Posted on 24 August 2011.
On Wednesday, 24 August 2011, at approximately 1133am a major single vehicle collision occurred at the 800 block of South I-110 at Chippewa. This collision involved a green 1998 Ford Explorer. The collision resulted in the ejection and death of the driver, as well as the serious injuring of the passenger. The at-scene investigation revealed [...]
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Posted on 24 August 2011.
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) has been awarded the best of class and best in show award for its 2010 Annual Report in the Southern Economic Development Council’s (SEDC’s) Annual Communications Awards competition. Additionally BRAC was honored with a Superior Award for both the Creative Capital of the South® website and overall marketing campaign [...]
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Posted on 24 August 2011.
Ribbon Cutting slated for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25 Mayor-President Melvin L. “Kip” Holden will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Green Light Plan’s Ford Street project at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2011 in the project right-of-way area, with parking provided at the S.E. Mackey Center (6534 Ford Street). This ribbon [...]
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Posted on 23 August 2011.
Baton Rouge: The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein demonstrated the Department’s new food safety website, www.eatsafe.la.gov, which features the sanitary inspection reports of the nearly 34,000 Louisiana retail food establishments DHH permits and inspects. “Louisiana is known for the unique culinary experiences it offers residents and visitors alike,” said DHH Secretary [...]
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Posted on 23 August 2011.
A dedication to quality service is the key to maintaining customers and is also the key to winning Meetings & Conventions’ Gold Service Award. This prestigious award honors Convention & Visitors Bureaus that have excelled in professionalism and dedication in their service to meeting professionals. This year the readers of M&C awarded 92 domestic and 16 international CVBs [...]
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Posted on 18 August 2011.
On Thursday, August 18, at 10:00 a.m., the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force will meet in Baton Rouge at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters in the fourth floor conference room. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of 5.10.11 Meeting Minutes IV. Introduction [...]
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Posted on 10 August 2011.
Baton Rouge Police Violent Crimes Detectives are investigating a Homicide that occurred last night, Tuesday August 9, 2011 around 9:12pm in the 4000 Block of Delaware Street. Police found the deceased body of JONATHAN WALKER 20, 4353 DELAWARE STREET inside a vehicle at this location . At this time police believe that Walker died from a gunshot wound. Evidence [...]
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Posted on 10 August 2011.
Drainage has been a long-standing problem in many areas of East Baton Rouge Parish, and Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden’s proposed bond issue calls for $194.7 million worth of drainage improvements. A map showing details of the drainage plan is posted on the City-Parish Web Site (www.brgov.com) under the banner “2011 Capital Improvement Plan.” The plan [...]
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Posted on 06 August 2011.
Update: 08/08/11 The names of the 4 officers involved in this shooting are as follows: Officer Paul Brown 27, hired July 2006 assigned to Uniform Patrol First District Officer Richard McCloskey 29, hired April 2008 assigned to Uniform Patrol Fourth District Officer Nicholas Morgan 31, hired November 2004 assigned to Uniform Patrol First District Officer [...]
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Posted on 11 July 2011.
Mayor-President Melvin L. “Kip” Holden will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Highland Road project at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in the project right-of-way at the Healing Place Church, with parking provided at Healing Place Church (19202 Highland Road). This ribbon cutting ceremony marks the 17th completed roadway construction project for the Green Light Plan. “The improvements included within the [...]
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Posted on 16 June 2011.
United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. announced that a Bill of Information was filed on June 15, 2011, charging STEVE HAROLD LOGA, 42, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with bank fraud and money laundering. LOGA faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. The charge alleges that from June 2008 to October 2008, LOGA [...]
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Posted on 02 June 2011.
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden, along with several community partners, will host a press conference at the North Street entrance of the Main Street Market in Baton Rouge at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, to officially launch the One Book One Community Summer Selection program throughout the Greater Baton Rouge community. Holden will [...]
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