The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

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The Advocate is Louisiana's largest daily newspaper. Based in Baton Rouge, it serves the southern portion of the state, including Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette. It also publishes weekly entertainment magazines: Red in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, and Beaucoup in New Orleans. Source

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Scope Local
Language English
Country United States of America
Media Market Baton Rouge
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A look at Patti LaBelle's lively and memorable performance at the Essence Festival, showcasing her timeless talent and humor.
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Over 8,000 East Baton Rouge Parish residents are without power after severe thunderstorms, according to Entergy.
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Cardi B, Michelle Obama, Kehlani, Latto kick off 2026 Essence Fest's opening night

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The 2026 Essence Festival of Culture's opening night in the Caesars Superdome was that rare event where featuring both R-rated rapper Cardi B and former first lady Michelle Obama made sense. And by finishing on time, Friday's show corrected a major issue that hindered the 2025 Essence Fest's evening concert series. The 43,000 or so tickets available for 2026's opening night didn't sell out; the sides of the upper terrace level contained rows of empty seats. But otherwise, the Dome was mostly full.
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Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes are experiencing heavy rain and thunderstorms, with flash flooding warnings in effect, according to the National Weather Service.
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Search underway for missing Mississippi teen last seen on Horn Island on Fourth of July

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The search is underway for an 18-year-old who is missing after taking a trip to Horn Island with friends on the Fourth of July, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. Authorities say Nolan Wells was last seen Saturday around 3 p.m. on the popular barrier island off the Mississippi coastline near Ocean Springs wearing black shorts and sunglasses.
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A shooting in the early hours of July 4 left one dead, the Baton Rouge Police Department said.
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An LSU baseball signee backed out of his pledge and committed to UCLA

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The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Journalists

Albright, Matthew
Askelson, Kristin
Ballance, John
Ballard, Mark
Ballard, Mark
Barlow, Jack
Belton, Kevin
Bennett, Aileen
Bergeron, Judy
Boesch, Donald F.
Boone, Timothy
Bridges, Tyler
Brown, Jennifer
Brown, Joanna
Carmosino, Elyse
Carr, Martha
Cartwright, Christopher
Cheramie, Lauren
Coffman, Quinn
Couvillion, Ellyn
Dabe, Christopher
Daigle, Adam
Day, Teresa
DeLaney, Margaret
Denstorff, Darlene
DiColo, Jerry
Discher, Emma
East, Les
Fambrough, Robin
Feig, Bill
Ferstel, Vicki
Foote, Kevin
Forster, Steven
Friedmann, Meghan
Gallo, Andrea
Garrett, Arnessa
Germer, Sophia
Gervais, Kay
Gill, James
Grace, Stephanie
Granger, Chris
Grunfeld, David
Handelsman, Walt
Heitman, Danny
Holden, Joy
Hunter, Michelle
Jones, Marchaund
Kalmbach, Fred
Karlin, Sam
Kirk-Ballard, Heather
Kleinpeter, Jim
Loup, Wendy
Lussier, Charles
Macaluso, Joe
MacCash, Doug
McAuley, Tony
McCahill, Aidan
McElfresh, Amanda
McNulty, Ian
Meadows, Jonah
Mickles, Sheldon
Miller, Haley
Miller, Robin
Mitchell, David
Narveson, Deanna
Nickel, Will
Pagones, Sara
Paterson, Blake
Pedersen, Courtney
Pitchford, Leila
Puang, Serena
Rabalais, Scott
Riegel, Stephanie
Risher, Jan
Riviere, Kyle
Roberts, Faimon
Ross, Jenna
Scholl, Faith
Seraaj, Kevin
Shannon, Chelsea
Sisco, Annette
Sloan-Turner, Patrick
Spencer, Frances
Spera, Keith
Stickney, Ken
Sutton, Will
Swenson, Dan
Taylor, Claire
Territo, Dana
Walker, Rod
Warren, Bob
Westbrook, Leslie
Whitfield, Kyle
Williams, David
Williams, Jessica
Wirt, John
Woodruff, Emily
Wyatt, Megan
Zeilman, Catherine