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  • Parades, community service on King day in La.

    January 21, 2013 4:25 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Parades, speeches, prayer and community service marked the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday around Louisiana. In Baton Rouge people painted homes and cleaned school campuses as part of a day of service organized by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Many marchers held pictures of King as... more »
  • Civil rights activist reflects on King, Obama Play Video

    January 21, 2013 1:42 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Rev. Betty Claiborne has lived through the best and worst times of the civil rights movement in America. As a 19-year old girl she was arrested when she and her sister entered a 'whites-only' swimming pool. Claiborne spent two weeks in jail, and was pardoned decades later.... more »
  • Nation to honor MLK Jr. as Obama is inaugurated

    January 21, 2013 6:49 AM

    ATLANTA - Even as President Barack Obama is inaugurated in Washington, the nation also honors civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Several dozen people took turns taking pictures with the statue of King and reading his quotes inscribed along the wall at a Washington memorial before heading to the... more »
  • Inauguration Day marks rare intersection with King

    January 18, 2013 10:26 AM

    ATLANTA - This year, the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the life of President Barack Obama will overlap significantly for a day. For only the second time, the presidential inauguration falls on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Some King commemorations are being shuffled while... more »
  • MLK events around the area

    January 17, 2013 3:19 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Here are a list of local MLK events going on around the area. If you'd like your event listed, submit it on our Community Calendar or email News@WBRZ.com. Jan. 21: The West Baton Rouge Museum will be open in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.... more »
  • Quote on MLK Memorial to be removed

    December 11, 2012 2:39 PM

    WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is endorsing a plan to remove an inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, rather than cut into the granite to replace it with a fuller quotation. Salazar will announce plans Tuesday to remove a paraphrase from King's "Drum Major" speech by carving... more »
  • LSU Celebrates MLK

    January 17, 2011 9:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE – LSU students paused to remember the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before returning to classes for the spring semester. The ceremony, held by various African-American Greek organizations, began with a candle light vigil at the clock tower, and moved into a march to the... more »
  • Obama and family mark holiday with community service

    January 17, 2011 8:54 AM

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is marking Martin Luther King day today with community service. The president and first lady will pitch in today at a to-be-named location in Washington, while Cabinet chiefs and other top officials do likewise across the country. Obama has eagerly embraced the idea of honoring... more »
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events

    January 16, 2011 4:11 PM

    Prayer Walk: Baker Civic Pride and Neighbors United for a Better Baker are hosting a prayer walk. The walk starts at 8 a.m. at the Municipal Building at 3325 Groom Road. Following the walk there is free breakfast and a program at the Municipal Auditorium. MLK Service: The service... more »
  • Community service projects honor MLK

    January 18, 2010 11:28 AM

    Hundreds of people took part in community service projects in Baton Rouge honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. City Year Louisiana and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center on Gus Young Avenue partnered for what they called a "day ON, not a day off." Volunteers... more »

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