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• Cross remains standing after Texas church burns down

  June 20, 2022 3:59 PM

  BRIDGEPORT, Texas - Little remained of a Texas church after a fire claimed most of the building June 17, but a cross still stood, burned but upright. "A devastating loss to our community, but a sight to behold," read a Facebook post from Boonsville-Balsora Volunteer Fire Department, one of... more »

• Man who drove to jail with meth said God sent him there

  June 28, 2021 1:59 PM

  MONROE- A man under the influence of methamphetamine allegedly drove himself to a Louisiana jail, telling deputies that God sent him there. Deputies found Bobby Koch, 35, in the parking lot of the Ouachita Parish jail after receiving a complaint from a guard at the front gate Saturday night.... more »

• No major changes to church services amid Phase Three Play Video

  March 7, 2021 3:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Starting On Sunday, there are no capacity limits during church services. This is part of Gov. John Bel Edwards moving the state into Phase Three of reopening, though he does say people still need to socially distance and wear a mask. Some church leaders are taking... more »

• Diocese of Baton Rouge will still follow COVID guidelines from March 2020

  March 6, 2021 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Diocese of Baton Rouge announced on Saturday that it will not transition to the Phase 3 COVID guidelines. Catholic churches under the Diocese of Baton Rouge will still adhere to the COVID guidelines placed in March 2020. Wearing a mask is still mandatory inside the... more »

• Baton Rouge church partners with city leaders to bring healing to the community Play Video

  February 20, 2021 10:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Faith Hope and Love Worship Center in Baton Rouge partnered with city leaders to offer a time of healing to the families of those slain by gun violence. Both Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul were in attendance. "Based on... more »

• Black Catholics saving their own history in Louisiana Play Video

  February 15, 2021 1:21 PM

  From education and housing to the military, the fight for equality also extends to religion. There are eight historically Black Catholic churches in the Diocese of Baton Rouge. For Black Catholics, that connection is through both family and the community - keeping them tied to the church parishes... more »

• Christmas church services will be at limited capacity with some already full Play Video

  December 23, 2020 10:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Christmas Eve and day mass might be hard to get into this year. "When we would normally have standing room only, packed in like sardines, we're probably just going to end up with about 250 people compared to 850 people," said Father Michael Alello of St.... more »

• Bethany Church hosts a Christmas food giveaway for hundreds of families in need Play Video

  December 19, 2020 8:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of families no longer have to worry about what will be on the table this Christmas. Bethany Church teamed up with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, to give around 1000 boxes of food to families across the Capital City. People who participated in... more »

• Saints star Demario Davis says 1-year-old daughter is now cancer-free

  November 16, 2020 2:05 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Saints linebacker Demario Davis had another reason to celebrate this weekend aside from the team's win over the San Francisco 49ers. Davis told TMZ Monday that his 1-year-old daughter, Carly-Faith Davis, was free of cancer after being diagnosed with a rare eye disease earlier in 2020.... more »

• Return to mass light during first weekend of "Phase One" Play Video

  May 17, 2020 4:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE – For the first time in months, people were able to walk inside church Sunday and sit down in the pews. During phase one of reopening the economy, which began on Friday, the Governor is allowing church services to be held inside at 25 percent capacity. At... more »

• Prairieville church holds outside service for Mother's Day Play Video

  May 11, 2020 12:23 AM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - More than a hundred members from the Fellowship Church in Prairieville attended a special Mother's Day service Sunday morning. Since the service could not be held at the usual location due to COVID-19 Rev. Kirk Jones found a way to preach... more »

• Central church members celebrate Palm Sunday with car parade Play Video

  April 5, 2020 11:39 PM

  CENTRAL - Reverend Pattye Hewitt, the Pastor at Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central and her Associate Pastor, Angela Robertson, were excited to see church members on Palm Sunday. Due to the novel coronavirus outbreak the pastors were very happy to see church members whom they haven't seen in... more »

• Coronavirus concern prompts low attendance at churches Play Video

  March 15, 2020 4:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE – At St. Joseph Cathedral there was plenty of room in the pews as many seats were empty during Sunday mass. On Friday, Bishop Michael Duca gave Catholics in the Diocese of Baton Rouge a dispensation from attending mass for the next 30 days because of the coronavirus.... more »

• Congregation praying for pothole help Play Video

  February 20, 2018 6:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A church is facing a large obstacle:there's a deep pothole that stretches the width of the road and cars cannot pass. Recently, the church's calls for help took a turn, which is why the pastor called 2 On Your Side. Liberty Deaf Assembly of God... more »

• Young worshipers flock to Denham Springs church for first time since flood Play Video

  February 15, 2017 11:54 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Songs of praise and worship rang out for the first time since the flood at the youth center of the Abundant Life Church Wednesday. A stage, music, and hundreds of kids flocked to the 180 Youth Center at the church. It was a much different scene six... more »

• Area police department adds "In God We Trust" to cruisers

  September 7, 2015 10:44 PM

  CENTRAL - The police chief said a recent increase in violence toward law enforcement officers prompted his department to add "In God We Trust" to police cars. The graphic was installed to the back of cruisers Monday. Written in silver, the text matches letters of the department on the... more »