Longtime businessman Gerard Ruth was honored Tuesday with the 78th Golden Deeds award, recognized for his community service over the same years he operated the Gerard's Furniture Store, a Baton Rouge institution for seven decades.
LSU, for the first time since 2011, defeats Alabama and puts itself in the driver's seat to go to the SEC championship game.
The Jaguar proved to be the night's dominant animal, as Southern University took it to the Dragons of Virginia University of Lynchburg,with a final score of 58-7, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 at A.W. Mumford Stadium.
Families signed up for an overnight camping adventure at Farr Park Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Activities on Saturday and stretching into Sunday include horseback riding, archery, bicycling, hay rides, and hiking.
Featured games of the week are Walker at Zachary, St. Amant battling rival East Ascension and University High facing Baker.
Check out some of the best photos captured during LSU and Saints football games in the 2019 season.
Author Ernest J. Gaines died at the age of 86 on Tuesday, officials with the Pointe Coupee Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed.
Southern University faces Alabama A&M for its homecoming game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.
Readers converge on Capitol Park for the 2019 Book Festival, Saturday, November 2, 2019, in downtown Baton Rouge, La.
Kanye Wests brings his Sunday Service concert to Baton Rouge for a performance at the Bethany South campus.
Despite being in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for their first Halloween, babies at Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge still celebrated the day.
Vice President Pence came to Baton Rouge to stump for Republican Gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone.
The Jaguars fall to the Braves 27-10 in SWAC regional rivalry.
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 brought the last day of the annual Corn Maze and related activities at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens. The weather cooperated, but earlier rains made for lots of puddles, which rubber-boot-clad children were delighted to …
Featured games of the week are St. Amant versus Catholic High, Walker at Central and Madison Prep at U-High.
Hunter Kurtz, the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing at the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), made a trip to Baton Rouge for a Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 celebration and presentation of a ceremonial check for over $29 …
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank's annual Halloween parade rolled in downtown Baton Rouge, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Non-perishable food donations were taken straight from the crowd in the 'parade with a purpose,' a part of the 10/31 Consortium's …
The Jaguars escapes with 28-21 win over Texas Southern at the Cotton Bowl Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.
Featured games of the week are Scotlandville hosting Central, Episcopal versus Dunham and Dutchtown at East Ascension.
Tables of East Baton Rouge election commissioners conducted a tedious and time-consuming hand recount of the absentee ballots cast in the District 16 Senate race for last Saturday's election, to see if the recount would break the tie between Repub…
The LSU Tigers and Florida Gators battled in Baton Rouge Saturday evening. Scroll below for some of the best images from the game.
Southern University gains SWAC Western Conference momentum after defeating Prairie View A&M 34-28 at A.W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge Saturday, Oct. 12, 2109.
President Donald Trump holds a rally in Lake Charles.
Catholic High School and Zachary High School each picked up big wins in district play in Week 6 of the high school football season in the Baton Rouge area.
People begin arriving for the president's rally Friday night at the Lake Charles Civic Center.
The opening of the new $9.3 million Terrace Avenue exit off Interstate 110 South near the "new" Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge was expected to open shortly after noon today, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, and a ribbon cutting was held earlier in…
The Baton Rouge Fire Department laid to rest Capt. Bryan Bozeman. He died in an apparent drowning near the Gulf Coast this weekend.
Photos: Baton Rouge General's 'Pop-Up Pink Pumpkin Patch' offers fun, raises breast cancer awareness
Baton Rouge General's annual 'Pop-Up Pink Pumpkin Patch' was held Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, as part of the hospital’s breast cancer awareness campaign promoting annual mammograms for women 40 and over.
A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries crew spent part of Tuesday cleaning out the Capitol Lakes in Baton Rouge.
Bayou Airgun Club is hosting the American Airgun Field Target Association's 2019 National Finals this weekend at Jean Lafitte Airgun Range in BREC's Airline Highway Park, where the event began Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, and continues through Sunday. Co…
This week's games feature Madison Prep at Baker, Lutcher versus St. Amant and St. Thomas More hosting Catholic-Baton Rouge.
Members of the Commemorative Air Force bring the sights, sounds and stories of World War II aviation to Hammond as the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Fifi", Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil" visit the Hammond Northshore Regional Airport alongs…
The Baton Rouge Police Department hosts National Night Out, Tuesday, October 1, 2019, alongside other neighboring agencies at their headquarters in Baton Rouge, La.
American Idol winner Laine Hardy performs in Livingston Parish
The Jaguars dominate that second half and shut down the Golden Lions offense.
The city of Morganza and the Pointe Coupee Parish Office of Tourism commemorated the 50th anniversary of the release of the movie 'Easy Rider,' Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, with proceeds going toward an effort to revitalize the town.
Featured games of the week are Warren Easton facing East Ascension, Brusly battling Madison Prep and Central vs. Southern Lab.
American Idol Laine Hardy performed in a surprise appearance for about 700 first and second graders, teachers and staff at Tanglewood Elementary School in Central, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. Chase Tyler also performed, and Tyler and Derek Shipley, o…
The Jaguars fall 27-21 to Florida A&M Rattlers in Tallahassee.
Activities continued Saturday for the 27th annual Baker Buffalo Festival, with a parade down Groom Road on Sept. 21, 2019. Carnival rides, a buffalo wings cooking competition, music, booths and more at Baker City Park followed the morning's parad…
LSU went to Vanderbilt with the same things they've brought all season: Big offense, spotty defense.
LSU scored early and often in its visit to Vanderbilt, and Joe Burrow to Ja'Marr Chase was the most common story. Check out some of the best photos from an early kickoff in Nashville.
This week's featured games are Captain Shreve versus Scotlandville, Catholic High facing University High and The Dunham School battling Parkview Baptist.
For its first two years, Bayou Cirque mostly has been a collection of acts performing at festivals, corporate events and downtown concerts.
Southern Univerity poured it on against Edward Waters College in the Jaguars' home opener at A.W. Mumford Stadium, routing the Tigers 61-0 on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019.
This weeks featured games are East Jefferson facing St. Amant and Destrehan versus Walker.
The Baton Rouge Police Department's mounted unit is comprised of seven horses that the department uses regularly for their duties within the city of Baton Rouge.