a public meeting to discuss a proposed budget that would give teachers a $6,000 raise. Teachers, support staff, and bus operators packed the school board's office for the meeting. One attendee said the raise has been a long time coming.

BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested on Thursday for aggravated flight from an officer after leading law enforcement on a chase that ended when he crashed into a home on North Holly Street. According to arrest records, on Thursday, troopers with the Louisiana State Police claimed to have...

BATON ROUGE - In June of 2024, five members of the Metro Council at the time, Cleve Dunn, Carolyn Coleman, Darryl Hurst, Chauna Banks, and LaMont Cole, along with two Baton Rouge residents, filed a lawsuit against the city-parish over a map passed by the Metro Council in 2022, which they claim weakened black voting str

Another huge win occurred from the Louisiana Lottery after a woman turned up at the Baton Rouge headquarters to claim her Easy 5 jackpot. The Winner Doesn’t Hesitate – Claims Lump Sum The winner had won $120,000 from the game back on May 23 and opted for the lump-sum payment, amounting to $87,601.46 after all applicabl

As her emotional support dog lay at her feet, Kai Broussard stared down at him and explained why she drove from Lafayette to Baton Rouge for the All Paws on Deck Walk for Pet Cancer Awareness. “He’s a survivor,” Broussard said of her dog, Xnoxwell, who recovered from cancer....

The LSU Tigers have officially been put on notice for their matchup against Ole Miss in the SEC opener.