The new Erie Street Eco Park in north Baton Rouge is officially open. The park is the beginning of an effort to improve the ...

Vaudeville Entertainment is bringing a night of fun to the capital city with the Artnight hoedown at the Texas Club, 456 N.

Miss Louisiana were introduced Monday at a presser at the W.L. "Jack" Howard Theatre in the Monroe Civic Center.

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Four-star receiver Devin Carter committed to Auburn in January, but is still considering overtures from other programs.

A bill that would allow parade-goers in Louisiana to carry concealed guns is moving forward, but it hasn’t cleared the full legislature just yet.

LSU star Flau'jae Johnson has found success in both basketball and music. Before her budding basketball career in Baton Rouge, her journey began with a mic.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts ...

New Orleans rules the roost when it comes to all things Mardi Gras, celebrated in elaborate style each year on Fat Tuesday – March 4 this year — the day before Ash Wednesday. However, for ...

Kareem Badawi had just finished his first semester at the University of Alabama and was home visiting family and friends in Baton ... in New Orleans to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

On New Year's Eve, Badawi was home on winter break from the University of Alabama when he and a group of Baton Rouge-area friends went to New Orleans. They were on Bourbon Street when Shamsud ...