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Texts show Baton Rouge councilman's financial ties to developer named in federal subpoena

Texts show Baton Rouge councilman's financial ties to developer named in federal subpoena

A Baton Rouge Metro Councilman who voted to approve a $6 million housing project has had financial dealings w…

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Treadmill, copier gone from Baton Rouge center; audit puts scrutiny on ex-councilwoman

Treadmill, copier gone from Baton Rouge center; audit puts scrutiny on ex-councilwoman

A new report reveals $30K in missing items and spending concerns at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center unde…

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Hunted by the Taliban, a family finally finds refuge in Louisiana: 'This is freedom'

Hunted by the Taliban, a family finally finds refuge in Louisiana: 'This is freedom'

After living in hiding from the Taliban for years, an Afghan prosecutor, her husband and two children finally…

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How Sid Edwards 'broke all the rules' and unseated Baton Rouge mayor Sharon Weston Broome

How Sid Edwards 'broke all the rules' and unseated Baton Rouge mayor Sharon Weston Broome

In a stunning upset, Republican newcomer Sid Edwards, the Istrouma High School football coach, defeated Sharo…

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Warrior's Weekend's leader knowingly let sex offenders in veterans group

Warrior's Weekend's leader knowingly let sex offenders in veterans group

Two men on the state's sex-offender registry have been involved with Warrior's Weekend for years, with the ta…

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New details in Industrial baseball case raise questions about hazing, investigation

New details in Industrial baseball case raise questions about hazing, investigation

Since charges have been made public, the Victoria Advocate has obtained additional details related to the inc…

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Baton Rouge Metro Council member Cleve Dunn Jr. is challenging the attorney general's role in indicting him and asking a judge to throw his charges out.
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LaMont Cole corruption charges: What is ‘conspiracy,’ and what will prosecutors need to prove?

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When Attorney General Liz Murrill's office presented a grand jury with charges against LaMont Cole — Baton Rouge’s school superintendent and former Metro Council leader — they secured indictments on money laundering, malfeasance in office and two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, but not bribery itself. That distinction is important, legal experts say, because it means prosecutors won't actually have to prove that Cole received money from a bribe.
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