Good morning, Baton Rouge.

Build East Baton Rouge and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services will host a free estate and wills clinic on Aug.

15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at HELIX Aviation Academy (4400 Airpark Boulevard) to help residents prepare legally valid wills and protect their assets.

Purpose Church’s Dream Center in Baton Rouge offered free food, clothing and support services including job links, ride assistance and rehab guidance off Seigen Lane on Thursday, July 30.

The outreach program—hosting monthly events in Baton Rouge and St. George—continues to help those in need.

Louisiana THC businesses are challenging a federal ban on hemp-derived products set for Nov.

12 as customers fear losing gummies and drinks. The industry formed the Louisiana Hemp Beverage Coalition (a group of leaders) and urged lawmakers to support nationwide regulations amid a $33 million market and recent workforce cuts.

A Baton Rouge student, Donte Hall, received a $10,000 per year Jim Kennedy Scholarship for children of Cox employees yesterday.

The Collegiate Baton Rouge graduate will study graphic design at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Louisiana colleges will use sports gambling tax revenue from the SPORT Fund for new student-athlete scholarships and budget support; each Division I football program will get about $2 million yearly.

The fund began dispensing money this month, though spending details remain undisclosed (for example, no reporting is required).

Louisiana has pitched the federal government on a plan to store nuclear waste beneath the Gulf as part of efforts to boost nuclear power for new data centers.

The state is one of five finalists for the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses program.

The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded all 23 contracts for the 12-mile Comite Diversion canal, with six contracts under construction (including work on Highway 19) and over 500,000 cubic yards cleared from the channel, paving the way for flood relief when the project finishes in spring 2028.

On Thursday, Jul. 30, the Gumbo 1.0 program aimed at expanding rural broadband reached over $100 million in infrastructure payments — led by ConnectLa with funding from the U.S. Treasury's Capital Projects Fund, it has served 49,000 locations, with over 60% of payments going to Louisiana companies.

LSU is set to meet top sports donors at the Governor’s Mansion next week to discuss a new revenue model aimed at easing its unsustainable athletic budget — officials plan to reveal details after gathering donor feedback.

Hundreds of women attended The Huddle women's clinic at the LSU football operations building last night, where head coach Lane Kiffin & a panel of new players led sessions on strategy, film review, and on-field drills.

Attendees got an exclusive look at team practice routines.

Southeastern football kicked off fall camp at Strawberry Stadium as the team used split-squad sessions to beat summer heat while preparing for the fall season; the Lions, coming off a 9-4 record, aimed to earn back-to-back playoff spots.

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.