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• Governor Edwards addresses viral photo showing him maskless at country club Play Video

  December 2, 2020 5:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards briefly addressed a recent photo showing him without a mask at the Baton Rouge Country Club during a news conference about Louisiana's coronavirus response Wednesday. The photo appeared to show the governor near a dinner table on an outdoor balcony, without his... more »

• Waitr doubles range of delivery zones in East and West Baton Rouge

  August 5, 2020 11:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The popular food delivery service known as Waitr announced Wednesday it's doubling the range of its delivery zones for restaurant food in East and West Baton Rouge. This means delivery areas now reach as far as 10 miles away from certain restaurants, which in some cases... more »

• One in four restaurants statewide could permanently close due to coronavirus, industry official says Play Video

  July 15, 2020 10:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The restaurant industry in Louisiana and across the country has been one of the hardest-hit sectors of the economy since coronavirus restrictions were implemented earlier this year. "Our industry's been decimated, Stan Harris, president of the Louisiana Restaurant Association said. "One of the challenges that we're... more »

• Mike VII handlers ask visitors to not bring stuffed animals, pets Play Video

  September 4, 2017 2:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Plush versions of Mike VII have been flying off of shelves at the LSU Sports Shop, but now Mike's handlers are asking the public not to bring them near the habitat. "We didn't realize that stuffed animals were an issue," said the Walker family, who had just... more »

• Chlorine boosters coming to fight amoeba Play Video

  August 25, 2015 7:29 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Parish will install chlorine boosters on two of its rural water systems after a brain-eating amoeba was detected in those systems last month. Parish officials will install one booster to inject chlorine directly into the water supply at the ACUD#1 and the ACUD#2 water systems in... more »

• Chlorine burn to last till October

  August 24, 2015 7:08 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - The ACUD-1 water system in Ascension Parish is one week into a 60-day chlorine burn. This comes after a brain-eating amoeba was found in the system in July. The state requires a small amount of chlorine to be present in any water system. However, extra chlorine is added... more »