Da'Shawn Johnson

1 week ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Da'Shawn Johnson

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, the search for the new pope will kick off. Michael Pasquier, Religious studies and history professor at LSU, said hundreds of Catholic Cardinals are waiting to take the seat, held until recently by Pope Francis. “Right now, there are 252 cardinals around the world, ranging from the age of 100 to 45,” said Pasquier. The process is set to last several days.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Da'Shawn Johnson

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, the search for the new pope will kick off. Michael Pasquier, Religious studies and history professor at LSU, said hundreds of Catholic Cardinals are waiting to take the seat, held until recently by Pope Francis. “Right now, there are 252 cardinals around the world, ranging from the age of 100 to 45,” said Pasquier. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe process is set to last several days.

2 weeks ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Da'Shawn Johnson

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A mother is still searching for answers after her daughter went missing in Zachary in 2023. Lynn Rollins, Madison Allen’s mother, said she never stopped looking. “But I never stop. I never stopped looking for my daughter, and I never will,” she said. Rollins said the last time she talked to her daughter was in November of 2023. “Oldest daughter, Madison Allen, she vanished from the home she was staying in in Zachary, Louisiana,” said Rollins.

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Da'Shawn Johnson |Michael Scheidt

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) —  The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting near the Amazon Fulfillment Center at Cortana Place on Monday, April 29, that left a former employee dead. BRPD said Daylon Anthony, 21, was shot and killed on the property. Detectives confirmed that Anthony and an employee were involved in a fight around 11:20 p.m. outside the main entrance of the facility. According to BRPD, the accused gunman left the area before police arrived.

2 weeks ago | cenlanow.com | Da'Shawn Johnson

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana lawmakers are hoping a proposed bill that would create a recreational marijuana pilot program gets passed during the session. There are 20 states in the country with legalized recreational marijuana, but Louisiana is not one of them. Democrat State Representative Candace Newell is proposing HB627, which would create a pilot program to have adults test recreational marijuana for three years.