William "Beau" Clark, the
East Baton Rouge Parish coroner, classified Bessie Looney's death a homicide, saying she died from a blood infection caused by severely infected bedsores.
In 1947, voters in
East Baton Rouge Parish and the city approved a consolidation of most of their local government services, one of the first local government consolidations in the U.S.
During that time,
East Baton Rouge Parish took in more than 200,000 evacuees in one week, while also helping four devastated parishes resume operations.
The DeBose Fine Arts Festival and National Piano Competition serves youth and professionals enrolled in
East Baton Rouge Parish academic programs in public, private and parochial schools, university programs and community service programs.
African-American leaders in
East Baton Rouge Parish, La., are opposing a proposal to close seven public pools with historical significance.
Louisiana's
East Baton Rouge Parish district hired more than 100, USA Today noted.
Baton Rouge, LA mayor-president Melvin Holden recently announced
East Baton Rouge Parish's purchase of five new compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles.
This is the organization behind several much-lauded alternative teaching programs, with success stories in
East Baton Rouge Parish schools, Kansas City (the ones in Kansas and Missouri), Massachusetts, and the well-known New York City Teaching Fellows program.
"But we have to remember that laws have been broken and rules have been violated." The auditors' report has been turned over to
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Doug Moreau, who has said criminal charges may be filed.
The Baton Rouge, LA, company was general contractor for the job which included installation of 1,900 linear feet of 8-inch diameter, restrained-joint PVC pipe for the Sewer Administration Division of the
East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Works.
This report describes challenges facing the
East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana, highlighting teacher turnover and teacher preparation and support.
At the same time, the prevalence in
East Baton Rouge Parish, as reported by laboratories and health care providers, fell by 79%.