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• Another governor's office staffer tests positive for COVID, 7th in recent weeks

  August 11, 2021 12:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Another member of Governor John Bel Edwards' staff tested positive for the coronavirus, the governor's office announced Wednesday. The latest case involved an employee who was working off-site, and no other staffers were exposed as a result, according to the governor. The employee is currently isolating... more »

• Woman identified in EBR deputy-involved shooting after alleged road rage incident

  June 1, 2019 12:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman was seriously injured Saturday morning after an encounter with deputies in which she allegedly crashed into a sheriff's vehicle and was fired at by at least one deputy before fleeing and crashing nearby. Police identified the woman to be 31-year-old Alysia Davidson McCarstle who... more »

• GOHSEP to lead Emergency Response exercise Play Video

  April 5, 2019 9:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE- At the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), drills and exercises will take place all weekend to prepare members for natural disasters. While many of the players from different agencies have done them time and time again, it's always a good refresher to make... more »

• EBR school officials considering school bus tracking technology Play Video

  May 18, 2017 7:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Parents may soon be able to track their child's school bus in East Baton Rouge Parish. School officials are looking into equipping school buses with tracking technology. About 35,000 students ride the bus every day and officials are trying to find ways to help answer... more »

• Ascension Parish road overlay program begins

  March 16, 2017 12:20 PM

  ASCENSION – Ascension Parish officials announced that the parish's road overlay program has begun. The Department of Public Work's Pavement Management Division has started patching and repairing streets throughout the parish. The goal of the program is to work on smaller parish roads in rural areas and subdivision roads.... more »

• Mayor announces $167,478 grant to improve emergency communications Play Video

  March 7, 2017 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Tuesday that Baton Rouge received a $167,478 grant from GHOSEP to enhance emergency communications across the parish. The money will be used to improve communication between emergency centers and municipalities, including Baton Rouge, Baker, Central and Zachary. Broome's office says... more »