8+ hour, 57+ min ago  (32+ words) The Advocate The Canecutters's catcher, Cooper Markel is behind the plate during the Acadiana Canecutters vs. Lake Charles baseball game, Thursday, June 11, 2026 at Fabacher Field....

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (530+ words) Most election watchers expect Democrats to wrest control of the U. S. House from Republicans in November. Some already take this outcome for granted. They point to economic discontent, the Iran war and Donald Trump's weak poll numbers as evidence that a…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (194+ words) A man has been arrested in connection with a May shooting that killed a man and injured a woman on Hollywood Street, Baton Rouge police said. During the investigation, police identified La Darius Lee, 17, as the alleged shooter and arrested…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago  (58+ words) floyd brown The Advocate Floyd Brown continued to perform in small gigs at area restaurants, festivals and other events up until several months ago. Floyd Brown, Louisiana music legend, dies at 79. Here's what fans and fellow artists are saying. Floyd…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (579+ words) A little more than a week into the season, the Acadiana Cane Cutters are ascending the standings in the Texas Collegiate League. Acadiana (5-3) won its fourth straight game on Thursday night at Fabacher Field " a 4-3 decision over Lake Charles " and…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (36+ words) The Advocate Customers wait in line for the grand opening of Trader Joe's newest New Orleans location on the corner of Napoleon and Freret Street in New Orleans, Friday, June 12, 2026....

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (172+ words) A Nevada man was accused by police of victimizing an Acdiana child online, including trying to get the victim to commit suicide. Christian Jonathan Carnes, 22, of Las Vegas, was tracked down and arrested by agents with Louisiana Attorney General Liz…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (51+ words) The Advocate Kendrick Farris, a three-time Olympian, teaches children a chant Friday, June 12, 2026, during his visit to Valencia Park Community Center in Shreveport, La. , as part of his FEED Summer 2026 Tour. Farris founded the FEED initiative, which stands for Fueling…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (53+ words) The Advocate From left to right, Carly Viator Courville, Lisa Stafford and Kara St. Clair with Festival International de Louisiane on the "Future of Festivals" panel at State of the Arts Symposium 2026, on June 12, 2026 at Acadiana Center for the Arts…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago  (220+ words) The Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation will host a free garden discoveries event entitled "Survival of the Peggy Martin Rose" at 10 a. m. Saturday at the Main Library at Goodwood." Peggy Martin, the namesake of the rose, will share her journey tracing…...