Baton Rouge could be getting a lot of money from a $26 billion national settlement with opioid makers, and those battling the city’s soaring overdose death rate say it could be a huge help — if the money is used for the right things. That includes outreach, treatment, data collection, and overdose-reversing drugs, treatment providers,… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE – Four people are displaced on Monday morning after a fire was started in their north Baton Rouge home, forcing them to evacuate. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. in the 5700 block of St. Gerard Avenue when fire broke out in the home’s front room. Officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department… Keep Reading
Stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, scores of individuals bided their time with bread baking—so much so that packaged yeast was, at one point, hard to find in stores. That led many to explore the ancient art of making sourdough bread, which uses a form of wild yeast known as a starter. A sticky substance… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD)- The July Baton Rouge Restaurant Week has been canceled this year. According to the organizer, Chris Brooks, the event was canceled due to labor shortages as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Jim Urdiales, owner of Mestizo’s, was not planning on participating in Restaurant Week before it was even canceled.… Keep Reading
Federal authorities are dropping off immigrants at transit centers across Louisiana, according to WBRZ. The station recorded video Friday of a bus from Lasalle Corrections dropping off immigrants in Baton Rouge. After reports that immigration agents in Shreveport released dozens of immigrants from Haiti, Senator Bill Cassidy criticized the president’s current handling of immigration. “Do President… Keep Reading
Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys is hitting the stock market through a $963 million deal with a company set up to get businesses publicly listed on the market. BBQGuys, an e-commerce site for high-end BBQ grills, accessories and outdoor living products for homeowners and professional builders, will be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol BBQG. The… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD)- Louisiana’s first Ashley HomeStore Outlet is now open in Baton Rouge. The 40,000 square feet outlet offers discounted prices on discontinued, or as-is furniture, home décor and accessories, all available for immediate customer pick-up. “Whether they’ve just moved to town or perhaps have taken up a new address, some shoppers need… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Five years ago today, the Baton Rouge community experienced something they never saw coming. Six members of law enforcement were ambushed by a lone gunman at the B-Quick on Airline Highway. Three lives were lost, and there are many others who still remember that day like it was yesterday. On… Keep Reading
Changes to the East Baton Rouge Parish employee retirement system are on the way after a report identified practices that run afoul of Internal Revenue Service rules that govern retirement systems. A city-parish policy lets city-parish employees return to full-time jobs while getting paid for 29 hours of work a week and collecting their retirement… Keep Reading
NEW COMMIT: Louisiana State University has picked up a new verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Junior National qualifier Lily Jones out of Fisherville, Ky. She will join Payton Woodring of Ellijay, Ga. as a member of the Tigers’ Class of 2026. Primarily a backstroker, Jones trains year-round with Triton Swimming and was the 200 back runner-up… Keep Reading
