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• EBR Schools holds annual Gifted Screening Blitz Play Video

  June 8, 2026 1:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish School System invited families to a two-day event designed to identify students who could benefit from gifted and advanced academic programming. The annual Gifted Screening Blitz allowed students entering kindergarten through 12th grade to be screened for placement in the Scholastic... more »

• Youth City Lab plans for spring opening, creating safe space for kids in Baton Rouge

  November 21, 2025 11:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge's first dedicated youth center, Youth City Lab, plans to open its doors in early spring for kids and teens around the Baton Rouge area. The Youth City Lab project began five years ago with the main goal of creating a space for kids outside... more »

• Louisiana Book Festival returns to Capitol grounds this fall

  July 1, 2025 11:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The 21st annual Louisiana Book Festival is returning to the Capitol grounds in the fall. the LBF will be held at the Capitol, the State Library, the Capitol Park Museum and the surrounding Capitol Park grounds ON Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ... more »

• Governor Edwards updates residents in Livingston Parish on hurricane recovery efforts Play Video

  September 4, 2021 11:42 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Livingston Office of Homeland Security on Saturday afternoon and expressed concern about a new weather system developing: a second storm that could come this way. "It's more than a theoretical possibility. It happened to us last year, and it... more »

• With the cadet program, BRPD hopes to give future officers a head start Play Video

  May 31, 2021 9:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - With the cadet program, future officers are given a head start, learning about the laws they will soon enforce. "You get to learn the aspects of each unit, the intricate parts, and as much as you can," Cadet Jalen Marbs said. Marbs joined the cadet... more »

• EBR Christmas Crusade applications to be taken next week

  November 21, 2016 11:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office will begin taking applications next week for the annual Christmas Crusade for Children. The program allows for local agencies to donate and deliver holiday gifts to children in need. The program started in 1988 by Sheriff Elmer Litchfield. Parents... more »

• Louisiana farmers and ranchers have options for flood recovery assistance

  September 19, 2016 10:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Farmers and ranchers affected by last month's flooding could be eligible for assistance from several agencies. The U.S. Small Business Administration offers low-interest loans to farmers and ranchers for rebuilding or repairing their primary homes and replacing lost or damaged personal property. Victims can call the SBA... more »