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Posted 5:52 AM 9/8/2026 by Abigail Whitam

PORT ALLEN - What was once a train depot in Port Allen is being transformed into a new welcome center.

The building has been given new windows, a fresh coat of paint and a new fence surrounding the property, though some work is still underway.

The second phase of the project began (More)

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Posted 4:55 AM 9/7/2026 by Alexis Marigny

PORT ALLEN — Sugarcane farming has shaped Port Allen and much of Louisiana, with the West Baton Rouge Museum using its annual SugarFest to highlight the industry's deep roots and ongoing impact.

The museum tells the story of sugarcane in the South through decommissioned machines and (More)

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Posted 6:55 AM 9/4/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — The Southern University Jaguars are back on The Bluff this weekend for the first home game of the Marshall Faulk era. 

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Posted 5:10 AM 9/7/2026 by April Davis

CLEVELAND - Red light therapy ads and products are prevalent on social media, on TV, at the gym, and in the spa.

A Cleveland Clinic dermatologist says it can have some benefits. Research suggests that when done consistently, it may help with wrinkles and redness. It may also help some (More)

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Posted 6:06 AM 9/3/2026 by WBRZ Staff

PLAQUEMINE - The Iberville Parish School Board is asking for the community’s input in its search for a new superintendent.

The school board opened a survey ahead of next week's interviews for the job. The survey asks community members for their preferences for leadership qualities (More)

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Posted 6:21 AM 9/2/2026 by Dayla Galmore

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish Child Nutrition Program serves 50,000 meals every day across 81 sites in the district, the program's website says.

A lot of planning goes into what ends up on students' trays. Famela Scruggs Tanner is the East Baton Rouge regional chef (More)

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Posted 6:54 AM 9/1/2026 by Caitlin Lacomb

BATON ROUGE — The Manship Theatre is bringing together live music and cooking for a Concert Kitchen event on Sept. 13.

The afternoon starts at 2 p.m. with a live performance by Katie Love, followed by the Concert Kitchen featuring Chef (More)

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Posted 1:03 PM 9/3/2026 by April Davis

BATON ROUGE — As National Breastfeeding Month comes to an end, Baton Rouge General reminds residents it offers lactation consulting for any mom, even those who did not deliver there.

Crystal Toadvine, a lactation counselor at Baton Rouge General, said new moms receive a kit when they (More)

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Posted 7:27 AM 8/28/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — This weekend, the Texas Club is celebrating students returning to school!

On Saturday, Louisiana-based artist Connor Martin is headlining a show at the venue off Florida Boulevard. 

Doors for the Back to School Bash open at 7:30 p.m., with the show starting (More)

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Posted 10:05 AM 8/27/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Thursday is the Southern University System Foundation's annual SU Give Day, with this year's goal to raise $25 million for Southern University campuses across Louisiana.

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Posted 6:37 AM 8/26/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Raising Cane's is turning 30 years old! 

The now-international chicken finger chain was started off LSU's campus on Highland Road in 1996 by Todd Graves. 

"As Todd always says, we're just getting started, we're just warming up," Zach Corbin, Cane's (More)

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Posted 9:20 AM 8/24/2026 by Mia Monet

DONALDSONVILLE - South Central Planning and Development Commission, in cooperation with the Environmental Planning Agency, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, is offering homeowners from select areas of (More)