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Experts predict river levels to rise next week; some parishes preparing
Right now, water levels on the Mississippi has Apple Maps issuing flood warnings to people in Baton Rouge. According to the ...
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Bill to abolish parish Port Commission oked by West Feliciana Parish Council
The West Feliciana Parish Council voted 3-2 Monday, April 14, to support a legislative bill to abolish the parish’s Port Commission. The discussion, however, quickly moved to criticism of parish ...
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‘A living laboratory:’ An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands
Researchers at Louisiana State University’s Coastal Systems Ecology Lab, led by wetland scientist and professor Robert ...
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Baton Rouge's 2025 homicide total tracks lower than 2024, but is still too high, DA says
Twenty-five homicides were reported in the parish between Jan. 1 and March 31, a decrease of nearly 31% from the same period ...
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Rising Mississippi River triggers increased precautions in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
The Corps of Engineers ran a test of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday in preparation for the possibility it will have to ...
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Three Democrats are competing in Baton Rouge special election for vacant Louisiana House seat
House District 67 covers Gardere and Riverbend in the south, the LSU campus and Old South Baton Rouge, as well as Mid City ...
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72-year-old Baton Rouge man killed in late night crash after being struck by 2 vehicles
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A pedestrian was killed in a late night crash in East Baton Rouge Parish on Friday, Apr. 18, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers say 72-year-old Patrick Dooley ...
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Mississippi River forecast to crest in New Orleans, Baton Rouge this weekend
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...
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2 teachers on leave after getting into a fight at school, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Two teachers in Louisiana have been placed on leave after an altercation took place between them, according to authorities. One of the teachers now faces a ...