The City of Baton Rouge residents prepare to honor the life and legacy of one of its most influential public figures.

Watson Coleman cited data showing that Black women in the United States are 2.6 times more likely to die from ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Melvin “Kip” Holden, the first Black Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish and a towering figure in Louisiana politics, died early Wednesday following a lengthy illness. He was ...