BATON ROUGE - Along North Boulevard in Baton Rouge, there is a block with several large empty buildings that have remained vacant for years. "You think they want to live across the street from this thing?"Byron Grant's family home stands just a few feet away from the 1900 block of North Boulevard."It's just horrendous," he said.Signs of what the buildings once were remain. They include Gilbert's Funeral Home, Emanuel Baptist Church and Louisiana New School Academy. The Harmony Center

DENHAM SPRINGS — Two candidates running for mayor of Denham Springs made their case to voters at a recent forum.John Cavalier and Jim Gilbert covered several topics including traffic, flooding and master plans. A third candidate, Ben Harris, chose not to attend.The two are among those vying to replace Gerard Landry, who is retiring.Permalink| Comments

Boots on the Bayou returns to Gonzales October 24-25 with Trace Adkins, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore and more country stars. Continue reading…

BATON ROUGE — Boots on the Bayou announced its lineup on Sunday morning ahead of its return to the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in October.This year's lineup features country music favorites including Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, Drew Green, Ben Ragsdale, Parish County Line, Brantley Gilbert, Priscilla Block, The Hip Abduction, KG & The Bad Habits, Pants Party, Willie Pake, Sami G and Chase Tyler.The festival will take place from October 24 to 25 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.&nbs

Drew Gilbert led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run, Landen Roupp combined with three relievers on a six-hitter and the host San Franc...

Logan Webb coasted after getting supported by a six-run fourth inning, including a home run by Drew Gilbert, and the San Francisco Giants squared thei...

Logan Gilbert pitched six sharp innings to help the Seattle Mariners stop their six-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the host New York Yanke...