The Baton Rouge Advocate

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The Advocate is a morning newspaper published daily in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 1925.
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There's nothing like being on water to make you feel a little cooler on these hot north Louisiana days, and there's nothing like 10,000 square feet of house to give you room to roam. An expansive estate on over 11 acres at 613 Moore Road on Lake Bistineau is on the market right now and it is something to see.⁠ ⁠ Read more about the listing at the link in our bio.
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LSU women's basketball star Flau'jae Johnson dropped her debut album on Friday, all while balancing summer workouts with the team and head coach Kim Mulkey.⁠ ⁠ Originally from Savannah, Georgia, Johnson got her start in rap because of her father Jason Johnson, who went by the name Camoflauge. The 20-year-old sees being a rapper as a way to continue and honor her father's legacy. ⁠ ⁠ The rising junior came to fame after appearing on the show "America's Got Talent" and "The Rap Game." She also signed to Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation. ⁠ ⁠ Get all the details on her new album at the link in our bio.
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After what feels like a lifetime of waiting, LSU fans will be able to play as the Fighting Tigers in a video game for the first time since 2013 in just three more weeks.⁠ ⁠ With the highly anticipated EA College Football 25 releasing July 19, this past week has been filled with new information about the game regarding who the best teams and stadiums will be (although they did preface each list by saying that "rankings are subject to change in future updates").⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to see where LSU falls amongst the 134 teams that fans can play as.
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Go back and watch the 1977 disco classic, "Saturday Night Fever," and you'll find a scene where John Travolta's Tony tells his love interest about a worker buried in the concrete in the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn. ⁠ ⁠ The story made a good tall tale in the movie, but the story in Baton Rouge isn't fiction. ⁠ ⁠ Read the true story behind the Baton Rouge legend at the link in bio.
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The Louisiana Supreme Court has denied a request for a rehearing on its ruling that allows the new City of St. George to move forward in southeast Baton Rouge.⁠ ⁠ “St. George is moving forward with building a city that is accountable to its citizens. We look forward to working together for a better city and ultimately a better parish,” stated St. George Mayor Dustin Yates, who was recently appointed to the new position.⁠ ⁠ The reaction of the plaintiffs was much different.⁠ ⁠ “The Supreme Court has a done a disservice to everyone in this parish," said Mary Olive Pierson, an attorney for the plaintiffs.⁠ ⁠ Get more on the steps moving forward for the new city of St. George using the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ #stgeorge #batonrouge #politics
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The Mall of Louisiana is requiring all teenagers who visit the shopping center on weekend evenings to be accompanied by an adult.⁠ ⁠ Mall of Louisiana officials said the policy will be strictly enforced throughout the whole property, including the parking lot and exterior sidewalks. Security officers will check IDs at mall entrances.⁠ ⁠ See when, who the policy affects at the link in bio.
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Summertime thunderstorms can cause a lot of stress for pets and their owners. It seems extreme weather pops up out of nowhere more regularly these days. Throw in some high winds and a power outage and it can turn into a trying time for the entire family.⁠ ⁠ A dog with thunderstorm anxiety can have a variety of reactions. Some may pant, bark, whine, hide, tremble, pace, spin, scratch at windows and doors, and may even become destructive and panicked to the point that they could potentially harm themselves.⁠ ⁠ Find out how to calm their nerves at the link in our bio.
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Worthington, a trained forester, was demonstrating one of the steps to quantify carbon storage in about 100,000 acres of recently purchased bottomland hardwood forests in the upper Atchafalaya Basin. ⁠ ⁠ Her employer, Aurora Sustainable Lands, has a "carbon first" strategy for forest management, trading an emphasis on timber production along with marketing the trees' natural ability to suck carbon from the atmosphere as a part of photosynthesis and store it for decades in their wood. ⁠ ⁠ The company plans to shift practices in the forests. The changes create net additions in the natural carbon storage of the forests, company officials say, and establish a basis to sell carbon credits to companies seeking to offset their impact on global climate change.⁠ ⁠ Check out the link in bio for more information.
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As the sun finds its home in the western sky, light from its rays dances along the edges of clouds as rain showers move into the metro area at dusk, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. ➡️swipe➡️ ••• #sunset #silhouette #sunlight #cloud #cloudscapes #cloudscapephotography #atmosphere #skyline #batonrouge #louisiana #weather #lawx #dusk #cloudphotography #light
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