Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive, is partnering with New Orleans recycling organization Glass Half Full to transform the community building of First Wednesday Openings — which are open to all at no cost throughout the year — into the rebuilding and fortifying of Louisiana's coast.

The contract agreement between BRPD and “On Patrol: Live” is being introduced at Wednesday’s Metro Council Meeting. There will be a public hearing and a vote on June 25. If approved, Morse said two camera crews could start filming with them in Baton Rouge by mid-July.

Browse artisan creations Saturday  Check out the monthly Baton Rouge Arts Market, Saturday, June 7, at the Red Stick Farmers Market.  Hosted by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, the market features various artists selling their wares,

A jury found Ronn Germaine Bell, 44, guilty of second-degree murder Saturday afternoon in the death of Baton Rouge activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph.

Superintendent LaMont Cole is asking the East Baton Rouge school board to consider changing start and end times for six schools in the Capitol and Glen Oaks areas to help boost student well-being and improve transportation times.

Formerly Field's Steak and Oyster Bar, Field's Mediterranean is part of the Nicaud Restaurant Group, which has opened new restaurants and hotels across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The new restaurant operates out of the historic Magnolia building at 119 Rue Magnolia, Biloxi, near the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino and Mary Mahoney's Old French House.

The new $804 million budget for East Baton Rouge Parish schools calls for buying surveillance cameras for 500 school buses; new weapons detectors that use artificial intelligence; hiring a consulting firm to help improve student transportation and placing two teachers per classroom at two elementary schools.

Accused murderer Ronn Bell told a judge Saturday morning that he will not take the stand as his defense attorney seeks to prove to a jury that Bell is not guilty of the murder of Baton Rouge activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph.