Ascena Retail Group, parent company of retail stores Catherines, Lane Bryant and others, has filed for bankruptcy and will close hundreds of its stores. Source:…
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Pool Corp. said it set a company record in the second quarter for net sales as it saw its earnings jump up to $157.6 million,…
Jordan Piazza, owner of Uncle Earl’s Bar, has officially qualified for East Baton Rouge Parish’s mayoral race this fall. Source: New feed
Sharon Weston Broome has officially qualified to run for reelection as mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish. Source: New feed
A week and a half after approving a hybrid return-to-school plan, the Zachary Community School Board was told Tuesday that nearly half of the district’s…
The parent company of Men’s Wearhouse, which has eight locations in South Louisiana, could close 500 stores and make other companywide changes as it grapples…
The East Baton Rouge Parish school system may abandon plans to partially reopen schools on Aug. 6 that have been shuttered by the novel coronavirus…
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Neighbors FCU launched the Every Swipe Counts campaign to raise $30,580 for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. …
In their continuing war or words, state Attorney General Jeff Landry on Monday morning accused Gov. John Bel Edwards of ignoring the dangers of social…
An Angola prison guard died Saturday from coronavirus, the fourth Louisiana corrections employee killed from COVID-19, officials announced. Source: New feed
The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office on Monday reported 10 additional coronavirus-deaths this past week, bringing the human toll of the virus to 294 deaths…
First responders called to a house fire on Jean Street found the body of a male inside, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Source:…
A 14-year-old was shot in the head and died Saturday night after a gun he and three other teens were playing with was discharged, according…
One of the biggest decisions to be made this summer is whether to reopen elementary, middle and high schools, and, if so, how. Source: New…
Two people were injured early Saturday morning off Siegen Lane, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office reported. Source: New feed