BATON ROUGE, LA (PPN) -Yesterday, February 18, 2018, the local chapters of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. hosted its annual Talent Hunt Program at Southern University A&M College. The Talent Hunt Program provides exposure, encouragement and financial assistance to talented young people participating in the performing arts. The event was organized by the Capitol(…)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A festive close to Mardi Gras was marred by shootings across New Orleans that left three people dead and five others wounded. The first two shootings happened in the afternoon, when fights broke out near the traditional parade route. Police clarified Wednesday that two teenage boys were wounded in one of(…)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) – Tennessee State Representative John DeBerry, Jr. of Memphis makes a case that even some higher education officials privately won’t dispute. Some fraternities and sororities are more about a party than anything good. Now he’s pushing a bill to ban them in Tennessee. It’s a bill not only getting attention on the state’s(…)
Today the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board held a town hall meeting to discuss the tax plan and the renovations of Glen Oaks High School. The complete remodelling will be consisting of 3 phases. Phase I and Phase II have already been approved by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, which totals to(…)
Today Southern University will have to close down its library indefinitely due to the ceiling caving in. The library sustained heavy flooding. Janene Tate spokeswoman for the university confirms that there was no fire, but all four floors of the building took on roughly two inches of water after a water coil on the roof burst. Officials(…)
A Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School in DeKalb, IL failed to contact Monica Jefferson whose daughter face was severely injured from a school field trip. Monica posted on social media regarding the incident that involved her daughter. Jefferson said her daughter participated on a sledding field trip with the school, when her daughter got injured. The incident left(…)
The Glen Oaks Community is in an outrage regarding the status of Glen Oaks High School. The school was severely damaged due to the Great Flood of 2016. Community members want answers as to why buildings are still boarded up and why repairs have not started on the school. The B-building, C-building, D-building, Cafeteria, F-building,(…)
An English language arts teacher at Rene Rost Middle School was arrested during the school board meeting. Deyshia Hargrave was addressing the teacher salaries and pay raises. Board President Anthony Fontana ruled Hargrave out of order, warning her that the public comment section was not for a question-and-answer session. After posing another question, an Abbeville(…)
BATON ROUGE, LA (PPN)- Today marks the 18th month that Alton Sterling was killed by a Baton Rouge police officer. Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake were the two officers that were present on the scene when Sterling was killed. The two officers have been on paid administrative leave since the shooting. Blane Salamoni fatally shot and(…)
Murphy Paul, a Loyola University graduate who has been with the Louisiana State Police since 1994. He was one of the five finalists who was selected to fill the empty vacancy of the Baton Rouge Police Chief. Mayor Broome fulfiled a campaign promise to bring in a new Police Chief. Paul will replace BRPD Chief Carl Dabadie who resigned(…)
