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The Advocate, a 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner for local reporting, has served Baton Rouge and LA for more than a century. A top source for news, sports, much more.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · Nov 17, 2022

📣 Hey, you. Yes, YOU! Want to keep up with what's going on in the Baton Rouge area? Here's a 🧵 of non-Twitter ways you can do that, for no particular reason… 👀

The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 4 m

Join a ghostly cause, His & Hers event and improv fun: 3 things to do this weekend in Baton Rouge theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/en…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Looking for things to do this weekend in Baton Rouge? Here are three options.

The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 33 m

Four young Saints players could be in line for extensions — but some questions need answers theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Chris Olave headlines a class of Saints youngsters who could be cashing in on a new contract soon. But some questions need answers first.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 1 h

Scott Rabalais: The legend of the Honey Badger, Tyrann Mathieu, left mark on LSU football theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. There was no player ever at LSU like Tyrann Mathieu. Like his namesake wild animal, the Honey Badger, he took what he wanted during brief, brilliant career.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 2 h

These 5 Baton Rouge restaurants have some of the best wine programs in US, magazine says theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/en…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Five local restaurants received awards of excellence from Wine Spectator for their unique and extensive selections.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 2 h

Louisiana schools must install cameras in special ed classrooms, update restraint policies theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. This school year, Louisiana districts must make major changes to their special education policies that create new safeguards for students with disabilities.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 3 h

Low pressure system moves toward the Gulf as chances of forming remain low theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. The biggest impact for south Louisiana will likley be rain, forecasters said.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 3 h

Faimon Roberts: While Louisiana patients suffered, this health care CEO bought a yacht theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/op…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. While this hospital's medical personnel were treating patients in the midst of supply shortages, their CEO was buying a $30 million yacht. Columnist Faimon Roberts says its a reminder of the compet...

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 4 h

Louisiana's Clay Higgins misses out on becoming chair of House Homeland Security Committee theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins lost out on a chance to become chair of the House Homeland Security committee when Republicans Tuesday instead chose Rep. Andrew Garbarino, of New

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 6 h

Louisiana has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the developed world — and it's not getting any better. “We need to have an attitude,” former LDH secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee said, “that this is shocking and inhumane and unacceptable.” theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/en…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. MONROE — With each sweep of the ultrasound wand across Amber Davis’s protruding belly, her diagnosis grew more dire.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 9 h

New Orleans dance team dazzles on 'America's Got Talent': 'That's as good as it's going to get' theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/en…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Death drops and all

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 12 h

How to make a Mississippi pound cake: 'It smells like home.' theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/en…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. My great-grandmother on my father's side lived a block away from my childhood home. By the time I reached 14, she and I were tight. (She appreciated conversation more than

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 12 h

New Orleans airport will soon need new terminal, parking garage to handle growth, planners find theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Officials at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport say if passenger growth continues trending upward at the rate it has been until recently, the airport will need 15 more gates, another...

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 13 h

Want to be the next voice of Tiger Stadium? LSU is currently accepting applications theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Ever dreamed of being the voice of LSU home football games at Tiger Stadium? LSU is currently accepting applications to replace legendary PA man Dan Borne.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 13 h

Another member of the Saints is retiring after Tyrann Mathieu's decision to step away theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Tyrann Mathieu isn't the only New Orleans Saints player who is retiring on the eve of training camp.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 14 h

In repeat of last week, low pressure system headed for Gulf could bring more rain to Louisiana theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Wait — haven't we heard this before?

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 14 h

Male wearing ski mask found shot to death at home on Cathedral Drive, Baton Rouge police say theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Officers were dispatched to the scene about 6:30 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a male dead from multiple gunshot wounds, personnel at the scene said.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 14 h

Louisiana judge rules for homeowners in mold case against D.R. Horton. Here's what it means. theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. If the ruling survives appeals, it could become a class-action lawsuit that eventually goes to trial in court.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 15 h

40 years ago, Ozzy Osbourne faced public scrutiny in Baton Rouge, forced to cancel concerts theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/en…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. Iconic frontman for pioneering metal band Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, died Tuesday at age 76, surrounded by family in England. He was born Dec. 3, 1948.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 15 h

More victims identified after a man was arrested for recording women at Livingston Parish stores theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/mo…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. More victims have come forward after a Denham Springs man was arrested in June on video voyeurism counts for allegedly wearing disguises to film women in Livingston Parish stores.

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The Advocate@theadvocatebr · 16 h

Former teammates and public figures react to news of Tyrann Mathieu's retirement as a Saint theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp…

theadvocatebr's tweet card. The Boot sent its love to the Honey Badger on Tuesday.

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