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• Looking long-term: What the latest weather outlook for March doesn't tell you Play Video

  February 20, 2024 5:45 PM

  Though warm for the last week of February, Mother Nature may flip the script for the month of March. The latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center reveals much of the Deep South having a shot at seeing below normal temperatures. If you put a number on it, southeast... more »

• New historical marker in Baton Rouge honors longest march of Civil Rights movement Play Video

  August 9, 2021 4:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials unveiled in a new trail marker at a capital area park Monday honoring the first, and longest, march of the Civil Rights movement. The Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March began Aug. 10, 1967 and covered 105 miles across southeast Louisiana. The demonstration, often known as... more »

• Protesters demand for removal of Confederate statue in Port Allen Play Video

  June 28, 2020 10:02 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Dozens of residents and some elected officials marched to the West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse on Sunday, demanding that the statue of a former Governor of Louisiana and slave owner be removed. "I don't see no Jews celebrating no Hitler. I don't want this nowhere. Not... more »

• Restore Louisiana to release survey for 2016 flood assistance

  April 5, 2017 4:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State officials are urging all homeowners impacted by the March and August 2016 flooding to take a brief survey starting Monday, April 10. According to Gov. John Bel Edward’s Office of Community Development, the survey is the first step toward applying recovery assistance. The survey will... more »

• Students to return to Galvez Primary School on Mar. 2 following August flood

  March 1, 2017 4:22 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE – Galvez Primary School will return to its home campus on March 2 following the August 2016 flood. The school has spent the past six months at host sites Lakeside Primary and the old RPCC campus. According to school officials, the move-in date comes after a followup... more »

• State to receive $26 million from FEMA mitigation grant program

  December 12, 2016 5:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will receive $26 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding from FEMA for the March floods. Through the program, funds may be used for projects that support both state and parish hazard mitigation plans to reduce losses from future... more »

• Communities impacted by March flooding may receive lost revenue assistance loans

  December 6, 2016 6:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Local governments that were impacted by severe weather in the spring may now be eligible for federal loans if they have revenue shortfalls. FEMA's Community Disaster Loan Program may provide loans of up to $5 million to eligible applicants who lost more than five percent of... more »

• Louisiana receives $438 million 'down payment' for flood assistance

  October 13, 2016 12:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced Thursday that the state will receive $438 million for flood recovery. Edwards’ announcement comes two months after devastating floods ravaged south Louisiana. The flood recovery money will also go to rebuilding efforts for the severe flooding in March. “Historic... more »

• Sales tax refunds available for property destroyed in 2016 floods

  August 26, 2016 6:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Taxpayers in certain parishes can claim refunds for state sales taxes paid on personal property destroyed by last week’s historic flooding or the March 2016 flooding. According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, those refunds are only available to residents living in a parish declared a... more »

• Peaceful protesters ask for unity in Capitol march Play Video

  July 10, 2016 12:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Hundreds gathered in the street in front of Baton Rouge City Hall, all chanting for justice for Alton Sterling. With megaphones and posters in hand, the people began their one-and-a-half mile march to the State Capitol. The march was organized by city leaders calling for... more »

• Slain college student's mother leads anti-violence march Play Video

  May 24, 2016 6:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The family of one of the Southern University students killed during a shooting at The Cottages Apartment Complex has held a march on Thursday in honor of her slain daughter. The mother of LaShuntae Benton, Theresa Tillman, and friends and family held peaceful march and rally on Thursday.... more »