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PORT ALLEN — Todd Collins is a man known for his positivity and now, he’s fighting for his life thanks to a kidney disease. Collins, a Port Allen native, is currently suffering from a kidney disease, acute heart failure, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and unexplained blood loss. He is also in the process of being...

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) approved notices of intent (NOI) for changes to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Nuisance Wild Quadrupeds and Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators (NWCO) program. The action came during the commission’s July meeting Tuesday, July 8, in...

Mary M. "Peggy" Wilson, a 71-year-old woman with serious medical issues, is missing and being searched for under suspicious circumstances in East Feliciana Parish, with multiple agencies involved in the search effort.

The LSU strength and conditioning coach who needed to have part of her leg amputated after a jet ski accident earlier this month is doing as well as can be expected and is “thankful to be alive,” according to LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark. Katie Guillory, who trains...

James Washington, 21, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated criminal damage to property after allegedly shooting at a father and his two kids in East Baton Rouge on July 4.

Blessed that no child you know was a victim of sex trafficking?. Thankful that one less shipment of fentanyl or heroin made it across the border before it killed a few hundred more American teens?. Relieved that the illegal immigrant with the gun was detained before he took your friend’s...

Former Port Allen City Council member Clerice Lacy, a prominent organizer and community volunteer, died suddenly over the weekend, her family announced. Lacy often used her platform to advocate for equality and local government transparency. “She was the voice for the people that didn’t have a voice,” said Port...

BATON ROUGE - After obtaining surveillance video, a family questioned the Baton Rouge Police Department's investigation to a crash that resulted in a man having a lost a leg alongside multiple broken bones. The family of Jonathan Doyle said the Baton Rouge Police Department reported the July 4 crash as...

The East Baton Rouge Parish school system is poised to more than double what it spends maintaining, and in some cases replacing, its heating and air-conditioning systems. The hope is that the added money will help the school system — the second-largest traditional school district in Louisiana — get ahead on replacing...

ST. GABRIEL - Following the killing of St. Gabriel's police captain Devin Boutte, some residents disagreed with allegations of corruption toward Boutte as deputies and the state Attorney General's office investigate his death. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said Boutte provided weed and meth to his live-in...