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News from 8/25/2026

Southeastern Louisiana University rallies donors for annual Sept. 16 Giving Day
Tuesday PM Forecast: steamy each day before another punch of August storms
Mayor, police chief tout 300% increase in BRPD job interest since April pay raise
Pennington Biomedical Research Center sets date for Childhood Obesity Conference
St. Martin Parish schedules Henderson Lake drawdown through Nov. 2
Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French Quarter
Library card holders can now access free passes to the Baton Rouge Symphony
Raising Cane's celebrates 30th anniversary with birthday party at first location, museum of brand's history
Country music star, philanthropist Dolly Parton dies at 80
ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump's second term
Baton Rouge attorney booked into jail on contempt charge
$5 million expansion coming to Prairieville hospital
Livingston Parish public works crews complete 97 miles of roadside ditching, parish president says
Local escape room looking for customers who booked with stolen credit card information
West Baton Rouge detectives are seeking help identifying two burglars
REPORT: Councilman Darryl Hurst subpoenaed as probe into alleged corruption in EBR government continues
EBR Office of Social Services announces temporarily-adjusted walk-in intake hours
REPORT: FBI searched Ole Miss football office for recording devices after Lane Kiffin left Oxford for LSU
Fire crews contain early morning fire that started when large tank of flammable liquid ignites in Addis
It's official: SpaceX announces plans for $100 billion Louisiana launch pad; construction starts in 2027