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The Lee High renaming committee met to discuss possible names to replace the name of "Lee High" on Monday.
The LSU football team received its trio of championship rings Tuesday night -- one for the SEC title, one for its College Football Playoff championship (from the CFP) and another CFP championship ring (from the school itself).
Protesters march down N. Alexander Ave. to the West Baton Rouge Parisg Library, Sunday, June 28, 2020, calling for the removal of the statue of Confederate Governor Henry Watkins Allen, which is in front of the library facing the parish courthouse…
A lengthy line grew outside of Fred's bar in Tigerland on Thursday as people waited to be tested for coronavirus.
High winds with an early morning thunderstorm system ripped roofing and signs from office building along One Calais Ave., scattering debris along the eastbound lanes of adjacent I-10, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, and DOTD crews responded to clean the…
As Baton Rouge residents fought the spread of coronavirus through their communities, front-line workers stepped up and took care of patients fighting this disease that has taken so many lives.
Prisoner rights group VOTE marches to Angola State Penitentiary, starting a little over a mile down the road from Mt. Zion Baptist Church Friday June 19, 2020, in Tunica, La. The protest is meant to address mass incarceration and systemic racism (…
Crews remove the letters spelling Troy H. Middleton Library on the front of the LSU campus building hours after an LSU Board of Supervisors committee approved a motion that will remove the name from the university's main library, Friday, June 19, …
St. Francisville throws in the towel over the Audubon pilgrimage, which never explored the role of slavery.
Nearly 300 students from LSU and Southern University joined together for a "rally for unity" at LSU's Free Speech Alley on Friday, June 12, 2020 to sit and listen to each other about their experiences at each school, and to reconcile tensions betw…
Protesters march to Raising Cane's near Burbank and Lee Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Protesters temporarily blocked access to Raising Cane's before marching to the home of district attorney Hillar Moore.
Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade helped personnel from the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, as they distributed milk, produce and frozen food to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Lots of smiles and sweat during the first day of football workouts at Woodlawn High School and Episcopal High School Tuesday June 9, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
Protesters march through downtown Baton Rouge, Friday, June 5, 2020, from Galvez Plaza to the State Capitol Friday afternoon in support of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd.
Baton Rouge protesters gather for the fourth night in a row, this time at Chick-fil-A and Twin Peaks, on Siegen Lane in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd, Wednesday evening.
Protesters gather for the third night in a row on Siegen Lane in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd Tuesday evening, June 2, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
For the second night in a row, night protesters on Siegen Lane rallying for the cause of George Floyd and others who died through police actions brought out East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies in riot gear, Monday, June 1, 2020, but represe…
An estimated 300 Baton Rouge protesters gathered in the Target parking lot on Siegen Lane where organizers emphasized the importance of maintaining peace.
Protesters blocked part of Siegen Lane late Sunday night, prompting East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputies to line the street in riot gear. Community leaders reportedly told people to return to the same spot Monday evening.
Hundreds of people in a crowd Baton Rouge Police estimated at near 1,000, marched peacefully from Baton Rouge's Galvez Plaza to the steps of the State Capitol, Sunday, May 31, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd, who died recently while han…
Hundreds marched through the streets of Baton Rouge on Sunday in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
People gather for a prayer vigil Saturday morning, May 30, 2020, at Elevate Church in Baton Rouge, La.
Attendees explore the Baton Rouge Zoo on a one way route Friday afternoon, May 29, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
The Louisiana House on Tuesday swiftly approved state budget bills that use more than $1 billion in federal coronavirus aid to plug holes left by severely-depressed tax collections, with Republican legislators finding broad agreement with Democrat…
Food distribution by the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank on Turner Road Thursday May 21, 2020, in Port Allen, La. Folks drive up where National Guard and volunteers put the boxes in their cars to minimize contact. Food Bank officials have seen the n…
Late Wednesday after the sun found its home in the western sky, crews with Athletic Turf Solutions began to lay the new sod on the field of LSU's Tiger Stadium as part of the facility's renovation project.
Class presidents and invited seniors from over 30 area schools graduate Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the Louisiana Leadership Institute during the East Baton Rouge Parish-Wide Graduation.
