While many people assume it is already required, Senate Education Committee Chairman Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, has filed legislation that would make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana. The proposal, Senate Bill 10, will be debated during the 2021 regular legislative session, which begins April 12. State law requires school districts to offer kindergarten but attendance is… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD)- Baton Rouge native Hayley Arceneaux will make history when she becomes the first cancer survivor and first Cajun in space. St. Jude Children’s Hospital announced Arceneaux was chosen to visit space with billionaire, Jacob Issaacman who’s using his purchased spaceflight as a charitable fundraiser. “I feel like the luckiest girl in the… Keep Reading
Millions saw the Uber Eats ad during the Super Bowl featuring actors Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, along with singer Cardi B. The actors’ revival of their late ’80s to early ’90s characters Wayne and Garth from the “Saturday Night Live” skit, “Wayne’s World,” continues with related ads for the food delivery service, one mentioning Baton Rouge.… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Devin Ducote, a Baton Rouge native who worked on the staff of Gus Malzahn at Auburn, is joining him at UCF to serve as director of recruiting and player personnel. He was the defensive coordinator at West Feliciana this past season. Head coach Hudson Fuller said Ducote did an incredible… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) ––– The COVID-19 pandemic put an end to most social gatherings, but one Baton Rouge business owner offers the opportunity to socialize safely. Violet Tremblay opened Painting and Pinot roughly ten years ago after her husband and brother-in-law gave her art supplies for Christmas. “I kind of went crazy with it… Keep Reading
Since her childhood cancer diagnosis, Baton Rouge native Hayley Arceneaux has been a spokesperson for how St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital saved her life and countless others. Now, she’ll take her story to the ultimate platform — outer space. Arceneaux has been chosen to be part of the first all-civilian space flight, named Inspiration4. On the… Keep Reading
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the music has played on at Beauvoir Park in Baton Rouge, but not this weekend. Frigid temperature have postponed two concerts — the Brassheart Brass Band on Friday and Minos the Saint on Saturday. Both bands will be rescheduled for March, when the slate of acts will also feature the Grammy-winning Lost… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – It’s about that time again to feast on a type of seafood that’s considered to be a true delicacy to anyone born and raised in the Bayou State; crawfish. Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent season, making mudbugs a top choice for some ‘good eatin’, especially on Fridays. If… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – LSU baseball has adjusted their schedule for opening weekend at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field due to team travel issues throughout the nation. The Tigers will now open the season against Air Force on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. the game was previously rescheduled for 4 p.m. on… Keep Reading
Almost 12,000 Entergy and DEMCO customers in the greater Baton Rouge area were without power Thursday morning, days after a winter storm hit the state bringing with it a mix of snow, sleet and ice. Entergy said it plans to have the power back on by 11:30 p.m. Thursday to south Baton Rouge, east Baton Rouge and… Keep Reading
