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A new Irish pub has taken over the former Happy's space. See what's changing, what's not.

The staff at O'Haras Irish Pub has a certain phrase in mind during its soft opening: Respect your origins.

Baton Rouge developer buys Longwood Plantation site. See what his plans are

Amid outcry, $24M in cuts to Louisiana's early childhood programs could be restored

Woman tied to Baton Rouge cocaine, heroin ring has prosecution deferred, gets probation

Airline discounts all round-trip flights from New Orleans airport. Here's what to know.

An airline that flies out of the New Orleans airport is offering a sizeable discount on round trip flights — but the offer ends in just a few days.

'He was a good kid': 16-year-old relative of New Roads mayor killed in weekend shooting

A teenage family member of New Roads' mayor was shot and killed in the city over the weekend, officials confirmed.

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Woman tied to Baton Rouge cocaine, heroin ring has prosecution deferred, gets probation

A woman ensnared in a drug trafficking ring led by her former boyfriend appears to have esca…

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St. George officials pause plans for new school district, won't create police department

Plans to create a St. George school district are on hold until the new city gets up on its f…

Legislature

Republicans reject bill to outlaw death penalty by nitrogen suffocation in Louisiana

A few months after Louisiana lawmakers legalized executing death row prisoners by nitrogen g…

Sponsored: National Travel and Tourism Week

National Travel and Tourism Week highlights economic boost and cultural enrichment across New Orleans and the country

Education

Nearly 6,000 public school employees in Baton Rouge could see a pay raise under proposed plan

Public school employees in Baton Rouge could receive a pay raise of $1,300 next school year …

Environment

Jeff Landry refuses to name expert to NO levee board. His move has raised flood protection concerns.

Gov. Jeff Landry has decided against appointing a renowned civil engineering expert to the b…

Sports

Jeff Duncan: Saints and Marshon Lattimore are on good terms for now. The future is uncertain.

So, what to make of the Marshon Lattimore situation?

Saints finalize preseason schedule after listing TBD for Titans game. Here's when it is

The New Orleans Saints have finalized their preseason schedule.

Walker High School has hired a baseball coach who has won 2 state championships

Every school wants to hire a coach with a proven track record. And Walker did just that with the addition of Mike Forbes as its new head baseball coach.

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Bob Dean: Botched hurricane evacuation, fallout

Louisiana 2050: What you need to know about our vanishing coast

The newspaper’s project examining the future of south Louisiana at a time of climate change,…

Collapsed: An insurance market in crisis

Louisiana 2050: Rising seas will upend life. Time is running out to limit the impact.

A special report from The Times-Picayune | The Advocate examines Louisiana's perilous future…

"There are two towns in South Africa that have penguins, Boulder's Beach and Betty's Bay. Every year they play a futbol game for a trophy called the Golden Penguin. Betty's Bay Leopards always beat Boulder's Bay Mercats," signed, Tammy Theis and Rick Jordan, New Orleans.

3-day Memorial Day Festival bringing 15 country artists to Denham Springs park

Fifteen acts. Three days. One place.

A new Irish pub has taken over the former Happy's space. See what's changing, what's not.

The staff at O'Haras Irish Pub has a certain phrase in mind during its soft opening: Respect your origins.

Opinions

Quin Hillyer: With regard to Garret Graves, I was harsh and unfair. I'm sorry.

For more than four decades I have been a fierce critic of the standards, or lack thereof, that prevail in too many outlets for American journalism. I’ve always written that journalists should do a better job of self-policing.

Guest column: After long wait, St. George organizers are ready to work

On Oct. 12, 2019, the largest voter turnout — 60% — of the 21st century saw 54% of voters approve the incorporation of the City of St. George within East Baton Rouge Parish. Those voters were driven by a number of factors, including desires for better schools, lower crime and more efficient …

Editorial: State should do more to address drinking water crisis

The scenes in Killian over the last month — a failing water well, tanker trucks and pallets of bottled water — have become worryingly common in recent years.