Por: The Advocate Entertainment September 17, 2022
A summer celebration for nearly 60 leaders of local nonprofit and community-service organizations on Aug. 9 at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library boasted its largest attendance in recent memory.The Inter-Civic Council of Greater Baton Rouge hosted the event chaired by Tommy Darensbourg, ICCGBR vice president and Kiwanis Club of Red Stick board member. Vivian Frey, ICCGBR president, representing the Baton Rouge Regional Eye Bank, welcomed... + full article
The Advocate USA Business September 17, 2022
Registration open for construction business and law seminarRegistration is open for the Louisiana Contractors Accreditation Institute’s Business and Law Seminar, which provides small and emerging construction companies information about management and business operations.The... + más
Owner of toppled Seacor lift boat settles with crew, families, while contractors fight on | The Advocate
BRAC announces first class for minority business accelerator, LSU AgCenter gets $1 million grant | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
Violent crime has dropped in East Baton Rouge Parish after years of record-breaking highs, a trend Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome attributes to anti-crime initiatives and the end of pandemic-era lockdowns that left people out of work and kids out of schools.“We must... + más
Our Views: Back to the '90s on crime? It takes a village to fight it | The Advocate
LSU student shot, killed on Government Street; mayor-president calls for violence to stop | The Advocate
More than 7 years since Kevin Bajoie died after Baton Rouge police used stun guns to subdue the Zachary man, the wrongful death lawsuit filed by his parents will continue to drag on in court after Metro Council rejected a settlement with the family on Wednesday.Bajoie’s... + más
Bob Dean nursing home settlement in limbo; Morris Bart ‘willing to call his bluff’ | The Advocate
In fight over body camera footage of strip-searched teen, Baton Rouge settles for $86,000 | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Life September 17, 2022
Want to take a Fourth of July road trip?Head north to Shreveport-Bossier for the family-friendly Independence Day Festival from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. Sponsored by KTBS-3, the big party will feature the Brookshire’s Steak Cook-Off, live... + más
La. Travels: Lake Chartles festival honors Martin Luther King Jr. | The Advocate
La. Travels: Hop on over to New Iberia to look for azaleas, Easter eggs | The Advocate
Headed camping soon? How about Toledo Bend Reservoir?There's a special promotion on stays in cabins and campsites at North Toledo Bend State Park and campsites at South Toledo Bend State Park through the end of the year, according to a news release from the Office of the... + más
No. 3 Ohio State eyes fewer 'ridiculous' penalties vs Toledo | 10 WBNS
10 WBNS USA Nation September 17, 2022
WASHINGTON — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation's freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the President Joe Biden announced the deal, which... + más
Biden touts tentative railroad deal as a 'big win for America' | ABC News
EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses | ABC News
The Advocate USA Opinion September 17, 2022
It has been 10 years since my dad died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Nothing prepares relatives and close friends of the deceased for this type of trauma. Less than three weeks after he died — and when I was still numb — this paper was kind enough to in which we... + más
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: COVID may have normalized mental health struggles | The Advocate
Memory Lane TV can improve patients' moods and more: Alzheimer's Q&A | The Advocate
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