New Italian restaurant in Baton Rouge to open soon
A new Italian restaurant in Mid City Baton Rouge prepares to open its doors next week.
$50 million grocery, retail development planned for North Baton Rouge
A $50 million development with a grocery store and retail is in the works off Harding Boulevard in North Baton Rouge, a project that could cap off years of efforts to bring supermarkets to the area. A groundbreaking event for The BLVD at Harding, in the Howell Place development, is...
BREC announces 10% of employees will be let go as it works toward ‘more...
BATON ROUGE — BREC announced on Friday that 10% of its workforce would be losing their jobs as it works towards becoming a "more efficient organization." According to BREC, the initiative is designed to ensure taxpayer dollars are utilized in the most effective way possible. Following a review of...
Eight students disciplined after fight at Walker High School on Friday, school district says
WALKER - Eight students were disciplined after a fight at Walker High School on Friday, a spokesperson with the Livingston Parish School System said. Officials said the fight resulted in six of the eight students receiving charges from the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. LPSO said five students were booked for...
‘So malnourished’: Parents arrested after 1-year-old allegedly ‘doesn’t react to hunger’
RIVESVILLE, W.Va. (WDTV/Gray News) - Two West Virginia parents were arrested after a nurse allegedly reported their child was “so malnourished that he doesn’t react to hunger,” according to authorities. Cheyenne Hicks, 31, and Zachary Thornburg, 31, were charged with child neglect and creating risk of injury.
I-TEAM: 5-year-old Ascension boy dead in apparent starvation case
GEISMAR, La. (WAFB) - Two parents are in jail, accused of starving their 5-year-old son to death in what investigators call one of the most disturbing cases they have ever worked in Ascension Parish. Marlon Perrilloux, 33, and Raynisa Young, 27, are charged with cruelty to juveniles, negligent homicide, and...
Faimon Roberts: After viral fake Louisiana bridge, here’s a simple test for media legitimacy
Earlier this week, a compelling video circulated on Instagram. In the reel, a Southern-accented narrator, who is not seen, describes and shows some crumbling bridge pilings as he navigates his boat between them. The caption on the video states that the pilings are under the Interstate 10 bridge over the...
Wintry weather returns to Baton Rouge this weekend with a slight chance of snow
A wintry weather system moving through Baton Rouge this weekend brings with it a slight chance of snow — but only for a short period of time and when most people will be sleeping, the National Weather Service said. Friday’s high near 69 will drop more than 20 degrees...
The Breakdown: Viral video falsely claims to show damage to Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
A video circulating widely on social media claims to show decaying bridge supports for the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, but the bridge isn’t even in Louisiana. The video, shared on Instagram earlier this week, has a caption on screen reading, “Yikes – these are the supports for the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge that carries...
Lane Kiffin Drops a Cryptic Statement After Ole Miss Athlete Betrays Pete Golding
Lane Kiffin makes a cryptic post on X just after Ole Miss LB TJ Dottery ditche Pete Golding and enters transfer portal. The post Lane Kiffin Drops a Cryptic Statement After Ole Miss Athlete Betrays Pete Golding originally published on Total Pro Sports .
