Many in the community feel that the Red Stick hasn’t done enough to capitalize on its status as a riverfront city.

Baton Rouge came together to say goodbye to a giant of public service—former Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden. Family, friends, and public officials filled Greater King David Baptist Church to ...

Family, friends, and people from all over came together to celebrate former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” ...

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

A funeral service for Holden will take place on Thursday, May 22. U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano discusses the potential opportunities for fraud in the program, an ...

The City of Baton Rouge residents prepare to honor the life and legacy of one of its most influential public figures.

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

Suge Knight, the former CEO of Death Row Records, suggested Tuesday that President Trump could pardon Sean “Diddy” Combs if the rapper is convicted in his ongoing federal sex trafficking and ...

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 ...

Former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden passed away on Wednesday at the age of 72, leaving behind his wife Lois, five children, and two sisters.

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Mayor-President of Baton Rouge Kip Holden passed at the age of 72 after battling a "lengthy illness", according to WBRZ. Holden led Baton Rouge as Mayor-President from ...