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The Advocate is Louisiana's leading news source, providing award-winning local and regional news coverage.

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > houma-stabbings-louisiana > article_0f3c77e5-bb32-5bc5-9d7e-7290e1307964.html

Man arrested in Houma killing spree that killed four, wounded child, authorities say

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (290+ words) A man was arrested Sunday morning in connection with a string of stabbings in a Houma neighborhood that left four people dead and a child critically wounded, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. Authorities found Houma man Kaegan Jude…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > entertainment_life > fyi-br > article_61b69848-af2e-4150-9294-8d65fc27048e.html

FYI BR: Botanical flower pressing at Hilltop and 40 years of Interfaith Federation

12+ hour, 43+ min ago   (449+ words) Botanicals stained glass made with real pressed flowers by Lynn Jenkins Amber Elder is an independent firefly observer in southeast Louisiana who has been documenting fireflies. The work has grown into a broader public education project called I Don’t See…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > east-feliciana-police-jury-paying-to-house-juvenile-suspect-in-clinton-mardi-gras-shooting > article_163d7a32-e7ab-4b21-97bd-d84464c10d42.html

East Feliciana Police Jury paying to house juvenile suspect in Clinton Mardi Gras shooting

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (374+ words) Five people were injured by gunfire at the Jan. 31 shooting spree at the Clinton Mardi Gras parade. Four others were injured in the ensuing scramble to get away from the shooters. East Feliciana Parish has spent tens of thousands of…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > woman-set-house-fire > article_b98f7872-f94d-4d1b-b034-fb95add27d13.html

Baton Rouge woman allegedly set fire to father’s home while boyfriend and his daughter were inside

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (261+ words) A Baton Rouge woman has been arrested after she allegedly set fire to her father's house last week. Isis Wright, 39, was charged with aggravated arson Thursday and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. The Baton Rouge Fire Department…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > high_schools > drew-brees-calls-plays-son-baylen-new-orleans > article_31aca8d9-ebcb-5768-8378-ec20a6529eae.html

‘Brees Airways’ takes flight as Drew Brees unveils New Orleans-themed playbook for his son

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (583+ words) Baylen Brees watched his father throw hundreds of touchdown passes during his Pro Football Hall of Fame career that included 15 seasons with the New Orleans Saints. On Thursday, it was the father’s turn to see the son make plays of…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > hurricane > hurricane-free-atlantic-2026 > article_d8c084e6-a7a5-5f7c-b264-d6ee86ca5745.html

The Atlantic has yet to see a hurricane in 2026. That’s a new 60-year record.

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (681+ words) For the first time in the 60 years since meteorologists started using satellites to track storms, the Atlantic Ocean has made it to Sept. 11 without a hurricane, a historic occurrence experts say is largely due to this year’s robust El Niño…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > lamont-cole-blight-contracts-tj-jackson-records-concerns > article_37a74681-836b-4123-b5b9-80dcaf35ef11.html

Internal records show red flags raised over Baton Rouge blight contracts in LaMont Cole case

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (958+ words) Weeds build up around an abandoned home on Pintail Street on Monday, January 5, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A Baton Rouge businessman paid nearly $100,000 to identify blight in former Metro Council member LaMont Cole’s district did not log any reports about…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > home-donated-to-family-of-fallen-baton-rouge-police-officer > article_edceef47-91fe-4156-b188-261433f61966.html

Family of fallen Baton Rouge Police officer receives home as part of 9/11 observance

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (233+ words) As part of the observance of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a nonprofit organization gave a home to the family of a Baton Rouge Police officer who was killed in the line of duty. The family of Matthew Gerald,…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > courts > logan-lacombe-wallet-shooting-joshua-johnson > article_0e1c096d-38d5-45a7-b64a-72b9344b63e5.html

Louisiana homicide victim’s family confronts suspect who left behind ID: ‘Not a very smart criminal’

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (678+ words) Logan LaCombe and his sister Jordan LaCombe. In a crowded courtroom, the family of 20-year-old Logan LaCombe had a chance to confront one of the brothers allegedly involved in his death as the man was sentenced to 15 years in prison....

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > jackson-murder-arrest > article_28d384d9-5f6a-4b6e-bbc0-40ed991abc22.html

Louisiana man arrested in July 4 double homicide in Mississippi, State Police said

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (161+ words) A Louisiana man was arrested Wednesday on two counts of murder and other charges stemming from a double homicide and mass shooting July 4 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, Louisiana State Police said. The agency had assisted the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation…...