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 ...

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 ...

A leaked group chat among members of the Young Republican National Federation has set off a national firestorm after messages surfaced containing racist slurs, rape jokes, and casual references to gas ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Louisiana’s House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing criticism for spreading false claims about Democrats’ plan to ...

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 East Baton Rouge Metro Council voted Wednesday night to switch retirees’ health coverage to a private Medicare Advantage program, a move expected to save the city-parish more ...

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 ...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill, defending the controversial “Big Beautiful Bill,” which critics say would slash Medicaid, Medicare, Social ...