The East Baton Rouge Master Gardener Association kicks off its 2020 series of gardening presentations with talks on mid-sized trees for south Louisiana and organic gardening, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Zachary Branch Library, 1900 …
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The St. George Fire Department operates eight fire stations, and its two response districts are roughly separated by Airline Highway, with one zone mostly north and east of Airline Highway, while the other is south and west of Airline Highway.
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The mission of Friends of the Animals is to rescue, place in homes or save dogs, puppies and other pets from euthanasia in East Baton Rouge Parish. FOTA operates the Dog Adoption House, 8476 Highland Road, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11…
Second Chance Dog Rescue is a foster-based, registered nonprofit dedicated to saving homeless dogs primarily from shelters as well as dogs surrendered by their owners.
Dr. John Fleming, of Minden, who has been assistant U.S. secretary of commerce for economic development since March, was the featured speaker at a Region 6 meeting of the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women. The Republican Women of Baton Roug…
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Among the December 2019 graduates of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, were Baton Rouge residents Madison Jane Dillenberger, who earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering; and Janeé D. Green, who earned a master's degree in bus…
Nominations are open for Louisiana Wildlife Federation's 56th Conservation Achievement Awards. The program recognizes people and organizations making outstanding contributions to the natural resource welfare and environmental quality of their comm…
East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Beau Clark discussed the origins of Louisiana's opioid crisis, and strategies for ending it, during the January meeting of the LSU Faculty and Staff Retirees Club.
The Baton Rouge Unit of the Herb Society of America is making plans for Herb Day, which will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden, 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge.
The St. George Fire Department operates eight fire stations, and its two response districts are roughly separated by Airline Highway, with one zone mostly north and east of Airline Highway, while the other is south and west of Airline Highway.
Northshore Technical Community College announced its honor rolls for the Fall 2019 semester. Students from East Baton Rouge, Ascension and East and West Feliciana parishes include:
Students in Christine Pousson's fifth-grade class at St. Jean Vianney Catholic School in Baton Rouge recently created Valentine cards for people serving in the military overseas. The cards will be included in care packages being assembled by Baton…
More than 1,300 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in December. Included among the graduates was Isabelle Schexnayder, of Baton Rouge, who earned a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.
The mission of Friends of the Animals is to rescue, place in homes or save dogs, puppies and other pets from euthanasia in East Baton Rouge Parish. FOTA operates the Dog Adoption House, 8476 Highland Road, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11…
The Runnels Junior Beta Club welcomed 24 new members into its ranks at a candlelight induction ceremony Jan. 24 in the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre.
Catholic High School senior Nicholas Fanguy, son of Marissa and Keith Fanguy of Baton Rouge, has been selected as a candidate for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
HAMMOND — Southeastern Louisiana University has named 4,578 students to its honors list for the fall 2019 semester.
The Emerge Center will be giving away a free pair of hearing aids to two people in need through their Gift of Hearing contest.
Jack Dean, of Baton Rouge, was recently named to the dean's list at the College of William & Mary for the fall 2019 semester.
Mercer University recently announced the president's list and dean's list for the fall 2019 semester.
Peter Smoak, of Baton Rouge, was among those who received degrees Dec. 13-14 from the University of Northern Colorado during fall 2019 commencement ceremonies in Greeley, Colorado.
The East Baton Rouge 4-H Foundation will be the beneficiary of the 2020 Capital Area Open Horse Show, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, and at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at Parker Coliseum, at the corner of Highland Road and South Stadium Driv…
On Friday in the Wildwood Elementary School auditorium at 6:30 p.m. watch as a young princess is put under the spell of a jealous old woman — a spell that puts her to sleep for 500 years. Join the Missoula Children's Theatre and 30 Wildwood studen…
The St. George Fire Department operates eight fire stations, and its two response districts are roughly separated by Airline Highway, with one zone mostly north and east of Airline Highway, while the other is south and west of Airline Highway.
The St. George Fire Protection District has purchased four aluminum rescue boats and a transport trailer with a grant of $24,980 from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation.
The mission of Friends of the Animals is to rescue, place in homes or save dogs, puppies and other pets from euthanasia in East Baton Rouge Parish. FOTA operates the Dog Adoption House, 8476 Highland Road, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11…
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum has received a $100,000 operations grant from the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation.
Canary Islanders Heritage Society of Louisiana sets February meeting
BATON ROUGE — Pelican State Credit Union announced it has raised $17,591.55 for its 2019 Charity of the Year, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. The credit union’s 16 locations across the state worked for this, a news release said.
The St. George Fire Department operates eight fire stations, and its two response districts are roughly separated by Airline Highway, with one zone mostly north and east of Airline Highway, while the other is south and west of Airline Highway.
Eric Engemann, president of Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School, was the guest speaker at the Jan. 6 meeting of the Lakeshore Lions Club at the Marriott Hotel Baton Rouge.
At the end of each regular semester, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette recognizes those students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List.
Food, dance and music from around the world will be featured during International Cultural Night from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Kenilworth Science and Technology School, 7600 Boone Ave., Baton Rouge.
Nine students from Baton Rouge are among the 4,400 students named to the dean's academic honor roll for the 2019 fall semester at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Students honored on the dean's list are Baylor undergraduates with a minimum grade-…
The BREC 2020 golf tournament schedule opens with the City Park Ice Breaker Golf Tournament on Jan. 25 at City Park golf course. Other highlights of the 2020 BREC golf schedule include:
St. Michael the Archangel High School has established a Memorial Scholarship in the name of alumna Carley McCord ’07.
The Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency set a record for organ donation in Louisiana in 2019.
This year BREC’s Farr Park Equestrian Center’s Hearts and Hooves therapeutic riding program will help those age 6 and up with any physical or mental disability grow their confidence in social settings, improve physically with balance, stability an…
Winners from the East Baton Rouge Parish 4-H and FFA livestock show will be participating in the LSU South Central District livestock show Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
The mission of Friends of the Animals is to rescue, place in homes or save dogs, puppies and other pets from euthanasia in East Baton Rouge Parish. FOTA operates the Dog Adoption House, 8476 Highland Road, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11…
The LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden is introducing Green Stick Workshops, an initiative to provide hands-on learning about all things green, with the first event set for Feb. 1.
Capital Area United Way announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for its next round of project-based grants. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 14. It may take up to 12 weeks for grant notifications following the deadline.
Kidney screening planned
LSU has announced the names of the students who have made the Dean’s List and the President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2019 semester.
BATON ROUGE — LSU recognized 1,986 graduates at the university’s 300th commencement exercises Dec. 20.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announced its Outstanding Graduate for the December 2019 ceremony.
BATON ROUGE — Approximately 130 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University students were conferred degrees during the university’s commencement exercises Dec. 14 at the Raising Cane’s River Center Exhibition Hall.
Seaman Trevell Smith, a Baton Rouge native, is in the Navy serving on the USS Milius, a guided-missile destroyer, in the Sea of Japan.
Six LSU Law students completed their degree coursework during the Fall 2019 semester and graduated.