Baton Rouge Today

The unemployment rate decreased in November in every parish and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Louisiana, contributing to a drop in the state’s overall not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from 7.1 percent in October to 6.3 percent in November, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Baton Rouge led the state’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in [...]

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Christmas Day is an official City/Parish holiday and will be celebrated on Friday, December 25, 2009. In addition, Thursday, December 24, 2009 has been declared a “Floating Holiday”. All City/Parish offices will be closed these days. Solid waste collection (garbage and trash) in East Baton Rouge Parish will not be made on Friday, December 25, [...]

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A Flash Flood watch is Now in effect For  Portions of Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Including the Following Areas, in Southeast Louisiana Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana Iberville, Livingston, Lower Jefferson, Lower Lafourche Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower Terrebonne Orleans, Pointe Coupee, St.  Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the [...]

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Governor Bobby Jindal announced that portions of the state have been approved for a major disaster declaration by the federal government. The major declaration authorizes Stafford Act Public Assistance Program funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist parishes recovering from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this October and November. Governor Bobby Jindal [...]

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Authorities arrested Terry Jenkins-Williams of Baton Rouge for a list of charges including Public Payroll Fraud. Williams was working for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in the payroll department at the time of the alleged incidents. Williams found the names of 10 part time employees who had a history of working only a [...]

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