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The Paris, Texas band plays its breakout hit last every show — and Federales Fest caps attendance at 1,500.
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Roger Corcoran and Larry “Lew” Walters advance to a Dec. 12 runoff after Paul Kimball was edged out.
Lon Vicknair edged Aaron Moak in a four-way field, setting up a Dec. 12 showdown to replace retiring Mayor Wade Evans.
Bart Himel and Sandra Denham-Lightfoot head to a December runoff for the seat Landon Lambert's father held for 12 years.
The former public defender won with 62% of the vote, pledging more youth outreach and closer work with police.
City Councilman Jim Gilbert and water superintendent Ben Harris outlasted bookstore owner John Cavalier in Tuesday's three-way vote.
Victor Woods Jr. and Lori White will face off Dec. 12 for the Division C seat left by Judge Alvin Batiste Jr.'s retirement.
Cecil Harris won District 5's first contested race in 20 years, while Jeff Frizell cruised to a second term in District 3.
Retired judge Toni Higginbotham faces Metro Council member Jen Racca for a District 6 seat tied to evictions.
Kim Landry, 58, flips the 23rd JDC's Division A seat after a 2018 loss and 25 years in Ascension Parish.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
The 1.75-mill tax keeps a clinic serving 1,200 patients a month running through 2036 — even as two other parish tax renewals failed.
Weather & Environment in ...
Baton Rouge starts Wednesday foggy and humid before sunshine breaks through. A cooler, drier weekend is on the way.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Muncy McAllister pleaded guilty to wire fraud after federal prosecutors said he hid his felony record on loan paperwork.
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