• City Attorney Asks Circuit Judge To Rule On Coonrod Residency

    City Attorney Phil Noblett is asking a judge in Circuit Court to rule on whether City Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod actually lives in her District 9.

  • City leaders turn to AI bots to fight financial crime

    Half of leaders in the City of London use AI to access financial advice, according to new research released by KPMG UK.

  • Olivia Dunne & LSU teammates surprise Baton Rouge residents by serving Raising Cane's

    The 21-year-old SI model drew a large crowd at one of the fast-food chain's locations in Louisiana's capital on Tuesday, as she appeared behind the cash register and also taking drive-thru orders.

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    We Remember: City, State Leaders Expected To Assemble For Oklahoma City Bombing Remembrance Ceremony

    The 2024 Remembrance Ceremony for the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing is

  • Ogun seeks business leaders’ collaboration

    The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, will be meeting with business leaders on Tuesday to seek their collaboration to boost the state’s economy. According to a release issued on Sunday by the state’s Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adebola Sofela, Abiodun would meet with the business leaders before declaring open the 13th Read More

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    NBA YoungBoy's Baton Rouge trial could be delayed

    BATON ROUGE - Defense attorneys for Kentrell Gaulden, or NBA YoungBoy, are asking to delay the start of a July 15 trial.Gaulden is facing a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm tied to a music video shoot in Baton Rouge.A pre-trial hearing is scheduled to take June 25, but both dates would be delayed if Shelly Dick, chief judge for the U.S. Middle District Court of Louisiana, signs off on the delay. She has not signed it yet.Gaulden is currently in custody in Cache County, Utah...

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    Baton Rouge Ballet showcasing Cinderella production

    BATON ROUGE - Coming this weekend, the Baton Rouge Ballet will showcase its sixth production of "Cinderella". The show features local dancers from across capital area high schools and colleges. However, Cinderella will be played by Leigh Anne Albrechta from Louisville, Kentucky. Albrechta trains with Louisville Ballet, but she's excited to be in Baton Rouge."Everyone has been really inviting. I've gotten to try crawfish for the first time and I've gotten to explore downtown but mostly just...

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    Residents react to Vandalia Schools’ lawsuit against city

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Vandalia City Schools filed a lawsuit against the City of Vandalia earlier this week over financial matters. The school district alleges the city has failed to share tax revenue with this school, as the city disagrees with the district's decision to sue. The lawsuit comes from an update to revenue-sharing regulations []

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    Baton Rouge Zydeco wraps up inaugural season

    BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Zydeco missed the Federal Prospects Hockey League playoffs in its inaugural season, but swept the Mississippi Sea Wolves to end the year and set an attendance for the 14-year-old league.The Zydeco brought hockey back to Baton Rouge 20 years after the Kingfish left for Victoria, British Columbia, and became the Salmon Kings.The team's average attendance of 3,958 was two more than the crowds in Binghamton, New York. It won six of its last eight games, and...

  • City leaders voting on foreign policy resolutions should be embarrassed

    How do city leaders not feel embarrassed spending their time issuing resolutions on foreign policy decisions over which they have no control? Some Democratic city leaders took their complaints about their activist colleagues to Politico. Seattle City Councilwoman Sara Nelson said, “Foreign policy is not my job and I’m not going to tell members of […]

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    Baton Rouge woman shedding light on Infertility through her own struggles

    BATON ROUGE - According to the Center of Disease Control, 1 in every 5 women under 49 are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying. A Baton Rouge woman, Adrienne Allen, is opening up about her journey to raise awareness about infertility during National Infertility month."I was walking through a season of infertility a few years ago and I was feeling so many different emotions," Allen said. "Anger, disappointment, discouragement, envy."To cope with these emotions, Allen started...

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    Baton Rouge Blues Fest starts today; here's what to expect

    BATON ROUGE — This weekend marks the 43rd annual Baton Rouge Blues Fest. All weekend, there will be a variety of artists playing throughout the day starting Friday. This swamp blues celebration is held in the heart of Downtown Baton Rouge each year. It is one of the oldest festivals of its kind in America. To keep the momentum going, Lauren Lambert-Tompkins, the executive director for this year's festival, says that there are some new additions to this year's festivities. Urban...