The city's first Black mayor and three-term leader lay in state Wednesday, as Kip Holden's successors, loved ones and members ...

The service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Greater King David Baptist Church, 222 Blount Road in Baton Rouge.

Kip Holden's legacy is a complicated one, Columnist Faimon Roberts argues. He could be angry and combative. He could be ...

Holden was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate of both LSU and Southern University. He began his lifetime of service as a journalist working in both radio and televi ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Funeral services have been announced for former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” ...

A hotly contested campaign for the coveted seat of mayor-president of East Baton Rouge has pitted the current mayor-president, Melvin "Kip" Holden , against three challengers as they battle for a ...

The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday morning at Carpenter House after a lengthy illness. He was 72. Holden, an ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday morning at Carpenter House after ...

Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip Holden has died. He was a New Orleans native who left his mark in the political realm in New Orleans. Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip ...

Family confirmed former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden died on Wednesday morning, May 14. He was 72. Holden was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate ...