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• Southeastern graduates receive diplomas from College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Play Video

  May 16, 2026 3:38 PM

  HAMMOND — Southeastern students graduating from the College of Business and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences were treated to a special guest speaker on Saturday. Guest speaker Hayley Arceneaux, a former patient of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, encouraged graduates as they moved on into the next... more »

• Southern University School of Nursing celebrates Best Nursing School award Play Video

  March 16, 2026 11:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southern University School of Nursing celebrated being named the best nursing school in the country by Nurse.org. Southern has received the accolade from the nursing news and education resource two years in a row. “Being named Best Nursing School in the U.S. for two... more »

• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University receives $2.2 million grant to fund Project FRANCIS Play Video

  October 31, 2025 10:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University announced on Friday that it received a $2.2 million Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions grant to fund its Project FRANCIS initiative. Project FRANCIS, which stands for faithfully retaining, advancing, nurturing and cultivating indispensable students, aims to improve student... more »

• Multiple medical professionals experiencing similar fraud cases involving same woman Play Video

  October 6, 2025 4:54 PM

  HARVEY - Several women have reached out to 2 On Your Side about how they were all defrauded by the same woman, who somehow was able to obtain duplicate driver's licenses from the Office of Motor Vehicles using their personal information, but her own photo. At least five women... more »

• BRCC opens new $35 million nursing and allied health building on campus Play Video

  August 13, 2025 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Community College opened its new $35 million nursing and allied health facility on its main campus on Wednesday. The BRCC Our Lady of the Lake Health Nursing and Allied Health Building features new labs, simulated hospital and surgical rooms, a home-health-care training space, high-fidelity... more »

• Veteran's wife, Baton Rouge mom detained by ICE avoids deportation Play Video

  July 23, 2025 2:39 PM

  LOS ANGELES - A Baton Rouge mom who is being detained by ICE will not be deported. A California judge granted a motion to reopen a case and granted an emergency stay of removal. Wednesday morning, the judge also changed the venue to a Louisiana court in Jena. Former... more »

• 2 THE CLASSROOM: SU Nursing school doctoral program graduates largest class to date Play Video

  May 13, 2025 8:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southern University School of Nursing is making history! The 2025 Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates will be the largest class to graduate since the program started in 2012. Twelve nurses walked across the stage to receive their doctoral degrees. That number might seem small, but... more »

• Both mother who gave kidney to daughter and daughter graduate nursing school Play Video

  April 29, 2025 11:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Both a mother who donated a kidney to her daughter and the daughter graduated nursing school Tuesday night. Ambrealle Brown and her mother, Nija Butler, received their nursing degrees and were amongst 40 graduates from Baton Rouge General's School of Nursing. more »

• William Carey University's Corporate Boulevard nursing campus opens with advanced simulation tech Play Video

  April 22, 2025 5:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE — William Carey University celebrated a big accomplishment Tuesday as it showed off its new nursing school located on Corporate Boulevard in Baton Rouge. WCU rooms were filled with students practicing their nursing skills using simulation mannequins. But these simulation mannequins were upgraded with new technology that... more »

• BRPD: Suspects in Florida Blvd. shooting that hit nursing home were not in a gang, not targeting anyone Play Video

  January 13, 2025 6:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two men who were arrested over the weekend after Baton Rouge Police officers said they saw them driving down Florida Boulevard firing out of the window were not in a gang and were not targeting anyone in particular, police said Monday. Police said one of the... more »

• Southern University's nursing program named best in nation by nursing website

  January 13, 2025 3:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Southern University School of Nursing on Monday was named the Best Nursing School in the United States by Nurse.org, a website that supports nursing professionals and students. The site's users voted on its annual Best of Nursing awards. Southern was named the best overall nursing... more »

• Former Bob Dean nursing home patients, families to receive payouts years after botched Ida evacuation Play Video

  December 23, 2024 4:51 PM

  INDEPENDENCE — More than three years after hundreds of former patients of disgraced nursing home owner Bob Dean Jr. were left in a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse, payouts have begun for nearly 450 people who filed claims in a class-action lawsuit against Dean, The Advocate reported Monday. Payments will range... more »

• Nursing school graduates prepare to start careers amid the pandemic Play Video

  May 15, 2021 7:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There’s a new class of graduates at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University joining the workforce in Louisiana. Many of them include nurses who are badly needed in their community and elsewhere. On Saturday at the Raising Canes River Center, graduates from FranU's School of Nursing... more »

• 'Letters of Love' arrive at assisted living facility to lift residents' spirits

  December 23, 2020 6:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The COVID-19 vaccine won't be given out in nursing homes, and assisted living facilities in time to let families gather with their loved ones for Christmas this year. It’s another tough holiday for residents who have gone months without hugging their family members. Even though residents... more »

• Crews respond to fire at nursing home

  March 26, 2017 7:44 PM

  SIMMESPORT - Ambulances and helicopters moved three patients from the scene of a fire in Simmesport Sunday afternoon. A fire was reported at Bayou Chateau Nursing Home late Sunday afternoon. According to Acadian Companies, 10 ambulances and two helicopters were dispatched to the scene. We currently have... more »

• Nursing home patients could get more choice Play Video

  April 22, 2016 8:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Putting a loved-one in a nursing home is a tough decision but advocates for the elderly say it shouldn't be the only choice. Funding for nursing homes is guaranteed under Louisiana's constitution, not the case for at-home care. "The way our system is structured, most people are forced... more »