East Baton Rouge ... up funding for the parish’s flood protection system. But the council rejected the measure amid an outcry from library supporters. In 2015, some Baton Rouge leaders ...

Jurors also voted to ask the Amite River Basin Commission to switch its focus on East Feliciana Parish flood control efforts from the Comite River to the Amite, after hearing from two basin ...

This is what’s happening at schools in East Baton Rouge Parish. East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent Lamont Cole said enough is enough and is now calling for major policy changes. Chaos erupting at ...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A man has been arrested following a drug investigation that took place during the month of January, deputies said. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff ...

at the 11 East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority communities. Agroforestry apprentices tour the Baton Roots Community Farm at BREC's Howell Community Park on the first day of their apprenticeship.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Three different incidents at East Baton Rouge schools, two in the past 24 hours, are raising questions and concerns about safety on campus. “I’m appalled. I’m ...

Mayor-President Sid Edwards has proposed reallocating a portion of the library’s 11.1-mill property tax, arguing that the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified the female passenger who was killed in a crash on Jan. 19. Jessica Bourgeois, 31, was killed in a ...

Proposed funding changes for libraries, council districts The mayor’s office said East Baton Rouge Parish libraries have accrued over $114 million in budget surplus, adding, “their budget has ...

The flood advisory for the island of Maui has expired. A high wind advisory for Big Isle summits, and high surf advisory for the east-facing shores of most isles remain in place until 6 p.m. today.

The East Midlands is set to benefit from millions in new flood defence funding as part of a record £2.65bn government investment to tackle the growing risk of extreme weather. The Derby Flood ...

It was a good year for the area’s high-end residential real estate market in 2024. So good, that the year’s publicly recorded most expensive home sale came in at $6.75 million, nearly 70% ...