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Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer, Gwendolyn DeLoach Packnett could no longer hold her peace. Each day since the killing on Aug. 9, 2014, she had watched her daughter, Brittany, leave...
Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where evacuation orders were quickly issued in some coastal communities and residents began filling sandbags in preparation for heavy...
Shooter at Southern University frat party takes plea deal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for firing shots into a crowd at a 2022 fraternity party near Southern University's campus in Baton Rouge. As part of the agreement, prosecutors dropped 11 counts of attempted murder against...
Oyster shell recycling program expands from New Orleans to Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A conservation group's program to collect and recycle discarded oyster shells from New Orleans restaurants has expanded to include restaurants in Baton Rouge. The oyster shell recycling program has been around since 2014 — but until now, it included only...
Rapper NBA Youngboy to plead guilty to Louisiana gun charge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge once the case is transferred from Louisiana to Utah, where he faces unrelated charges accusing him of running a prescription drug fraud ring. In court documents filed last week, the...
Federal judge reinforces order for heat protection for Louisiana inmates at prison farm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered officials at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to increase shade and take other steps to protect prisoners doing agricultural labor from dangerous heat. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson's order reinforced a similar one he...
A jury says a Louisiana regulator is not liable for retirees' $400 million in Stanford Ponzi losses
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A jury decided that Louisiana’s Office of Financial Institutions was not at fault for $400 million in losses that retirees suffered because of Texas fraudster R. Allen Stanford’s massive Ponzi scheme. The verdict came last week in state court in Baton...
Lamar: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lamar Advertising Co. (LAMR) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $213.5 million, or $2.08 per...
Louisiana high court temporarily removes Judge Eboni Johnson Rose from Baton Rouge bench amid probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The state's highest court has voted to temporarily remove a Baton Rouge judge from the bench, agreeing with the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana that she poses a threat of “serious harm to the public" if she continues to serve. The Louisiana Supreme Court's...
H&E Equipment: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — H&E Equipment Services Inc. (HEES) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $33.3 million. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based company said it had net income of 91 cents per share. The results missed Wall...
