More Baton Rouge headlines inside
By KELLY P. KISSEL | State news editor The State of the Union address is tonight. U.S. Rep. Troy Carter has invited the mother of Ronald Greene to be his guest at the Capitol for President Joe Biden's speech to the nation. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy has invited an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputy who saved someone from drowning. Livingston Parish is in the market for a new parish president. Who's signed up so far, and who's out? The LSU men's basketball team has had a pretty rough year so far (it hasn't won yet in 2023). Columnist Scott Rabalais says it's time to give Matt McMahon a break as the Tigers recover from the Will Wade mess. |
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| WASHINGTON – A focus on Black motorists killed by police following the recent deadly incident in Memphis, Tennessee, led to Ronald Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, being invited to sit in the U.S. House balcony and watch the president’s annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. Read more |
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If you've bought a house in the newest neighborhoods of Ascension Parish over the past two years, you're probably paying extra property taxes for the long-term maintenance of roads where you live. Read more |
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The Golden Band from Tigerland and Lake Charles zydeco artist Sean Ardoin came up short of a Grammy on Sunday. Read more |
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After longtime Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks announced late last year he will not seek a fourth term, the race to determine his replacement cranked into full gear. Read more |
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The remnants of the old levee are still visible at The Nature Conservancy's Emiquon Preserve in central Illinois, although these days it no longer holds back the Illinois River. Read more |
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Revitalizing the second-largest swamp in Louisiana has been discussed for at least a couple decades, but enough stars have finally aligned to allow the project to move forward. Read more |
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| Close to 200 dogs were adopted over the weekend at the East Baton Rouge animal shelter, with adoption fees waived, in t… Read more |
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| It's the first climate plan in the Gulf South, setting out big goals to put emissions-heavy Louisiana on a cleaner path. But a report on the effort so far shows how much work remains. Read more |
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| President Joe Biden’s administration is tapping the brakes on offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico to make way for a new fast-tracked effort to open more federal waters to oil and gas drilling. Read more |
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