BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A school district is one step closer to becoming a reality in St. George after the Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday, June 9. The bill ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana Senate committee approved two bills Wednesday that would pave the way for the creation of an independent school district and board in the newly ...

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - The new City of St. George, in East Baton Rouge Parish, elected its first mayor on Saturday. Interim Mayor Dustin Yates easily won the race, defeating his only opponent, Jim ...

Baton Rouge voters are casting ballots today on issues that are important both locally and statewide. Across Louisiana, residents are choosing whether to approve four amendments to the Constitution.

The St. George Fire Department investigated a hazardous material incident at St. Michael's High School from Jan. 15.

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - Eleven candidates for government offices in St. George took the stage on Tuesday night in a forum hosted by the Rotary Club of St. George. Four candidates are running for the ...

Over the weekend, the City of St. George voted for its leaders. Interim Mayor Dustin Yates was officially elected, as were city council members who took office unopposed or won their elections. Still, ...

ST. GEORGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The City of St. George has officially sworn in leaders on Tuesday. They now have an official mayor, city council, two city councilmen at large, and a police chief.

Well, the honeymoon is over in St. George. The state's newest city, with 80,000 or so residents, has had its first major political controversy. Obviously, I'm not counting the yearslong legal fight ...

Less than a year since the courts cleared the way for the creation of the City of St. George, state Sen. Rick Edmonds said Wednesday he is ready to start the push to form a companion public school ...

The citizens of St. George should consider giving back to their community before breaking from it. Republican St. George voters believe passing the school bill will address the issue of poor-quality ...