Good morning, Baton Rouge.

Rescued kittens from the East Baton Rouge Parish landfill will be available for adoption soon + local shelters advise residents to check updates for adoption guidelines.

The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce is searching for a new CEO after its longtime leader (April Wehrs) resigned after 15 years.

The board announced Tuesday in Denham Springs that a consulting firm will be hired soon to help identify a candidate to boost membership involvement and build local partnerships.

Three galleries will host the traveling art exhibit 'Free As They Want To Be: Artists Committed to Memory' from Aug.

1 to Aug. 23 at Baton Rouge Gallery + Southern University Art Gallery + West Baton Rouge Museum, featuring free programs and charter bus rides on Aug. 8 and 22.

LSU Museum of Art’s Folk Art Gallery, open since June 30, features self-taught American artists with works on loan and from permanent collections.

The gallery will host a Free First Sunday on Sept. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. and offer art programs from Sept. to April 2027.

Ascension Public Schools announced new principal appointments, naming Ali Gautreaux for Head Start, Jennifer Franklin for Lowery Middle, and Michele Courtney for Galvez Primary—a move set to bolster educational leadership across the district.

The Louisiana Department of Education issued new guidance requiring that school districts for the 2026–27 year give teachers $2,000 and support staff $1,000 in raises; districts not meeting these amounts must add stipends (due by May 1) using funds from non-instruction expenses.

Darryl Alello, a longtime art teacher at Copper Mill Elementary, received the 2026 LAEA Legacy Award — In Memory of Sally Babin for his service to art education and will be honored at the LAEA Fall Conference in November as well as at a Baton Rouge Capitol ceremony in the spring.

Analysis by the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership shows RPCC technology graduates earn salaries of $134,767 within five years while nearly 99% stay in Louisiana — the college will begin evening classes at Donaldsonville High School this fall and plans a Hyundai Steel Training Center for early 2028.

East Baton Rouge Parish schools urged staff to avoid speculation after reports Tuesday of a state grand jury probing Superintendent LaMont Cole — Taylor Gast sent an email at 10:32 a.m. emphasizing the district’s focus on students and daily operations.

Conservation groups and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are restoring fishing habitat in Terrebonne Parish at the historic Sulphur Mine with an artificial reef called The Pelto Island Reef Project to attract speckled trout and redfish, and officials expect more fish by spring.

Prep work has begun to return USS Kidd to Baton Rouge next year—after a $16 million restoration in Houma.

LEMOINE and the museum are partnering on shoreside improvements as crews await river levels to safely guide the ship on its 360-mile journey.

Baton Rouge Police Department warns that leaving children in hot cars can cause fatal heat stroke, noting that over 1,000 children have died in the past 25 years (experts say the tragedies are preventable).

LSU men's basketball announced its 2026-27 schedule as coach Will Wade returns to lead the team.

The Tigers start the season on Nov. 3 against LSU New Orleans and will host Ole Miss on Feb. 5 — their first Friday night SEC game since 1991.

Of Montreal & Sloppy Jane Concert

7-10:30 p.m. — Chelsea's Live — Tickets available — Enjoy an evening of dynamic performances from Of Montreal and Sloppy Jane in Baton Rouge.