Christopher Cartwright

East Baton Rouge residents have a choice to renew two BREC taxes this November, which constitute 65% of the organization's budget. But some current and former officials believe there are problems within the organization.

Gonzales sports a tradition of preferring incumbents, with only four men holding the position over the last fifty years. But this year, residents will elect a new face to the seat and the city's first Black mayor.

Significant change is coming to Gonzales. No matter who residents elect as their next mayor, the city will simultaneously elect its first Black

Sewer Clowns. Flying vampires. Would you make it through this creepy haunted house?

A Pierre Part man was recently arrested in connection with an alleged rape of someone under the age of thirteen, the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the Sorrento Volunteer Fire Department assisted in recovery efforts, bringing supplies to communities in North Carolina and Tennessee.

Two recent lawsuits filed in Ascension Parish allege workplace injuries, including chemical burns, at an OxyChem plant in Geismar.

At Tuesday's Gonzales Planning and Zoning Commission, some residents of the Conway development object to the developer’s request to construct 281 additional lots, citing Homeowners’ Association rules and property values. But the Planning Commission ultimately approved the plans in a 4-1 vote.

Atalco Gramercy, the last operating alumina refinery in the country, is one of the major employers in St. James Parish. It's also failing to pay taxes owed to the St. James Parish School Board, according to documents filed with the parish's Clerk of Court.

Updated 2 min to read of 2 Atalco Gramercy, the last operating alumina refinery in the country, has faced a high number of safety violations and environmental scrutiny over the past few years.