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  • MLK Day events throughout the capital area this weekend

    January 12, 2024 7:14 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Here are some of the ways the capital region is celebrating. For more information on the events happening in the city, visit the city's MLK holiday site here . “The Urgency of Now” MLK Speaker Event... more »
  • Baton Rouge residents celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a march for peace Play Video

    January 16, 2021 5:14 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Side by side, dozens marched on the streets of Baton Rouge with a call for peace. "The main message today is peace. Peace in our city and unity and showing that equity is always a thing in this city," said President of the Baton Rouge NAACP,... more »
  • Local civil rights leader to be laid to rest Monday Play Video

    July 31, 2017 12:22 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Local civil rights leader Earline Williams is set to be laid to rest Monday. Williams was instrumental in one of the first bus boycotts in the country, right here in Baton Rouge. "She was out there in forefront. She stood tall," said Mada McDonald, a friend... more »
  • Mayor Broome to participate in MLK Day activities

    January 16, 2017 11:23 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, along with community member and leaders, will participate in several events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mayor Broome participated in a block party with residents of the Gus Young area on Saturday to kick off celebrations , as well as... more »
  • BRPD using video from body cameras in investigations Play Video

    March 2, 2016 12:11 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Tuesday night leaders and residents discussed the desire to expand a pilot program for BPRD officer body cameras to the entire force. Most at the meeting at the MLK Community Center on Gus Young Avenue were in support of the program. It came in handy in February... more »
  • Students clean up museum on MLK Day

    January 18, 2016 4:56 PM

    DONALDSONVILLE - A group of Donaldsonville High School students gave back to the community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day by cleaning up around the River Road African American Museum. It's all part of celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. while learning about African American history in the... more »
  • Edwards: "Shame" that Louisiana hasn't progressed further since MLK's day Play Video

    January 18, 2016 3:42 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's new governor compared his fight against poverty to the civil rights movement of the 1960's. "The shame is we haven't made as much progress as we should have," Governor John Bel Edwards said Monday Edwards, who was observing Martin Luther King Day at Mt.... more »

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