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Boé says he will not seek Metro Council re-election next year

Joel Boé, the Metro Councilman for District 9 for the last seven years, confirmed...

‘The Advocate’ tightening belt in Baton Rouge amid new hires in New Orleans

Less than two weeks after moving into its new building and professing its long-term...

Jindal begins his farewell tour with Baton Rouge Press Club speech

Gov. Bobby Jindal will fade out of the limelight in the coming weeks, his...

Poll shows Democrat Mitch Landrieu ahead of Republicans in theoretical race for Vitter’s Senate seat

Although Mitch Landrieu told LaPolitics last week he’s not interesting in running for the...

CC’s Coffee House moving out of North Boulevard location, landlord says

CC’s Coffee House will be moving out of its downtown location at 327 North...

CATS, union reach agreement on two-year contract

After months of often-contentious negotiations, the CATS administration and the union that represents some...

Transportation head Foxx to push for funding for Nicholson streetcar project, Baton Rouge leaders say

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will push for full funding in the 2016-17...

Twenty-five years have passed since Teach for America set foot in south Louisiana classrooms. Has it made any difference?

(Photography by Don Kadair: Michelle Gieg at Democracy Prep Baton Rouge) When Michelle Gieg first...

Teach for America at 25: Inside Lucas Spielfogel’s TFA experience

(Photography by Don Kadair: Lucas Spielfogel) At 22 years old, Lucas Spielfogel was “in a...

Teach for America at 25: Performance assessment

Are Teach for America teachers any good? Studies touted by TFA suggest the students...
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