Clarence, LA

BATON ROUGE — Beth Courtney, the former president and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, has died. The announcement of Courtney's passing was made by Clarence Copeland, the current president and CEO of LPB, on Friday.Courtney led LPD for nearly four decades. "She helped build a statewide network that brought our stories, culture, history and civic life into homes across Louisiana," Copeland said.Copeland praised Courtney for helping make LPB a "trusted source of

BALDWIN — In the small town of Baldwin, where fewer than 2,000 people call home, the race for mayor comes down to a choice between building on the town’s recent progress and taking a new approach to its future.Incumbent Mayor Clarence Vappie is seeking to continue his leadership, drawing on 32 years of experience on the town’s Board of Aldermen. Challenger Ajani Connor, who has served as an alderman for the past four years, says he offers a younger perspective and

Judith Lynne “Judy” Fuhler, 66, of Pleasant Hill, IL passed away Wednesday morning, Oct. 14, 2026 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.Judy was born Aug. 18, 1960 in Louisiana, MO, a daughter of Harold Gordon and Marjorie Marie Scranton Clendenny. She married David Clarence Fuhler on Oct. 21, 1978 at St. Anselm Catholic Church…

BATON ROUGE — A 30-year-old accused of attacking a waiter following a dispute over a check at a restaurant in August was arrested after an hours-long standoff along 73rd Avenue. Clarence Green allegedly attacked an employee at Legend Pot, a restaurant at the corner of Staring and Essen lanes, on Aug. 20. Green and two other people were eating dinner at the hot pot and Korean barbecue restaurant and, when presented with the bill, Green disputed it, saying one of the people he

BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Marshals Service is currently responding to a barricaded fugitive along 73rd Avenue who is wanted for second-degree battery and disturbing the peace.Marshals say 30-year-old Clarence Green is wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department.Marshals responded to the scene around 11 a.m.According to an arrest warrant, Green attacked an employee at Legend Pot, a restaurant at the corner of Staring and Essen lanes, on Aug. 20. Green and two other people were eating din