BATON ROUGE, La. — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WGMB) — The Reverend Jimmy Swaggart has died after a lengthy stay in the hospital. He was 90. The announcement of his death was made via social media on Tuesday, just weeks after he ...

Politics dominated this news in Baton Rouge in 2025, from two new mayors to a governor tapped as an envoy to Greenland.

Figures from the realms of politics to sports, from presiding over the Vatican to Temple Square, are among those who died in ...

Pope Francis, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre and celebrities Gene Hackman and Rob ...

WASHINGTON — From religious leaders and politicians to activists and scientists, the world said goodbye to a number of notable figures this year.

The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led -- for the ...

Louisiana's King of Honky Tonk Heaven Jimmy Swaggart was the last surviving musical cousins from Ferriday that included Jerry ...

The death of evangelist Jimmy Swaggart was not only among the top Baton Rouge-area religion stories for 2025, but it also ...

The director of "When Harry Met Sally" and "The Princess Bride" was found dead with his wife Michele, 68, in their Los ...