Lara Nicholson

The events celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

Neighborhood residents will have to vote on whether to impose property taxes for their districts.

A federal grand jury is investigating a multimillion-dollar affordable housing deal in Scotlandville that has previously been at the center of controversy among East Baton Rouge city-parish leaders.

Those feeling unprepared for this year’s severe hurricane season forecasts will be able to get a plan ready this weekend at a free hurricane season resource fair.

For years, Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome fought in public, and then in court, against the creation of the new city of St. George, arguing the move would divide

A Baton Rouge industrial plant expanding its facility will be exempt from paying millions of dollars in property taxes to the city-parish government and school system.

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced the launch of the third annual Summer of Hope initiative on Friday, a campaign led by Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge that aims

A building inspector chief contracted by the city-parish was arrested Monday on accusations he distributed child sexual abuse material, according to Homeland Security Investigations.

Baton Rouge city-parish officials have tasked an architectural firm with devising a plan for a new jail and juvenile detention center to house the parish’s pretrial detainees, a move that

Gov. Jeff Landry announced his appointments to the city of St. George’s board of aldermen Thursday, including a former East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council member.

The East Baton Rouge city-parish government will pay $30,000 to an online reporter who sued the city on claims officials encroached upon her First Amendment rights by denying her access

Officials have begun construction on the third phase of a $28.1 million development to bolster affordable housing in Baton Rouge.

The Louisiana Supreme Court’s decision last month to allow the creation of the city of St. George has relaunched discussions around how businesses and residents can leave or join the

Gov. Jeff Landry selected the city of St. George’s interim mayor and police chief on Tuesday, marking the first leaders of East Baton Rouge Parish’s newest city.

Former state Rep. Ted James is outpacing incumbent Sharon Weston Broome by $200,000 in campaign donations in the race for East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president, according to campaign finance reports

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council’s president asked the Louisiana Supreme Court on Thursday for a new hearing on the creation of the controversial city of St. George.

East Baton Rouge Parish leaders plan to pay $30,000 to an online reporter who sued the city-parish in 2022 claiming they violated her First Amendment rights by refusing her access

Decayed white ceilings speckled with black moldy circles. Jagged, rusty metal protruding from old air vents. A glue trap of live, wriggling mice stationed mere feet away from a tray

As St. George leaders move forward with plans to create their own city, the leader of Baton Rouge’s Metro Council is requesting a new hearing on the matter from the

Organizers of the City of St. George say work is already underway on building out the new city government, even as they push for a new school district — and