Phase 1 re-openings in Louisiana during the COVID-19 pandemic includes services at Baton Rouge's St. George Catholic Church, which held four masses for in-person attendance on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Approximately 175-200 parishioners attended each …
Diners return to their favorite tables inside local hotspots Friday night after the shelter-at-home order was lifted and table service returns to the restaurant scene in Baton Rouge.
Photos: B Street Benny plays 'thank you' concert at lunch for Ochsner-Baton Rouge healthcare workers
Harmon 'Joe' Lewis, a patient being treated for leukemia at Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge, wanted to think of a way to show his appreciation to his oncologist Dr. Daniel Ezekwudo and the rest of the staff there, so came up with the idea of …
The St. Amant High School seniors parade around by car caravan, including the Pit football stadium, to celebrate their official last day of school Wednesday May 6, 2020, in St. Amant, La. Led by first responder vehicles, there were almost 250 cars…
The Louisiana House gaveled in Monday morning to restart the legislative session that was suspended for more than a month because of the coronavirus pandemic. With plexiglass dividers and masks to wear, the regular legislative session reopened in …
B-52 bombers and F-15’s flyover Baton Rouge to salute coronavirus essential workers.
The portable pizza truck is set up for business as Fat Boy's Pizza makes 33-inch pizzas for the COVID units at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Friday April 24, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. The truck started making pizzas about 9 a.m.
Procession for Baton Rouge Police Lt. Glenn Dale Hutto, Jr., as his casket and body are carried from the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office to Rabenhorst Funeral Home in downtown Baton Rouge, Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
A line of cars carrying excited nursing and respiratory therapy program seniors from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ferried happy occupants collecting cap, gown and tassel, transcript, diploma, clinical pin and a new pair of Brooks…
Baton Rouge police officer died Sunday afternoon after he and another officer were shot while responding to tips about a homicide suspect in the city's Howell Park neighborhood.
Thousands were without power and homes and businesses were damaged after storms ripped through southeast Louisiana Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Food distribution by the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank at Tanger Outlet Mall Tuesday April 21, 2020, in Gonzales, La. Folks drive up where National Guard and volunteers put the the boxes in their cars to minimize contact. Food Bank officials have …
Food distribution by the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank at Tanger Outlet Mall Tuesday April 21, 2020, in Gonzales, La. Folks drive up where National Guard and volunteers put the the boxes in their cars to minimize contact. Food Bank officials have …
Tony Spell, pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, La., was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on allegations he tried to hit a protester Sunday with one of his buses. Congregation members waiti…
Ricky Compton draws a chalk mural of a postal carrier on the apron in front of the Ascension Parish Governmental Complex, 615 East Worthey Street, Monday April 20, 2020, in Gonzales, La. Ascension Parish is encouraging people to decorate their sid…
The coronavirus may have closed schools, but physical education teacher Patrick Foy doesn’t think that’s a reason for Shenandoah Elementary students to get lazy — or to miss his sense of humor.
Weeks after responding to New Orleans – the epicenter of Louisiana's coronavirus outbreak – medical professionals with the U.S. Navy have moved north to aid medical staff at Baton Rouge General Hospital with its fight against the COVID-19 virus.
The Baton Rouge Metro Airport sits void of travelers Friday afternoon, April 17, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
Governor John Bel Edwards tours LSU's PPE manufacturing facility inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Friday afternoon before holding a press conference inside.
Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Red Stick farmers market at Pennington is now a drive-through with many people lining up in their vehicles the event Thursday April 16, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. The Red Stick farmers market on Saturdays do…
First responders come together to salute healthcare workers working the frontline as "Amazing Grace" is played over loudspeakers during the battle against coronavirus, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Our Lady of the Lake's Ascension campus in Gonzales, La.
LSU Facilities Service workers use templets to cut out aprons from 7 ounce billboard vinyl as the LSU PMAC has been turned into a temporary PPE production facility by students, faculty and employees Tuesday April 14, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
Lucille Anderson, who turned 92 on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, kicked up her heels in delight and waved from the sidewalk in front of her General Cleburne Ave. home while friends drove past in a surprise birthday parade. Many were from Bethany …
Broadmoor Baptist Church members celebrated the resurrection of Christ and hope on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, but like most churches, the Baton Rouge church suspended its typically large Easter service gathering because of the novel coronavir…