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From left, Sen. Rick Edmonds speaks during a press conference as St. George Mayor Dustin Yates and Rep. Emily Chenevert look on at St.

EBR Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole gives a first 100 days address at a luncheon at the Water Campus on Friday, February 21, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Stephanie Cargile. A longtime face for energy giant ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge is returning to her alma mater, the all-girls St. Joseph's Academy, to serve as its president.

EBR Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole gives a first 100 days address at a luncheon at the Water Campus on Friday, February 21, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Shashonnie Steward, Patrick Martin, and Adam Smith stand behind Superintendent LaMont Cole as he gives thanks to the EBR Parish Schools employees present at the press conference on Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Hosanna Christian Academy was on the ground floor of vouchers when Gov. Bobby Jindal launched the Louisiana Scholarship Program in 2012. Soon, a majority of the students enrolled at the private school were receiving publicly funded vouchers.

Students at University High wait under a shelter for their ride as the rain falls on Friday, May 1, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Staff photo by Michael Johnson

Baton Rouge Police are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information on Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, a 15-year-old boy who has been missin…

A 51-year-old Baton Rouge man was arrested on a count of first-degree murder Saturday in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, who is believed to be dead but whose body has not been found.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board's newly approved job description policy represents a compromise, including more restrictions and homework for Superintendent LaMont Cole than a more expansive, permanent change proposed in May.