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• WATCH LIVE: Mayor Broome to announce plans for proposed transportation tax Play Video

  July 20, 2017 1:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced that she will reveal plans for a proposed 5-mil property tax to fund better transportation for roads in Baton Rouge, her office announced on Thursday. WATCH LIVE HERE The proposal for the tax to go on voters' ballots in... more »

• Knock Knock Children's Museum to open August 22

  July 18, 2017 12:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Knock Knock Children's Museum announced its doors will open on Tuesday, August 22. The announcement comes after more than a decade of work from volunteers and advocates for early education, a partnership with The Recreation and Parks Commission for the Parish of East... more »

• Most popular baby names of 2016 in Louisiana announced

  May 18, 2017 4:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Ava and Liam topped the list for the most popular baby names in Louisiana for 2016. The Social Security Administration announced the list for the state on Thursday. Ava topped the list for girls born in Louisiana in 2015 while Mason topped the list for boy... more »

• Louisiana Lottery showed incorrect winning numbers for Pick 3, Pick 4 on March 12

  March 13, 2017 1:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Lottery Corporation drawing show that aired on Cox Channel 4 in Baton Rouge on March 12 showed the wrong numbers for Pick 3 and Pick 4, the corporation announced. The correct Pick 3 winning numbers for the drawing are 0-4-7. Additionally the correct Pick 4... more »

• Events schedule released for Weston Broome's inauguration

  December 20, 2016 6:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President elect Sharon Weston Broome's transition team has announced the official plans for her inauguration on Jan. 2. The inauguration events will begin on Sunday, Jan. 1 with a Celebration of Faith at Star Hill Church at 6 p.m. The following day, on Jan. 2,... more »

• Funeral arrangements announced for slain officers

  July 19, 2016 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Funeral arrangements have been announced for two of the slain officers involved in Sunday's shooting. BRPD Officer Matthew Gerald and Corporal Montrell Jackson were two of the three officers killed during a shooting that took place on Airline Highway on early Sunday morning. Officer Gerald was... more »