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Smiley: But we're younger than Tom Brady!
Smiley Anders

Smiley: But we're younger than Tom Brady!

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist
  • Jun 6, 2021

In the interest of local history, I should note that this column started 42 years ago Friday — on June 4, 1979.

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Baton Rouge Zoo moving to Airline site that flooded? BREC calls it 'feasible,' others question why
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Baton Rouge Zoo moving to Airline site that flooded? BREC calls it 'feasible,' others question why

  • BY ANDREA GALLO | agallo@theadvocate.com
  • Feb 10, 2018

The board that oversees Baton Rouge's park system has resurrected a proposal to move the Baton Rouge Zoo to the Airline Highway Park near the …

Baton Rouge councilwoman accuses colleague of 'sabotaging' airport director search
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Baton Rouge councilwoman accuses colleague of 'sabotaging' airport director search

  • BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com
  • Jan 30, 2018

The search for Baton Rouge's permanent airport director got personal and antagonistic during a Tuesday meeting of a Metro Council committee.

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BRPD: Person shot Tuesday evening on Beechwood Drive during attempted robbery, taken to hospital
Crime/Police

BRPD: Person shot Tuesday evening on Beechwood Drive during attempted robbery, taken to hospital

  • Advocate staff report
  • Jan 9, 2018

One person was shot during an attempted robbery Tuesday evening in north Baton Rouge, police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely said. 

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Istrouma Middle School comes out of exile, joins Istrouma High after months of renovation
Education

Istrouma Middle School comes out of exile, joins Istrouma High after months of renovation

  • BY CHARLES LUSSIER | clussier@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 26, 2017

Three months after high school students returned to the shuttered campus of Istrouma High School, more than 100 middle schoolers are about to …

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Sigh of relief in north Baton Rouge as new emergency room opens its doors
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Sigh of relief in north Baton Rouge as new emergency room opens its doors

  • BY ANDREA GALLO | agallo@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 15, 2017

As the "No Emergency Room" signs were taken down and a crowd celebrated the restoration of emergency care services Wednesday morning in north …

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Together Baton Rouge rallies for City Hall to spend money attracting grocery stores
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Together Baton Rouge rallies for City Hall to spend money attracting grocery stores

  • BY ANDREA GALLO | agallo@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 13, 2017

A group of 75 people rallied Monday outside of East Baton Rouge Parish City Hall to push for funding in the 2018 budget that would offer incen…

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First look: New ER restores some, but not all, emergency care needs in north Baton Rouge
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First look: New ER restores some, but not all, emergency care needs in north Baton Rouge

  • BY ANDREA GALLO | agallo@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 10, 2017

Our Lady of the Lake's north Baton Rouge emergency room will not be able to treat patients with the most serious medical problems — such as a …

Which school project has to go? Residents helping EBR officials place priorities on school construction projects
Education

Which school project has to go? Residents helping EBR officials place priorities on school construction projects

  • BY CHARLES LUSSIER | clussier@theadvocate.com
  • Oct 26, 2017

About a dozen residents of Baton Rouge on Thursday night sat at four tables in the Istrouma High School cafeteria and were given a task. They …

Metro Council decides to open national search for Baton Rouge airport director
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Metro Council decides to open national search for Baton Rouge airport director

  • BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com
  • Oct 26, 2017

The Metro Council has decided to throw open the competition for the job of airport director after all.

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