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• Little known condition sweeping the country today

  October 13, 2017 6:15 AM

  While there are numerous accounts through history as to why Friday the 13 th is feared, there is no doubting that the fear is real. It even has a name—friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia. The origins of those two words are both Norse and Greek. “Frigg” is the origin of... more »

• Louisiana among most dangerous states for online dating

  January 26, 2017 6:34 PM

  Louisiana was recently ranked No. 3 in a study to determine the most dangerous states for online dating. In a report released by SafeWise and HighSpeedInternet.com, Louisiana ranks just behind Alaska and Washington D.C. for risky online meet ups. The top 10 was determined by compiling the most... more »

• FEMA extends grace period to renew flood insurance policies in affected parishes

  August 22, 2016 5:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA announced that the grace period to renew flood insurance policies has been extended to 120 days for affected Louisiana parishes. The grace period has been extended to 120 days and applies to the 20 declared disaster parishes: Acadia, Ascension, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline,... more »

• Trial date set for death at unlicensed daycare

  November 17, 2015 11:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The operator of an unlicensed Baton Rouge daycare where an infant died this summer appeared in court Tuesday morning. A judge set trial for January 20 for the case of Shelia Newman. She faces negligent homicide charges in the death of 22-month-old Angel Green this past... more »

• Salvation Army kick-off event moved to Nov. 20

  November 10, 2015 10:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Salvation Army is kicking off their Angel Tree and Red Kettle projects in the Baton Rouge area this month and they're asking for help from the community. This year's Red Kettle and Angel Tree kick-off has been moved back to the Friday, November 20th at the... more »