BATON ROUGE, La. — Mid City will come alive Friday evening as the neighborhood hosts its annual celebration of art, food, and culture. The popular White Light Night festival returns from 6 p.m. to 10 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Mayor-President Sid Edwards laid off four employees Monday in response to voter rejection of his three-tier tax plan, part of a 12% budget reduction aimed at stabilizing city ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Mayor-President Sid Edwards has unveiled a $1.1 billion operating budget for 2026 that calls for cutting more than 400 positions within city-parish government—a move driven by the ...

Donald R. Dunbar Jr., director of community engagement at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and South Baton Rouge native, was named a Southern University Alumni Federation 40 Under Forty ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Community activist Gary Chambers delivered a pointed response Thursday during a Facebook Live broadcast to Jeffery Mead, a Black conservative who criticized Chambers for allegedly ...

Protesters line Perkins Road in Baton Rouge during the statewide “No Kings” rally against Trump administration policies, Oct. 18, 2025. BATON ROUGE, La. — Demonstrators in cities across Louisiana ...

Workers prepare for the transformation of two Baton Rouge Winn-Dixie stores into Super 1 Foods, part of Brookshire Grocery Co.’s expansion in South Louisiana. BATON ROUGE, La. — Two familiar ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dr. Tia T. Mills is no ordinary educator. A Baton Rouge special education teacher with nearly 20 years in the classroom, Mills has become one of Louisiana’s most influential voices in ...

BATON ROUGE, La. —The NAACP Louisiana State Conference is set to bring its 83rd annual convention to Baton Rouge Oct. 2–4, marking a pivotal gathering for civil rights advocates, faith leaders, and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus has taken Attorney General Liz Murrill to court, accusing her of betraying state lawmakers and undermining the Voting Rights Act by reversing ...

A Hyundai sign stands as a symbol of the company’s $6 billion investment in a hydrogen-powered steel mill in Ascension Parish, a project set to position Louisiana as a national leader in clean energy ...

Polluted water pools in a Baton Rouge drainage canal, highlighting the urgent need for clean water initiatives. With $4.5 million in new funding, the National Environmental Action Network (NEAN) aims ...