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• Historic Mardi Gras celebrations return to New Roads Play Video

  March 1, 2022 2:10 PM

  NEW ROADS - One of the state's longest running Mardi Gras traditions returned in full force on Tuesday. The Community Center of Pointe Coupee parade and Lions Club parade are running back-to-back through New Roads starting at 11 a.m.. The parades run through New Roads' downtown district and are... more »

• New Orleans lifts restrictions on bars, restaurants

  May 26, 2021 6:41 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - City officials announced Wednesday that New Orleans will lift COVID safety restrictions on bars, restaurants and music venues starting this weekend. Mayor Latoya Cantrell said the news would mean the end for the 1 a.m. curfew at those businesses as well as the six-foot spacing requirement.... more »

• East Baton Rouge loses eligibility for indoor bar service under phase 2 restrictions

  November 25, 2020 1:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Bars in East Baton Rouge, and across most of the capital area, will no longer be allowed to serve drinks indoors due to revised coronavirus regulations. On Wednesday, the parish recorded its second straight week with a COVID positivity rate over five percent. Under phase 2... more »

• Mayor: No decision yet on changes to Baton Rouge Mardi Gras in 2021 Play Video

  November 20, 2020 4:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome says she's not making any firm decision on changes to Mardi Gras celebrations in the capital area for at least another two weeks. The mayor met virtually with parade organizers and medical professionals from throughout the area Friday to discuss plan for... more »

• 109 pounds of marijuana to be sold during Spring Break seized by Gulfport police

  April 7, 2017 1:35 PM

  GULFPORT – Police seized more than one hundred pounds of marijuana headed to Gulfport during a traffic stop bound for Spring Break parties, according to a report by WLOX. The seizure occurred on Thursday night when police stopped a truck on the I-10 near the 33-mile marker in Gulfport... more »