Aerial view of the Waterford 3 nuclear power plant in 2018. A Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspection found the reactor has not kept radiation monitoring equipment properly calibrated since 2006. (Entergy Operations Inc.) On Sept. 21, the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury voted to support…
Walkers and runners are silhouetted against the western sky as the afternoon sun begins to set along the Mississippi River Levee, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in downtown Baton Rouge, La. In a system known as “Free Markets, Shared Foundations,” you make as…
A report over the weekend indicated that New Orleans Saints wide receiver Jordyn Tyson could return to practice this week after being sidelined for the last two-plus months with a hamstring injury. But on Monday, Saints coach Kellen Moore wasn't…
Ten years ago this week (Oct. 27), Kevin Kane died at age 50 of gastrointestinal cancer. Most Louisianans won’t recognize his name, but Kane’s death was a great loss for the state, even though his beneficial legacy remains vibrant. For now, though,…
My family has a century-plus relationship with the historic New Orleans newspapers that are now The Advocate and The Times-Picayune. It pains me, but I have dropped my subscription. My father had appendicitis during World War II. One of my favorite…
A pair of voters are seen in their respective booths as residents cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Lasalle Elementary in Baton Rouge, La. In a recent column published in the newspaper titled “Closed primaries are a…
There was no robe, no gavel, no verdicts, no courtroom. Baton Rouge Juvenile Court Judge Gail Grover recently stood before attentive congregants at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church to deliver her first sermon, “Setting the Record Straight,” on truth and the…
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana is one of five states that are finalists for a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to create nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses — developments that would encompass the refinement, use and recycling of nuclear fuel and disposal of waste. Until…
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge nonprofit that has spent decades helping young people find opportunities is asking the community for help after a series of financial setbacks left it struggling to make payroll. Big Buddy, which provides after-school…
David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma City, spoke at the Bureau of Governmental Research's annual luncheon on Oct. 19, 2026. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is nationally recognized for leading his boring, long-suffering, middle-of-nowhere city from doldrums to lit. Okies might not say…
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