A new fighter is representing Lafayette and Baton Rouge on the fight-scene in a major way by winning the opening fight of 'Dana White's Contender Series' on ESPN. AJ Fletcher won by knockout in the first round with a spectacular flying knee that has many believing he could be the next UFC big fighter to represent South Louisiana.
Multiple outlets are reporting that a high school in Louisiana has moved to virtual learning within the first week of classes due to COVID cases on campus. Ascension Catholic High School was forced to cancel their football jamboree as they send students back home.
According to reports, a Baton Rouge man has been arrested after parking his car in the street and falling asleep inside. The man, who was arrested earlier in the year at Disney World for refusing a temperature check, failed field sobriety tests with authorities.
Melissa Eastin with the East Baton Rouge Parish Library tells WBRZ in Baton Rouge, the time capsule was buried as part of the 1976 American Bicentennial Celebration.