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Fire at Oyo Hotel was arson, Baton Rouge Fire Department investigators say
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (156+ words) The blaze that broke out at the abandoned Oyo Hotel Wednesday, hours before its demolition began as part of a city-parish blight removal project, was arson, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said. The fire broke out on the Oyo's second…...
Baton Rouge meat market clerk shot dead while on the job Wednesday morning
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (129+ words) Baton Rouge Police investigate the scene of a shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the intersection of Highland Road and E. Buchanan Street in Baton Rouge, La. A store clerk at Ragusa’s Meat Market on Beechwood…...
Pedestrian struck in Baton Rouge and taken to hospital, officials say
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (516+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A pedestrian was taken to a hospital in unknown condition after they were hit on Scenic Highway and Kelvin Street on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to EMS. Emergency responders arrived on scene around 6:11 a.m. Louisiana First…...
Ascension Public Schools is building a new $6.2 million board office. See details.
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (164+ words) Construction has begun on a new $6.2 million office for Ascension Parish Public Schools. The 13,300 square foot building, which is funded through the district’s general fund, will create new offices and collaborative spaces along with a new board room that will…...
After a devastating loss as a child, LSU’s Deuce Geralds finds joy putting QBs ‘in the ground’
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (1837+ words) There was a bounce in Deuce Geralds’ step Tuesday as he walked out of the LSU football facility and explained why he’s adopted a “gravedigger” persona. The symbolism clicked for the freshman defensive tackle during his astounding run of five…...
Through pain of a devastating loss, LSU’s Deuce Geralds finds joy putting QBs ‘in the ground’
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (1831+ words) Colbie Geralds (left) met Daverin Geralds (right) in high school in Baton Rouge and they had Deuce (middle) when they were freshmen in college. Colbie died in 2016 from a pulmonary embolism from an undiagnosed blood clot. There was a bounce…...
Former Livingston Parish P.E. teacher, coach arrested on multiple counts of child sex crimes, sheriff’s office says
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (272+ words) The arrest of a Tangipahoa Parish school system employee on counts of possession of child sexual abuse materials led to the same suspect’s arrest Wednesday night in Livingston Parish, where the man had been a P.T. teacher and basketball coach two…...
Livingston Parish Fair continues through Sunday with food, games, rides, rodeo
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (206+ words) Kids take a spin on the Rid-A-Gator during Family Night at the annual Livingston Parish Fair Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Eight-year-old Sadie Taylor feeds baby goats at the petting zoo during the annual Family Night at the Livingston Parish Fair Tuesday, Oct....
What’s with all the pink cars in Livingston Parish? It's for a good cause.
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (581+ words) The Denham Springs marshal vehicle is pictured on a Varnado and Sons tow truck on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The vehicles were wrapped with Thin Pink Line decals to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. From fire trucks to…...
Through pain and perseverance, LSU’s Deuce Geralds has found joy putting QBs ‘in the ground’
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (1847+ words) There was a bounce in Deuce Geralds’ step Tuesday as he walked out of the LSU football facility and explained why he’s adopted a “gravedigger” persona. The symbolism clicked for the freshman defensive tackle during his astounding run of five…...