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• Spanish Moon building on Highland Road gets new owner and new use

  November 4, 2022 4:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The former Spanish Moon building, which for years housed a music club, has been sold. The unassuming Highland Road landmark will now be home to TILT, a Baton Rouge-based design and branding firm. The company is relocating from its office on 3rd Street in downtown. ... more »

• Odor prompts emergency response at hotel; firefighters say guest was storing gas there

  May 13, 2021 1:59 PM

  COVINGTON - Firefighters were called to a Louisiana hotel Thursday after someone reported smelling gasoline in the building. Instead of finding a gas leak, however, they found gas cans loaded with fuel inside one of the rooms. The St. Tammany Fire District said it was called to the Residence... more »

• Bicycle shortage continues frustrating those in the industry Play Video

  May 6, 2021 7:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE – It’s been an uphill ride for bike shop owners since the start of the pandemic. There is a national shortage of supplies, slowing down business. “It’s frustrating to not be able to get simple tubes. Tires and parts I would never think we would have a... more »

• Report: Woman allegedly looted neighbor's flooded home, sold stolen items at yard sales

  July 11, 2017 12:12 PM

  AMITE – A woman was arrested after she allegedly looted her neighbor's flooded home and then sold the stolen items at yard sales. WWL reports that Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies began investigating a looting incident on Thomas Road in Amite in December. A large number of personal... 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 »

• Committee suggests pursuing lease-purchase agreement for old Clinton High

  April 5, 2016 12:48 AM

  CLINTON - A buildings committee is recommending the East Feliciana Parish School Board use a different strategy to find a taker for the old Clinton High School. Superintendent Carlos Sam says the committee signed off on pursuing a lease-purchase agreement on the building that has been vacant since the 1980s.... more »

• The Advocate sold to businessman John Georges

  April 30, 2013 9:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Advocate, the city's daily newspaper, posted on its website Tuesday night, it had been sold to John Georges. "The Advocate, which dates back 171 years and serves readers from Lafayette to New Orleans, is one of the few newspapers in the United States whose print circulation... more »