1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (260+ words) South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Dr. Carrie Malcom has been hired by the Fertility Answer Baton Rouge clinic at the Woman's Hospital campus. Malcom completed her residency in obstetrics and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1391+ words) From left, Abdallah Mizyed, 17, Abdelrazq Ayyad, 17, and Khaled Saleh, 16, pray, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, La. In his nearly 30 years as a minister, the Rev. Fred Devall has taken comfort in an overriding…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (227+ words) This article is brought to you by the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s magnet programs continue to stand out as some of the brightest offerings not only in the district, but in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (65+ words) The Advocate Volunteers for various churches on Dalrymple sit outside on Saturdays in fall to sell game day parking spots to LSU fans. Both University Methodist and University Presbyterian say they raise about $40,000 per football season from these sales that…...

2+ day, 6+ 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…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (311+ words) The Lafayette Parish School System building can be seen on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Lafayette. Lafayette Parish schools announced personnel moves on Friday that impact leadership at J.W. Faulk Elementary School. Alysia Messa, who has been principal at the school for the…...

3+ day, 28+ min ago   (1077+ words) At Joelle’s Soul & Savour in Baton Rouge, soul food fixings are served with a Caribbean twist, and the kitchen has a familiar football face. Located at 3015 Westfork Drive, the elevated soul food restaurant grand opens at 5 p.m. today with a…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1747+ words) In the “Day in the Life of Winston Watkins,” which has more than 1 million views on YouTube, the 16-year-old wideout rubbed his hands together and confidently smiled as he announced himself and all his titles. “It’s Winston Watkins Jr., Class…...

2+ day, 23+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ 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....