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Baton Rouge’s Howell Park was intentionally lit on fire two weeks ago. Here's why.

Howell Park's return to nature is a far cry from even a decade ago, when this 100-acre Baton Rouge public park served largely as a golf course. A historic flood in August 2016 turned it in large, ...

TCU coach accepts this fact: Expansion of March Madness is ‘inevitable’

TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon has been around long enough to know what’s coming: March Madness is going to add more ...
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After heavy rains and flash flooding, Baton Rouge sees better weather heading into week

Saturday’s storms caused flash flooding across Baton Rouge, with power outages remaining Sunday afternoon. The forecast ahead ...

Cars Submerged by Flooding in Baton Rouge

A line of storms moved across parts of southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, March 7, causing heavy rain to flood the region.Footage filmed by Josephine Hein shows cars submerged in floodwaters outside ...

Road closures and power outages reported in Baton Rouge, surrounding areas due to heavy rain

Heavy rainfall in Baton Rouge has caused multiple road closures, power outages, and vehicle stalls, with several areas ...

Elderly couple trapped after 89-foot oak crashes through roof

An 89-foot water oak toppled onto a Greenwell Springs, home after a storm, collapsing the roof. The couple escaped, and ...

Heavy rain leaves cars stuck in high water, roads closed in Baton Rouge area

Emergency responders stayed busy as drivers tried to get through rain-soaked streets.

Today in Sports - Kevin Love sets ABA/NBA record with his 52nd consecutive double-double

Kevin Love records his 52nd consecutive double-double to surpass Moses Malone for the longest such streak since the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 in the Minnesota Timberwolv ...

Dickens v Cacace - world title tale of the tape

BBC Sport NI provides the backdrop to Saturday's WBA super-featherweight title fight between James 'Jazza' Dickens and Anthony Cacace in Dublin this Saturday.