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Families in East Baton Rouge Parish could soon see changes to when the school day begins. District leaders are exploring new school start times that would shift when students begin and end their day. The goal is to help students get more sleep, improve academic performance, and support overall student wellbeing.

Elijah Haven is eyeing an April commitment day. “I’m hoping within the next month, aiming for the date of April 25th as of now,” Haven told Touchdown Alabama. “So, we’ll see how that changes, if that fluctuates, but that’s the goal and that’s the plan.”

BATON ROUGE, La. (Aging Untold)— Clayton Mitchell has transformed his passion for cast-iron cookware into the country’s second-largest collection, and it is housed in a custom-built 8,000-square-foot climate-controlled building in Baton Rouge. For more than 25 years, Mitchell has searched flea markets, eBay and old...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill related to the reinstatement of suspended driver’s licenses was approved in committee with amendments Monday. House Bill 722, authored by State Rep. Terry Landry Jr. (D-Baton Rouge), proposes the automatic reinstatement of driver’s licenses that were suspended, cancelled,...

LSU coach Kim Mulkey and star Flau'jae Johnson traded jokes after the Tigers' emotional blowout win over Texas Tech in the second round of March Madness on Sunday night

BATON ROUGE — Brenda Jordan and Marcia “Leah” Khan were best friends. They had taught at the same elementary school, lived next door to each other and their families vacationed together. On Thursday, March 19th, both women died in a early morning house fire at Jordan’s house on Bywood Avenue, near the intersection of...

PORT ALLEN - Detectives say a woman walked into a convenience store with a trash bag and filled it with about $700 worth of candy before leaving. The theft happened early Sunday morning at a store on Lobdell Highway, according to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. The unidentified...

The 17-year-old who was shot on March 18 died at the hospital Saturday afternoon, according to the Baton Rouge coroner’s office. De’Vonte Coleman was shot in the head. Corey Williams, 24, was arrested on March 20 and charged negligent injuring and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile in connection with the...

East Baton Rouge Parish is seeing strong demand for experienced leaders across healthcare, tech, and operations. If you’re ready to take the next step in your management career, these full-time roles offer great pay and growth potential.

Belaire High may soon become the third Baton Rouge public high school to shift its start times to better align with when children learn, based on research on their sleep patterns. Some faculty and parents, however, are raising concerns that the new start times so far are falling short of...