People in Louisiana could start betting on sports events as early as the fall. According to Senate President Page Cortez, it could happen before the end of football season.
The LSU Tigers struggled in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, having been eliminated by the Georgia Bulldogs 4-1 on Tuesday, May 25.
Southern University alumnus and Southern University System Foundation (SUSF) Trustee Irving Matthews donated $1 million to expand the programming creating the Southern University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
Surveillance video from inside the subway station shows a man with a knife stalking potential victims. When the man chose a victim, the good Samaritan sprang into action.
There are still at least three bills that look to move the marijuana movement in Louisiana forward and one of them barely made it out of senate committee today.
On Monday, May 24 the Southeastern Conference announced their All-SEC Teams as voted on by league coaches. Four LSU Tigers found their way to All-SEC Teams.
Gov. John Bel Edwards held his weekly briefing on Tuesday, May 25, about Louisiana’s ongoing fight against COVID-19. He extended the current public health emergency order but lifted more restrictions.
Authorities with the Baton Rouge Fire Department say they are investigating a fire that was intentionally set inside of a vacant building on the morning of Tuesday, May 25.
The celebration included a candlelight vigil, capping several days of marches, rallies and panel discussions about his death and confronting racial discrimination.
The LSU Tigers struggled in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, having been eliminated by the Georgia Bulldogs 4-1 on Tuesday, May 25.
We’ll start today with areas of patchy fog and lower visibility, due to increased moisture and humidity. Not everyone will have reduced visibility, and those that do, will clear it out quickly.
A new effort is underway in the Capital City to make sure that people remember manners, kindness, and civility. Jil Rigby Garner is the Founder and Executive Director of Manners of the Heart Champions of Respect.
The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said there are still a handful of roads that are considered impassable because of the high water. A few of those include Gunboat Landing, Live Oak Street, Pecan Street, Swan Street, and Mallard Road.
Bishop Michael Duca issued a letter on Friday, May 21, that states the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass in the Diocese of Baton Rouge will expire on June 6.
Debris removal in East Baton Rouge Parish could take several weeks to begin, as officials say they are awaiting federal disaster money to help pay the costs of the parish’s Emergency Debris Removal program.
