Businesses adjust as customers no longer pay debit card surcharges
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Carlton’s, a family-owned seafood restaurant on Hooper Road in Central, is charged roughly 2% to 4% every time a customer uses a debit card. The business used to pass those costs onto customers, but a new state law says it can no longer do that.
Neighborhood frustration grows over trash-filled yard in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE - Old furniture, tires, and trash litter a front yard along Ponderosa Drive in Baton Rouge. A resident reached out to 2 On Your Side, concerned about how long it's been sitting there and what it might mean for the neighborhood. John Kovalcik first noticed it on July...
Fentanyl, meth, cocaine and guns seized in East Baton Rouge-area drug bust
Two individuals were arrested and several pounds of various drugs were seized during a multi-agency investigation in the Baton Rouge area.
Former Port Allen Mayor Derek Lewis dies at 65, days before scheduled trial
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Former Port Allen Mayor Derek Lewis has died, according to the West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office. Lewis, 65, was pronounced dead at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, according to information confirmed by the coroner’s office.
Extreme heat leads to burn bans in multiple Louisiana parishes
Multiple parishes across Louisiana are under burn bans as extreme summer heat continues.
Louisiana float for 138th Rose Parade features Mardi Gras pelican design
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana float design for the next New Year’s Day Rose Parade unveiled Thursday features a pelican decked out in Mardi Gras colors. The float, “Bienvenue en Louisiana” – “Welcome to Louisiana,” was designed with all the traditions that make the state...
Southern University School of Nursing holds first-ever white coat ceremony honoring nurse practitioners
The Southern University School of Nursing (SUSON) celebrated its first-ever white coat ceremony for nurse practitioner students on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Baton Rouge Magnet High student wins 100 Black Men of America’s first national oratorical...
BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge Magnet High School student won a national oratorical competition in New York City. Niles Haymer II, 16, took first place at the 100 Black Men of America's inaugural Oratorical Competition with his speech, "What Leadership Means To Me." "I really felt the words...
Equine WNV Cases Confirmed in Idaho, Indiana, and Louisiana
New equine West Nile virus (WNV) cases have been identified in three states. All positive horses are unvaccinated. In Bannock County, Idaho, a 5-year-old Quarter Horse mare tested positive after becoming mildly ataxic on Aug. 12. She is still alive. In Porter County, Indiana, a 19-year-old Miniature Horse mare tested..
Louisiana approves new K-12 physical education standards
Louisiana education leaders approved new physical education standards Wednesday after a review that began over a year ago.
