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• Livingston Parish Council votes to request DOTD lowers speed limit where crossing guard Katy Wells died Play Video

  May 14, 2026 10:34 AM

  LIVINGSTON — At its Thursday evening meeting, the Livingston Parish Council voted to request state transportation officials to lower the speed limit in the school zone of Grey's Creek Elementary following the death of crossing guard Katy Wells in late April. The resolution, placed on the agenda by Councilman... more »

• Petition seeks to lower speed limit after crossing guard's death at Gray's Creek Elementary Play Video

  May 6, 2026 8:43 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS — A petition calling for Denham Springs officials to lower the speed limit in the school zone outside Gray's Creek Elementary School following the death of crossing guard Katy Wells has garnered more than 500 signatures. Wells died after being struck by a truck while she was... more »

• Recall petition filed against Mayor-President Sid Edwards; he says it ignores what he's accomplished Play Video

  February 2, 2026 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Just 13 months into his term as mayor-president, Sid Edwards is the subject of a recall petition. Paperwork was filed Friday with the Secretary of State's office seeking to remove Edwards as the city-parish's chief executive. It alleges Edwards has failed to provide effective leadership, demonstrate... more »

• Hammond poultry facility employee asks board to allow workers to vote union officials out of workplace

  August 1, 2025 1:40 PM

  HAMMOND — An employee at a poultry facility in Hammond has asked the National Labor Relations Board to grant him and his workers the chance to vote union officials out of their workplace. Coty Hally, an employee of Wayne Sanderson Farms, has asked to remove United Food and Commercial... more »

• Wetland consultant says more needs to be done to protect city from flooding Play Video

  June 14, 2021 6:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Calls for building moratoriums are spreading and getting louder. Discussions are underway in several parishes in response to recent flooding. One man is taking that discussion to the next level. Lee Patterson is a wetland consultant out of New Orleans who lives in Baton Rouge. He... more »

• After planning and trial runs, registrar now fully focused on counting St. George petition signatures

  January 22, 2019 6:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Registrar of Voters has started its full-time vetting process, counting and validating the signatures on the petition to create the new City of St. George. The office had been going through a smaller, training phase where signatures were validated and processes were tweaked ahead of... more »

• Verifying the St. George petition is on government time; Mundane clarification given on counting signatures

  October 23, 2018 1:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A lengthy state legal opinion does not suggest any noteworthy changes from 2015 about how the registrar of voters should handle signatures needed to move a petition to create the city of St. George forward but outlines “absurd” understandings of law and includes the definition of “reasonably”... more »

• With deadline fast approaching, St. George opponents contact voters directly through text messages

  October 20, 2018 2:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Organizers of a vocal group against the proposed City of St. George sent mass text messages this weekend to voters who live in the boundaries of the proposed area. Phone numbers were obtained through voter registration information and were sent to voters whether they had signed... more »

• Petition wants parents charged after gorilla's death

  May 31, 2016 10:04 AM

  CINCINNATI - Hundreds of thousands of signatures have already been applied to an online petition that has been created in response to the death of Harambe the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. The ape was shot dead on Saturday after a young boy fell into its enclosure. The... more »

• Petition asks for Natchez to leave Mississippi for Louisiana Play Video

  April 5, 2016 6:31 PM

  NATCHEZ, Miss. - An online petition calls for the city of Natchez to secede from Mississippi and join Louisiana after a controversial law allows religious groups and some private employers to refuse service to gay couples based on religious beliefs was approved by the Mississippi legislature and signed into law.... more »

• Webb Park residents say bike lanes should go Play Video

  September 23, 2015 10:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There's a petition going around the Webb Park area in an effort to do away with bike lanes in the neighborhood. People who live in the community met Wednesday night to discuss what to do after a number of people received parking tickets for parking in... more »