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• Governor Edwards, First Lady host equal pay summit

  March 9, 2017 5:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards and First Lady Donna Edwards hosted the Louisiana Equal Pay Summit on Friday morning. The summit was held in collaboration with the Governor's Office on Women's Policy. And we're off. @LEDLouisiana Secretary @DPiersonLA talks about how equal pay is good... more »

• Mayor announces $167,478 grant to improve emergency communications Play Video

  March 7, 2017 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Tuesday that Baton Rouge received a $167,478 grant from GHOSEP to enhance emergency communications across the parish. The money will be used to improve communication between emergency centers and municipalities, including Baton Rouge, Baker, Central and Zachary. Broome's office says... more »

• Ascension Parish president calls for summit on regional drainage

  January 9, 2017 2:15 PM

  ASCENSION – Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa called for a summit to address regional drainage needs in an open letter to federal officials and parish presidents on Monday. The Amite River Basin and Bayou Manchac drain parts of the Capital Region and southern counties of Mississippi. Several local and... more »