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• BR homeowners displeased with Entergy's installation of new tech devices in neighborhoods

  January 13, 2021 1:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - While technological advances bring welcomed convenience to daily life, the new tech gadgets that make such convenience possible often seem to go through an 'awkward phase' before evolving into a more attractive product. For example, one of the world's first computers was about 1,800 square feet... more »

• Rose Parade TV special to honor young Donaldsonville organ donor alongside other heroes

  December 25, 2020 6:48 AM

  DONALDSONVILLE - A Donaldsonville teenager who died in 1991 will be honored during an upcoming televised Rose Parade New Year's Celebration. A ccording to a recent report by The Advocate , after 15-year-old Shawn Elizabeth Guillot of Donaldsonville passed away in a tragic car crash, by means of organ... more »

• La Supreme Court justice sues head of watchdog group for defamation

  September 24, 2020 6:59 AM

  A Louisiana Supreme Court Justice who was publicly criticized in a 2019 open letter to The Advocate is suing the woman who penned the letter, saying it resulted in his suffering “embarrassment and damage to his reputation,” The Advocate reports. Justice Jefferson Hughes III's lawsuit targets Lana Venable, the... more »

• Police: Juvenile shot during robbery on Monroe Avenue

  June 8, 2020 5:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say a Sunday afternoon shooting in north Baton Rouge left one juvenile with injuries. According to The Advocate , Baton Rouge Police were dispatched to the 3100 block of Monroe Avenue around 1 p.m. where they discovered a youth who'd been shot in the hand... more »

• Pregnant woman and unborn child die in crash that may have involved road rage

  January 31, 2020 12:44 PM

  KENNER - A woman who was eight months pregnant was killed in a Thursday afternoon accident when her car slammed into a utility pole in a two-vehicle wreck that may have involved road rage. According to The Advocate , 22-year-old Jade Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene of... more »

• Twin brothers make history as 19th JDC judges

  January 28, 2020 7:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE - When Ron Johnson was elected to the 19th judicial district court in November joining his brother, Don Johnson, who had sat on the bench since 1999, the twins from Baton Rouge made history. Today they are the only brothers to simultaneously serve on the 19th JDC.... more »

• Authorities continue to investigate death of New Roads police officer, Chedrick Golphin

  January 21, 2020 12:24 PM

  On Monday, Jan. 13, officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department found 44-year-old Chedrick Golphin shot to death in an abandoned vehicle on Lanier Drive , between Greenwell Springs Road and Prescott Road. As police continue to investigate the fatal shooting, family and friends are revealing more information about... more »

• Smug thoughts from Alleva in Advocate interview about time at LSU

  January 9, 2020 10:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Advocate’s headline Thursday morning referenced a “candid” let-go Joe Alleva on his time at LSU – candid, certainly, with a sting. Sports columnist Scott Rabalais reported he spoke with Alleva the day before and quoted stern thoughts from the former LSU athletic director: “Talking... more »

• Man sentenced to 25 years for fatally crashing pickup into person seated at bus stop

  November 20, 2019 12:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE – On Tuesday, a man who got behind the wheel while inebriated and crashed his vehicle into someone seated at a bus stop was sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to The Advocate , Ever M. Hernandez pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and hit and run... more »

• LSU's first Saturday night game was 87-years ago this week, relive it here

  October 4, 2018 1:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Eighty-seven years ago this week, LSU turned football into a “nocturnal spectacle” - as Tiger Stadium hosted its first night game. The Morning Advocate – now The Advocate – highlighted what was to sports writers at the time a bizarre time change. The Tigers faced the... more »

• Report: Former area athlete killed in botched armed robbery

  December 13, 2017 7:33 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A former Gonzales high school wrestler was shot to death on Dec. 4 allegedly while participating in a botched armed robbery, according to the New Orleans Police Department. A report from the New Orleans Advocate says that Taibe Coleman, 22, was killed in the 4900 block... more »

• Judge rules in favor of WBRZ, The Advocate in court battle over Southern University records Play Video

  August 7, 2017 3:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE – WBRZ and The Advocate have filed a joint lawsuit to get access to public information concerning the university's investigation into an employee connected to the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging. > UPDATE: On Monday, August 21, a judge ruled in favor of WBRZ and The... more »

• New Orleans businessman signs letter of intent to buy The Advocate

  March 16, 2013 10:19 AM

  New Orleans businessman John Georges has signed a letter of intent to buy The Advocate newspaper. The deal is expected to close by June 1, according to The Advocate. Terms were not disclosed. David Manship, publisher of The Advocate and Richard Manship, president and chief executive officer of... more »