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JOEL SMITH OF PARKVIEW won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.75 at the Louisiana State 3-A Track & Field Championships at LSU.

BATON ROUGE — Is Mikiah Brisco the best female athlete in Louisiana high school sports? Probably so.  The Baton Rouge High junior led the Lady Bulldogs to the State 5A Track & Field Championships, and she did so in convincing style, breaking one state record and roaring past her competition in the other races.  Altogether, […]

BATON ROUGE — Dynasty Williams of Baker High School built a point total at the Louisiana High School State 3A Track & Field Championships that made her look like a dynasty. Ironically, Dynasty didn’t win a single race.  However, her three 2nd Place finishes were sufficient to push Baker into 6th Place in the overall […]

BATON ROUGE — Paul Dietzel II, local businessman and grandson of the former LSU football coach of the same name, announced his candidacy Thursday for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. Congressman Bill Cassidy is leaving the seat to run for U.S. Senate against Sen. Mary Landrieu. Dietzel is founder and CEO at Anedot, a Baton Rouge-based […]

The Dunham School Class of 2013 Valedictorian National Merit Commended Katherine Lane Burley Salutatorian National Merit Commended Brian Alexander Blume Salutatorian Mackenzie Allain Gremillion Maria Elena Voileta Allgood Nora Awad Lindsey Elise Baxter Charles Thomas Belleau Kendall Jordan Boyer Brandon John Brouillette Stephen Pool Burglass Ashley Nicole Cook Grayson Alexander Domingue Harrison Grey Domingue Philip […]

Gina Grace Arnold Chase Campbell James Adam Deville, Jr. Chelsi Fernandez Ashleigh Freeman Lane Thomas Garcia Brielyn Harding Katlyn Harris Tyler Kyzar Kaci Lambert Samantha Sanders Jade Mack Williams

Baccalaureate Sunday, May 19 • 2 p.m. Parkview Baptist Gym Commencement Exercises Monday, May 20 • 7 p.m. Istrouma Baptist Church Parkview Baptist School Class of 2013 Chandler Reid Accardo Morgan Nicole Alford Fielding Reed Andrews Blake Thomas Ballard Treasure Zeris McCoy Barton tyler Elliott Bates Katelyn Elyse Bayhi Brandon Dale Blackburn Katie Abigail Blair […]

Gov. Jindal Proclaims Day of Prayer in Louisiana BATON ROUGE — Public officials led by Gov. Bobby Jindal, lobbyists, the media, pastors, and the public made their way to the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol May 2 for the annual National Day of Prayer ceremonies. The governor started by proclaiming it Louisiana’s Day of […]

BATON ROUGE — The United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington is working closely with the new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, and the national chamber has enlisted the local chamber in its efforts to fight excessive government regulation.  Ted Phlegar of the U.S. Chamber came to Baton Rouge to address the Chamber […]

Lions Focus Work On Preventable Blindness, Camp For Crippled Kids BATON ROUGE — Nearly 100 Lions from 15 clubs in the Baton Rouge area gathered for a Lions Expo last Saturday at the BREC headquarters on Florida Boulevard. It was an opportunity for long-time Lions such as Bill Simon to talk about how Lions Clubs […]