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The Advocate - Top Stories

How do you challenge hazing culture? A task force named for Caleb Wilson proposed these changes.

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West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputy fired, arrested for allegedly having sex with juvenile

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Major study on future of Mississippi River could be back on track after funding approved

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'It's going to be beautiful': Groundbreaking held for Hyundai steel mill training center

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18-year-old Livingston Parish girl dies of gunshot injury after scuffle with boyfriend

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Man arrested in Denham Springs for allegedly raping his neighbor while armed

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A proposal to build a massive plastics plant in Louisiana faces a new court challenge

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President Trump posts video with racist depiction of Obamas. He's since deleted it.

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Southern University Baton Rouge takes on low graduation rates: 'Biggest thing we've got to tackle'

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Southern University announces timeline to hire next president. Here's the latest on the search.

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Posting personal info about some Louisiana officials is now illegal. Is that constitutional?

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Matt Bowers expands his Southern auto empire to Indiana, bets on slumping brands

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New 100,000-square-foot veterans clinic coming to Baton Rouge area in 2029

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FedEx driver arrested, accused of stealing merchandise heading to Walmart in Baton Rouge, officials say

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These Baton Rouge schools are set to get barricades that protect classrooms from active shooters

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Baton Rouge-based charter bus company sold to Louisiana business

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Party after Clinton Mardi Gras parade shooting draws complaints

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Baton Rouge man arrested in death of his stepfather, officials say

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This small Louisiana town brought back school football. Now it aims for a football field.

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Why is the water so low around Louisiana and the Gulf Coast? Blame this rare phenomenon.

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Feds probed Baton Rouge government initiative funded by stimulus money, sources say

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A St. James Parish man's conviction was vacated last year. Now he's awaiting a bail hearing.

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Details of slain toddler's killing unfold in trial of mother accused of abuse

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Pelicans' G-League team to move to Kenner's Pontchartrain Center, council says

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Before Ascension boy's alleged death by neglect, state officials received complaints about his household

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LSU ousts Chancellor Steve Nelson from post atop New Orleans medical school

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New Roads officer arrested for selling drugs to undercover agent

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