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• Baton Rouge firefighters work to keep their past alive Play Video

  July 12, 2022 12:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Firefighters are coming together to overhaul and restore the Robert A. Bogan Fire Museum in downtown Baton Rouge. It was built on Laurel Street in the early 1920s. The museum's oldest piece dates back to the 1850s. A record book was recently recovered during work... more »

• USS KIDD Veteran Museum offering virtual tours amid temporary closure

  March 26, 2020 2:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - With the USS KIDD Veterans Museum temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic they are offering something new on their website. A 3D tour of the forward section of the ship has been made available on the museum's website. This feature is a great way for... more »

• Man arrested in Sadie Roberts-Joseph's murder pleads not guilty

  November 21, 2019 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The man accused of killing local activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph over his past-due rent has pleaded not guilty. Officials said Ronn Bell's attorney entered the plea on Bell's behalf Thursday. He was indicted for second-degree murder last week. Bell was arrested in July after police found... more »

• Vandals destroy items at African-American history museum founded by murdered activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph Play Video

  August 12, 2019 5:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- It has been one month since beloved Baton Rouge icon Sadie Roberts-Joseph was killed, and over the weekend vandals appear to have targeted her museum. Kevin Hayes said he was at Odell S. Williams museum paying his respects and visiting when he noticed things were not in order.... more »

• Knock Knock Children's Museum opens Tuesday Play Video

  August 22, 2017 10:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge area's newest museum is ready to open its doors to residents and their children. The Knock Knock Children's Museum is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening Tuesday morning. According to a news release, Knock Knock is designed as a 26,000... more »

• Military offered free admission to WBR Museum, La. Art & Science Museum through Labor Day

  May 29, 2017 4:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Art & Science Museum along with the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen is offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families on Memorial Day through Labor Day. Along with members of the military, members of the National Guard and... more »

• Knock Knock Children's Museum to open this summer Play Video

  March 13, 2017 9:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Cutting-edge technology, larger than life creatures and specialized studios will soon fill the 30,000 square foot space of Knock Knock Children's Museum. The learning center is set to open this summer, right before school starts. Visitors can expect to see dance studios, mechanic shops, supermarkets and... more »

• USS Kidd Veterans Museum reopens Saturday following flood

  September 15, 2016 4:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The USS Kidd Veterans Museum will reopen to the general public on Saturday for the first time since last month's flood. The veteran's museum sustained the flood without any damage. However, the evacuation shelter that was set up across the street at the Baton Rouge River Center... more »

• Prince's Paisley Park to be turned into museum

  August 25, 2016 10:27 AM

  CHANHASSEN, Minnesota - Fans will get a chance to visit the famed studio where the legendary Prince wrote and recorded many of his songs. According to a statement today from Bremer Trust, the firm in charge of Prince's estate, public tours of Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota will begin... more »

• Museum visitor breaks priceless clock

  June 3, 2016 11:00 AM

  COLUMBIA, Penn. - A timeless moment of heartrending agony happened at a museum in Pennsylvania when an overly touchy visitor got hands-on with a priceless clock, causing it to fall from the wall and smash into pieces. Security camera footage was posted online by employees from the National Watch... more »

• USS Kidd loses its captain; Juan resigned Wednesday

  May 4, 2016 12:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The USS Kidd Veterans Museum will once again be searching for a chief since Alex Juan , the executive director, announced she's leaving her post Wednesday. "It is with a very heavy heart, that I submit my resignation," Juan posted on her personal Facebook page before... 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 »

• USS Kidd museum reopens after year-end renovations

  January 2, 2016 6:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The USS Kidd Veteran's Museum got a facelift to kick off the new year. After three weeks of renovations, the museum section of the USS KIDD opened Saturday morning. Museum officials said the makeover was to address worn carpeting and to upgrade exhibits located throughout the... more »

• Hungarian Settlement Museum renovation moving along Play Video

  September 21, 2015 5:43 PM

  ALBANY - The Hungarian Settlement Museum near Albany in Livingston Parish will get a large chunk of money to continue renovations of an old school building. Right now, Alex and Royanne Kropog's house stores some items that detail the history of the Hungarian Settlement between Springfield and Albany. The couple... more »

• Breakfast with 2une In: LSU Andonie Museum Play Video

  September 4, 2015 11:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE- LSU opens the college football season on Saturday against the McNeese State Cowboys. This morning John Pastorek was at the LSU Andonie Museum getting the tailgating party started on Breakfast with 2une In. The museum is a must-see for anyone that bleeds purple and gold. It features exhibits... more »