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Demi Dauterive uses a bamboo swab to dab acetone around the drawing, careful not to apply too much of the solution at once. The sketch is a rendering of a man driving a mule-drawn wagon stacked high in sugarcane. Dauterive knows there's something to be preserved here, a story of everyday life at Windrush Plantation...

After 32 years in unsafe living conditions, Letha Golmond is finally home. The community has rallied together to build her a home. The post After 32 years living in ‘deplorable’ conditions, Walker widow moves into new home thanks to community support appeared first on Unfiltered with Kiran .

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Baton Rouge, Louisiana – A rare winter weather setup could bring freezing rain to parts of Louisiana late this week as temperatures hover near the freezing mark, raising concerns for slick roads and travel...

There’s a place in Baton Rouge where the thrill of the hunt meets the joy of a genuine bargain, creating a shopping experience that feels almost illicit in its satisfaction. Black Friday Deals has become a whispered legend among Louisiana’s savvy shoppers, a retail wonderland where discount doesn’t mean disappointment.

BATON ROUGE - A person walking along Greenwell Springs Road was hit by a car and taken to a hospital Monday night. Emergency officials said the crash happened along Greenwell Springs, just off of Lone Oak Drive, around 6:45 p.m. The person was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

BRPD: "Medical personnel feared that if the victim was left alone for an additional day, she would die."

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A woman has been locked up after she broke into an apartment in Baton Rouge and pointed a gun at a victim, authorities said. The woman, Joi Tillotson, 35, is charged with home invasion and aggravated assault with a firearm. Detectives said they began their...

LOUISIANA — Three people were killed early Monday morning in a crash along Interstate 10 eastbound in West Baton Rouge Parish, according to a spokesperson for Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the crash happened around 4 a.m. when a car left the roadway, traveled into a wooded area, and struck a tree between the...

Before Martin Luther King Jr. became a Civil Rights icon with his likeness fixed in stone or bronze, he developed a deep affinity for New Orleans — its food, and especially its people. When King came to the city in the late 1950s, he found a network of locals...

Kyle Grace has added another item to his growing resume. The deputy chief operating officer for the Iberville Parish Council accepted an appointment from Gov. Jeff Landry to serve on the Pontchartrain Levee District Board of Commissioners. The district covers Iberville, East Baton Rouge, Ascension, St. James, St....