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Share your ‘cutest couple’ photos

By Samantha Morgan
Do you think you and your significant other make the cutest couple? Prove it! Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and we want to see the cutest couples in the Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.
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Port Allen mayor defends vision for the city

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By Kris Cusanza
People living in Port Allen are split over the direction the city has taken since new Mayor Deedy Slaughter took office. She's created a new position in city hall and let go of the city's chief financial officer.
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Residents want red light near deadly Addis intersection to stay, get fixed by state

By Kris Cusanza
People who cross the La 1 and Sugar Plantation Pkwy intersection in Addis want to keep a temporary red light they spent months fighting. They believe the light is making the dangerous location safer for drivers.

MISSING: Des Moines woman never returned from New Orleans, family fears worst

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By Samantha Morgan
Jessica Pratt’s return flight from New Orleans was supposed to arrive on Sunday, Feb. 10. However, she never boarded that flight, and her friends and family are desperate to know what happened.

Denham Springs residents brace for flooding

By Alex Deiro
Matt Waldrep spent most of his Mardi Gras getting ready for the Amite River to rise up, helping his grandparents move their cars to higher ground.
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Scotlandville residents angry over location of planned pipeline

By David Lippman
People in Scotlandville say the promise of jobs is not enough to overcome their safety concern about a proposed pipeline project.
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Parents making more financial sacrifices to send kids to private schools

By Alex Deiro
More and more families here in the Capital City are making financial sacrifices for their kid’s elementary education at private schools.

Seafood stores gear up for big profits during Lent

By Kris Cusanza
Washing crawfish, netting fish, and scooping shrimp are the everyday routine at Tony's Seafood in Baton Rouge. But workers are getting ready to go into overdrive for the start of busy season for seafood sales.
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First Mardi Gras parade hits the streets of Plaquemine

By Danielle Grossman
Mardi Gras parades have rolled down streets throughout the state for a few weeks. Tonight, however, one local city is hosting its very first parade to honor someone loved by many in the parish.

The 'hug lady' has been greeting Fort Hood soldiers since 2003

By Sophia Stamas
It doesn't matter the weather or what hour of the night, if you're a soldier flying through Fort Hood's Robert Grey Airfield, the hug lady's warm embrace is sure to be in the forecast.
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Bride dressed in pink to honor dad at Spanish Town wedding

By Kris Cusanza
Kendra and James Lee Froemming aren't your ordinary bride and groom.
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Flamingo fans and fun lovers flock to Spanish Town Parade

By Kris Cusanza
Thousands of people put on pink and flocked to Downtown Baton Rouge Saturday for the annual Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade.
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Large crowd enjoys 2013 Southdowns parade

By David Lippman
Before the weather rains on the parade season, a big crowd watched the annual Southdowns Parade Friday night. The theme of the parade was "time machine," and riders adopted various interpretations.
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Evacuated students: School smelled like a 'gas station'

By Danielle Grossman
Crews are still working to find out where the smell of natural gas is coming from in Scotlandville.

Longest married couple celebrates 80 years

By Samantha Morgan
Meet John and Anne Betar, the longest married couple in the country. John is 101, while Anne is 97. They've been married since 1932, totaling more than 80 years of marriage.