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Posted 9:36 AM 8/5/2026 by Mia Monet

BATON ROUGE - Tuesday morning, nearly 6,000 East Baton Rouge Parish School District employees gathered in the Southern University Mini Dome for EBR's annual convocation.

There was a parade of teachers, students, and bands who filed into the center to hear motivation from city leaders such (More)

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Posted 5:30 AM 8/5/2026 by Mia Monet

BATON ROUGE — Tuesday morning, East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole walked on stage to address nearly 6,000 EBR School District employees for (More)

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Posted 6:28 AM 8/5/2026 by April Davis

BATON ROUGE - Two Baton Rouge women are bringing their original musical "Ms. Warbucks" to the stage for its second run at Cite des Artes in downtown Lafayette.

Caroline Helm Huval, a hospice worker and performer and Bonny McDonald, a Southern University theater professor, co-wrote the (More)

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Posted 7:46 AM 8/4/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - Teachers in Baton Rouge get the chance to stock their classrooms full of supplies with a back-to-school giveaway on Sunday at the Southern University Welcome Center.

State Sen. Regina Barrow has put the event on for four years now. She sat down with 2une In's (More)

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Posted 6:38 AM 8/3/2026 by Abigail Whitam

GREENSBURG — Students in St. Helena Parish went back to the classroom on Monday. 

This year, St. Helena College and Career Academy has a new principal, with the rest of the district (More)

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Posted 3:51 PM 7/31/2026 by Caitlin Lacomb

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival is back for its second year, with tickets now on sale for the late August fest. 

The festival runs from Aug. 27 through Aug. 30 at the Manship Theatre in downtown Baton Rouge.

The festival received more than 400 (More)

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Posted 10:57 AM 7/29/2026 by WBRZ Staff

GREENSBURG - On Wednesday morning, St. Helena College and Career Academy hosted a back-to-school community event sponsored by Aetna Better Health.

The event offered school supplies for grades K-12, live music and free haircuts. Organizer Laquonda Johnson says it’s a great chance for (More)

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Posted 12:17 PM 7/28/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - Qualifying for East Baton Rouge Parish elections is just one week away, and the campaign season is already shaping up.

Candidates for several races have already announced their bids.

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Posted 6:18 AM 7/27/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — National Chicken Finger Day is Monday, and restaurants serving chicken are rolling out deals to celebrate.

Raising Cane's started the holiday in 2010. This year, they are offering two promotions. 

Caniac Club members can get a free chicken tender with each (More)

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Posted 8:11 AM 7/26/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — On Aug. 13, 2016, more than half the state was left underwater after unprecedented rainfall caused waterways like the Amite and Comite rivers to surge and flood (More)