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STRING BEINGS. Violinist Willie Royal and guitarist Wolfgang Lobo Fink team up to make music that soothes
and invigorates. In other words, they rev up their loyal
following with incredible virtuosity, blending a vast array of
styles from across the planet. Their latest release,
Wild Heart,
is a hypnotic brew of gypsy, flamenco, jazz, Mexicali blues, Cuban
swing, Cajun zydeco.you get the point. The dynamic duo is a perennial Tucson favorite, with one raucous
performance at 8 p.m. in the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200
W. Speedway. Advance tickets are $16, available at Antigone Books,
Lawsuit drags on three years after structural failure at downtown library site
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The new 48,316-square-foot River Center Branch Library overlooks North Boulevard Town Square in downtown Baton Rouge. The four-story structure has dedicated spaces for children, teens and adults. (Tim Mueller)
This month marks three years since a structural failure caused by a faulty weld shut down construction on the since-completed downtown library, and it’s now nearly two-and-a-half years since the city-parish filed suit over the problem in 19th Judicial District Court.
But the case shows no signs of wrapping up any time soon. According to a scheduling order issued by 19th Judicial District Court Judge William Morvant, parties in the case have until April 15, 2022 one year from now to complete all discovery, and a pretrial conference has been set for June 21, 2022.
EBR leaders partner to address opioid addiction, rising number of overdose deaths
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Tuesday, February 09 2021
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BATON ROUGE - Opioid abuse, a devastating epidemic that the United States continues to battle, is known for its tragic impact on families and entire communities.
Areas that wrestle with widespread opioid abuse may also see increased crime rates, hospitalizations, as well as cases of child abuse and child neglect.
City leaders in East Baton Rouge Parish (EBR) have partnered with community advocates to combat the epidemic locally, and these efforts were addressed in a public news conference on Tuesday (Feb. 9) morning.
WATCH: EBR Mayor addresses public regarding progress in local fight against COVID
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Thursday, January 14 2021
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BATON ROUGE - As of Thursday (Jan. 14) morning, East Baton Rouge Parish is reporting a total of just over 25,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus and 582 confirmed COVID-related deaths since the pandemic appeared in Louisiana last Spring.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and community partners addressed the public regarding the current state of COVID-19 in East Baton Rouge Parish Thursday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the River Center Branch Library on North Boulevard in downtown Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge businesses taking âwait-and-seeâ approach ahead of Broome news conference
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