AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/baton-rouge-la 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/baton-rouge-la https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 06 Oct 2024 03:08:31 -0500 Kennedy Meets With Baton Rouge Rotary:I Believe In What We Accomplished. We Can Do It Again BATON ROUGE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-meets-with-baton-rouge-rotaryi-believe-in-what-we-accomplished-we-can-do-it-again-31474982-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-meets-with-baton-rouge-rotaryi-believe-in-what-we-accomplished-we-can-do-it-again-31474982-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Veterans Day 2022 The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate Veterans Day by participating in and supporting events across the state https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-veterans-day-2022-31474998-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-veterans-day-2022-31474998-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Cassidy Discusses Careers in Public Service with Dunham School Seniors BATON ROUGE – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-discusses-careers-in-public-service-with-dunham-school-seniors-31475021-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-discusses-careers-in-public-service-with-dunham-school-seniors-31475021-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Cassidy Tours River Parishes Community College and Zen-Noh Grain BATON ROUGE – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today toured https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-tours-river-parishes-community-college-and-zennoh-grain-31475028-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-tours-river-parishes-community-college-and-zennoh-grain-31475028-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Graves Announces $7.3 Million For May 2021 Flood and Hurricane Ida Response Costs BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-announces-73-million-for-may-2021-flood-and-hurricane-ida-response-costs-31479915-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-announces-73-million-for-may-2021-flood-and-hurricane-ida-response-costs-31479915-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Graves Statement on President Biden Releasing Another 15 Million Barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-statement-on-president-biden-releasing-another-15-million-barrels-from-the-strategic-petroleum-reserve-31479913-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-statement-on-president-biden-releasing-another-15-million-barrels-from-the-strategic-petroleum-reserve-31479913-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Graves Announces $18.8 Million For Terrebonne Parish School Board's Hurricane Ida Remediation Costs BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-announces-188-million-for-terrebonne-parish-school-boards-hurricane-ida-remediation-costs-31479917-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-announces-188-million-for-terrebonne-parish-school-boards-hurricane-ida-remediation-costs-31479917-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Graves Leads Congressional Effort Defending US Sugarcane Farmers BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves is asking the Biden https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-leads-congressional-effort-defending-us-sugarcane-farmers-31479920-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-leads-congressional-effort-defending-us-sugarcane-farmers-31479920-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 USDA to Purchase up to $25 Million Worth of Gulf Shrimp, Graves Pushed for Deal to Provide Relief to Struggling Industry BATON ROUGE, https://www.americantowns.com/news/usda-to-purchase-up-to-25-million-worth-of-gulf-shrimp-graves-pushed-for-deal-to-provide-relief-to-struggling-industry-31479928-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/usda-to-purchase-up-to-25-million-worth-of-gulf-shrimp-graves-pushed-for-deal-to-provide-relief-to-struggling-industry-31479928-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Graves Asks Department of Justice to Expedite DNA Test Funding to Clear Case Backlog and Get Criminals Off the Street BATON ROUGE, LA – https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-asks-department-of-justice-to-expedite-dna-test-funding-to-clear-case-backlog-and-get-criminals-off-the-street-31479930-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-asks-department-of-justice-to-expedite-dna-test-funding-to-clear-case-backlog-and-get-criminals-off-the-street-31479930-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Veterans Day 2022   The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate Veterans Day by participating in and supporting events across https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-news-veterans-day-2022-31481190-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-news-veterans-day-2022-31481190-baton-rouge-la.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, LA -- Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired) invites the public to attend the dedication https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-to-kick-off-veterans-day-activities-with-dedication-of-braille-flag-and-purple-heart-plaque-in-veterans-park-31481916-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-to-kick-off-veterans-day-activities-with-dedication-of-braille-flag-and-purple-heart-plaque-in-veterans-park-31481916-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Baton Rouge, LA - Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired) invites the public to attend the dedication of https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-to-dedicate-women-veterans-statue-at-louisiana-veterans-home-31483529-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-louisiana-department-of-veterans-affairs-to-dedicate-women-veterans-statue-at-louisiana-veterans-home-31483529-baton-rouge-la.html Clubs and Organizations Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Arts Newsletter ACGBR Field Trip Last Friday, the staff took a field trip to the levee to see first-hand how low the Mississippi River really https://www.americantowns.com/news/arts-council-of-greater-baton-rouge-enewsletter-november-2-2022-31483813-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/arts-council-of-greater-baton-rouge-enewsletter-november-2-2022-31483813-baton-rouge-la.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Cassidy Meets With Veterans, Presents U.S. Flag to Jefferson Terrace Academy BATON ROUGE – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-meets-with-veterans-presents-us-flag-to-jefferson-terrace-academy-31485659-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-meets-with-veterans-presents-us-flag-to-jefferson-terrace-academy-31485659-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500