American Families for Vaccines (AFV), maps how Louisiana laws rely on recommendations from the CDC and the federal Advisory ...

The request would expand an ongoing review by the department’s Office for Civil Rights into the Louisiana Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s public higher education system.

BATON ROUGE — The tragic death of one-year-old Nicholas Aguilar has put a spotlight on car seat safety and child passenger protection in Baton Rouge.

Keyo Johnson joins the Louisiana Academic Advising Association and Leadership Baton Rouge boards. BATON ROUGE, La. — Keyo Johnson, director of Vocational Discernment and Career Development at ...

SCOTLANDVILLE, La. — Scotlandville is seeing a surge in local investment as two new businesses officially opened their doors this week, offering jobs, services, and dining options to the community.

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., a relentless champion for racial and economic justice who carried the civil rights movement from the streets into presidential politics, corporate boardrooms ...

WACO, Texas — Baylor University is expanding its Black Gospel Archive, a nationally significant collection dedicated to preserving Black sacred music and the cultural history surrounding it, with new ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is broadening a program designed to boost access to fresh fruits and vegetables for residents receiving public food assistance, now including Walmart stores in Baton Rouge ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A legal challenge over how Baton Rouge’s Metro Council spends public money has become a defining test of press freedom, after parish attorneys asked a judge to restrict how a local ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — State Senator Regina Barrow (D-Baton Rouge) is urging constituents to participate in a series of critical community meetings ahead of the March 9 legislative session. These ...

Krewe of Shenandoah — Monday, Feb. 16 Community parades — Mardi Gras Day, Feb. 17: New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, Plaquemine, Zachary, and Livonia City officials encourage attendees to plan ahead ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards has asked the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to conduct a broad, independent review of the city-parish’s financial and operational ...