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• 9/11 memorial events happening in and around the capital area Monday Play Video

  September 11, 2023 8:32 AM

  Several memorial events will be held in and around Baton Rouge as America honors the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. At the West Baton Rouge courthouse, a memorial will be held at 9:11 a.m.. The Prairieville Fire Department will hold a memorial program at 9:30 a.m. at its... more »

• As tensions continue to escalate in Ukraine, Baker native at center of United States' response Play Video

  February 22, 2022 10:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - At Monday night's emergency United Nations Security Council meeting related to the crisis in Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield donned Fleur-de-Lis earrings in an apparent nod to her Louisiana roots. The career diplomat and Baker native is now at the center of the United States' response... more »

• 'I don't have any regret,' Louisiana veteran reacts to fall of Afghanistan, end of America's longest war Play Video

  August 17, 2021 8:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - At just 19 years old, Alec Daniel signed up to be shipped into a war zone. After figuring out college wasn't for him, the capital city native served two deployments in Afghanistan as a member of the 101st Airborne Division. Deployed in 2010 and again in... more »

• COVID-19 causes an increase in fireworks sales this year Play Video

  July 3, 2020 7:35 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - James Jones, who lives in Iberville Parish is stocking up on a lot of fireworks this year. He is planning a backyard display just for his kids. "I got two little bitty twin girls, who are two years old. They are going to... more »

• LSU is now the most talked-about team in the nation

  December 9, 2019 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tigers are the hottest team in college football, and the rest of the country has taken notice. According to analytics from SkullSparks, the Tigers were mentioned in 2.33 million social media interactions across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram through last week. The mentions tallied from... more »

• The Pledge of Allegiance: Louisiana Key Academy Play Video

  November 29, 2016 10:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Today's Pledge of Allegiance comes from Mrs. Gibson's 2nd grade class at the Louisiana Key Academy, School for Dyslexia. Be sure to watch The Daily Pledge every weekday on 2une In at 5:58 a.m. to see if your child's school is featured! more »

• Tweets about Olympics remind us of this local patriotic expert

  August 7, 2016 11:52 AM

  NEW ROADS - A Buzz Feed post about people's tweets related to the Olympics has helped resurrect a viral sensation of a recent 4th of July on False River. Buzz Feed listed outrageous tweets about the Olympics where people who likely usually aren't very patriotic are going all red,... more »

• Americans to drink more bottled water than soda this year

  August 5, 2016 9:56 AM

  Perhaps it's a sign of Americans' increasing concern with health, a growing laziness about filling a water bottle at the tap, or even a fear of tap water contamination. But Americans are this year for the first time expected to purchase more bottled water than traditional carbonated sodas. ... more »

• Trump says he was inspiration for patriotic Budweiser name change

  May 11, 2016 3:39 PM

  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he is the reason why Anheuser-Busch has decided to relabel its Budweiser beer “America” for the upcoming election season. Yesterday, it was revealed that the beer producer will change the name of its traditionally popular brew for the summer through the upcoming... more »

• Budweiser to rename its beer 'America'

  May 10, 2016 10:32 AM

  In what Anheuser-Busch, Inc. is calling “maybe the most American summer ever,” the beer giant has decided to take things even further with the decision to change Budweiser's name to “America.” With patriotism experiencing a major groundswell in the face of an upcoming and incredibly polarizing election paired with... more »