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OEW Ministries Community Outreach
Event date: October 11, 2026 Event Time: 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM Location: 1901 North 18th Street Baton Rouge, LA 70815
National Faith and Blue Weekend Cookout
Event date: October 10, 2026 Event Time: 07:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: Logos Center of Deliverance Ministries 6868 Florida Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Southdowns Pre-K Center Community Helpers Day
Event date: September 25, 2026 Event Time: 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM Location: Southdowns Pre-K Center 2050 Hood Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Junior Achievement at BR Flaim
Event date: October 7, 2026 Event Time: 08:00 AM - 01:00 PM Location: 4510 Bawell Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Junior Achievement at Magnolia Woods Elementary
Event date: September 24, 2026 Event Time: 08:00 AM - 01:00 PM Location: 760 Maxine Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Ribbon of Black enclaves reflects deep Louisiana history
The neighborhoods that the old 6th District gathered up—strung along rivers, railroads, and interstates from Shreveport to Baton Rouge—are the exact communities left scattered apart by two centuries of plantations, Jim Crow, and systemic disinvestment. [...] Read More... from…
ICE field director faces contempt charges after twice disregarding judge’s orders
Louisiana judge will decide Wednesday whether to charge ICE officials with contempt for flouting his orders releasing an unlawfully detained Ethiopian man [...] Read More... from ICE field director faces contempt charges after twice disregarding judge’s orders
While New Orleans invested in violence intervention, Baton Rouge made crippling cuts
Louisiana's two biggest cities took different paths: New Orleans funded community programs to historic success, while Baton Rouge shifted its priorities, leaving the program with little to no funding. [...] Read More... from While New Orleans invested in violence intervention,…
Hyundai’s new Donaldson steel mill sparks both hopes and fears in Louisiana
The manufacturer is building a $6 billion facility that will use cleaner technology — and potentially green hydrogen. But residents question whether they will benefit. [...] Read More... from Hyundai’s new Donaldson steel mill sparks both hopes and fears in Louisiana
‘Nobody has been as bad as this’
The Baton Rouge Immigration Court has illegally barred all members of the public from individual hearings, a restriction unseen anywhere else in the nation, according to an administrative complaint filed Monday with the DOJ [...] Read More... from ‘Nobody has been as bad as this’
ICE rushes to deport Palestinian grandfather, despite judge’s order to free him
A federal judge in Baton Rouge rebuked the government’s unlawful detention of the infirm 77-year-old. Then ICE seized him again. [...] Read More... from ICE rushes to deport Palestinian grandfather, despite judge’s order to free him
Taxicab Control Board Meeting
Event date: September 29, 2026 Event Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Location: Baton Rouge, LA 70802