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Mamou woman killed in West Baton Rouge Parish crash

PORT ALLEN, La. (KLFY) – An Evangeline Parish woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Port Allen early Saturday morning, authorities said. The crash claimed the life of Jada Bergeron, 20, of Mamou. State Police said troopers responded shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash on La. 415 near Commercial Drive in […]

Woman dead after shooting in Baton Rouge, police investigating

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating after a woman was shot and killed in Baton Rouge. According to the police department, officers were called to the 1300 block of North Cristy Drive around 8:46 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, and found a female victim down inside of a home. […]

Baton Rouge mayor names new group to help families, the community get support

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome created a new group of community leaders to help improve how services get to local families on Monday, June 24. The East Baton Rouge Parish Human Services Consortium will work to advise the EBR Department of Human Development and Services. Members will include nonprofits, faith groups, business, […]

Baton Rouge creed: Thou shalt provoke lawsuits

Jun. 23—Conservative politicians in Louisiana are determined to be just as stubborn and foolish as those in one small town in New Mexico. Louisiana recently enacted a law requiring public schools and colleges to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms. The state that tried to make us forget white supremacist David Duke and whacko […]

Pedestrian hit, killed in early morning crash in West Baton Rouge

ERWINVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) — A pedestrian was hit and killed on Monday morning in West Baton Rouge. Louisiana State Police say that around 3 a.m., troopers were responding to a single-vehicle crash on LA Highway 3091, north of LA 620 in West Baton Rouge Parish. During the investigation, troopers learned that a 2006 GMC Sierra […]