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Gov. Jeff Landry is making leadership changes at the state highway department that will go into effect Monday.
Governor Jeff Landry has announced changes to the leadership at the Department of Transportation and Development.
Gov. Jeff Landry announced leadership changes at the state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Thursday morning.
Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip Holden has died. He was a New Orleans native who left his mark in the political realm in New Orleans. Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday morning at Carpenter House after ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge has died. Family confirmed former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden died on Wednesday morning ...
Kip Holden, the son of North Baton Rouge bar owners who became the city-parish's first black mayor-president, died Wednesday morning. Holden, who was 72, passed away at the Carpenter House ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator ... combined payroll of nearly $167 million once all new hires are made. Ileana Ledet, LED’s chief economic competitiveness officer, told lawmakers ...
The Baton Rouge Assembly's 13 debutantes will be introduced to the wives of the Assembly members and their guests at a tea on Wednesday at the Baton Rouge Country Club. The Assembly's annual ball ...
Baton Rouge came through Tuesday night's storms relatively unscathed, with a combined total of 279 Entergy and Demco customers reported without power as of 6 a.m. Wednesday. Roads remain open and ...