Baton Rouge News

ROBERT "ROBBY" L. CANGELOSI JR. HAS BEEN NAMED PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE OF ENGINEERING AND OFFICE MANAGER OF T. BAKER SMITH LLC'S BATON ROUGE OFFICE.

If we had an Alliance for Bad Government, its award for chutzpah this year would surely have to go to Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb, D-Baton Rouge.

She has served as RRMC's chief nursing officer since 2011. In choosing Fulton for the award, the foundation found she had demonstrated outstanding achievement in nursing practice, leadership skills, mentoring and nursing development, commitment to lifelong learning, and participation in LSNA/ANA and other professional organizations.

Southern University police on Friday arrested a fourth person accused in an attempted armed robbery that happened on campus in late February.

LOUISIANA SINFONIETTA CONCERT: 2 p.m., LSU School of Music Recital Hall, corner of Dalrymple Drive and Infirmary Road.

The Miss USA Pageant has caused quite a stir. It will bring thousands of people to Baton Rouge.

A South Carolina deputy who during a traffic stop shot a 70-year-old man reaching for his cane broke down in tears as other officers arrived.

Students representing several Louisiana high schools are competing in the LifeSmarts Ultimate Consumer Challenge to test their knowledge about consumer rights and responsibilities.

Advocate file photo by JOHN MCCUSKER -- New Orleans, shown in this Advocate file photo, finished eighth and Baton Rouge ninth for employment in a Brookings Institution report that spanned 2000-2012 for the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas.

East Baton Rouge Superintendent Bernard Taylor will speak at the Baton Rouge Area Association of Black Journalists' meeting on March 17. The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Instructional Resource Center, 1022 South Foster Drive, in Baton Rouge.

Advocate staff photo by LEILA PITCHFORD-ENGLISH -- From left, David Carr, drums, Mac Powell, lead singer, and Tai Anderson, bass, members of longtime band Third Day, play at the Rivercenter in Baton Rouge in October 2011.

Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards will address the Baton Rouge Press Club Monday to announce whether or not he'll run for Congress.

The New Orleans-based pop band Royal Teeth will appear on Fox's "American Idol" at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Louie's Cafe, the longtime LSU area diner, is set to move to a new location with more seating and parking near its current spot on West State Street.

Two Baton Rouge men are facing drug charges after they were found sleeping in a vehicle parked at a Sulphur gas station early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Southern University police arrested three students Thursday accused in an attempted armed robbery and home invasion on campus in late February.

Advocate staff photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND -- Gary Patureau, left, Baton Rouge Police Sgt.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Rapper Torence "Lil Boosie" Hatch has been ordered to perform 100 hours of community service in New Orleans as part of his four-year probation term stemming from a 2009 guilty plea to a marijuana possession charge.

"PEPITO'S STORY - DEBBIE ALLEN DANCE RESIDENCY": 7 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The performance follows the title character's dream to dance.

Advocate staff photo by Marsha ShulerState Rep. Kenny Cox, D-Natchitoches, leans in to talk with House Retirement Committee members state Reps.