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Louisiana woman to compete overseas for Ms. Black Southern States pageant title
Whitney Thomas, a Baton Rouge native and model, will represent Louisiana in the Ms. Black Southern States pageant in the ...
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These 46 Louisiana restaurants have top wine programs in the world, 2025 ranking says
The winners are spread across the globe in all 50 states and over 75 countries and territories. Overall, 46 restaurants in ...
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Louisiana Bond Commission OKs 3 East Baton Rouge tax plan ballot measures
The Baton Rouge mayor's office announced that the Louisiana State Bond Commission approved three ballot measures that are ...
Southern University expels Omega Psi Phi fraternity from Baton Rouge campus
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. at Southern University has been expelled, officials ...
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Top Louisiana GOP political figures weigh in on library employee gender pronoun controversy
Gov. Jeff Landry and other prominent Louisiana conservatives are criticizing Baton Rouge’s library system after a former ...
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Baton Rouge Police to be featured in reality TV show
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department was featured in a reality TV series. According to the department, BRPD officers Charleston Armstrong, Cpl. Blake Welborn, Cpl.
Feds charge 3 current or former Louisiana police chiefs in an alleged visa fraud scheme
Federal authorities have charged three small-town Louisiana police chiefs with taking hundreds of $5,000 bribes over nearly a ...
West Baton Rouge woman shocked by laptop after lightning strike outside home
According to a report by Louisiana First News, a woman was working on her laptop inside her home in the 400 block of Oakleaf ...
Does Louisiana have high stress levels? Three cities among most stressed in U.S.
WalletHub has released a study ranking the least and most stressed U.S. cities, and three Louisiana cities made the top 20.
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'We are under assault': What's causing a spike in organized retail theft in Baton Rouge?
Baton Rouge stores have described shoplifting as out of control. Law enforcement says its becoming a widespread business, ...