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• Baton Rouge Fire Department suspects arson in house fire on Smiley Avenue Play Video

  December 13, 2025 10:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a house fire early Saturday morning that was allegedly caused by arson, according to investigators. The department said firefighters arrived at a residence on Smiley Avenue around 4 a.m. to find the home completely engulfed in flames. Despite... more »

• Beloved Advocate columnist Smiley Anders dead at age 86 Play Video

  May 31, 2024 5:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Smiley Anders, whose daily columns in the local daily newspaper were a must-read for more than four decades, died Friday after a long illness. He was 86. The Advocate reported Friday afternoon that Anders had died at his home in Spanish Town. It described Anders as... more »