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A wealthy portion of Baton Rouge will split off and incorporate its own city in what proponents say is a bid for better schools and reduced crime, but critics say it will gut Baton Rouge’s tax base and result in a wealthy ‘white enclave.’

Women in hoop dresses ushered visitors one April morning into the grand old house known as Riverview, showing off the hand-carved wooden chairs, oil p

Each spring, Columbus, Miss., has opened its Civil War-era homes to visitors. Some say the event should reflect more the oppression behind the architecture, and how the city has changed since.

Cease-fire activists hope that city council resolutions will send a message to the White House. One problem: local officials have little power.

A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

Republicans in the state violated a landmark civil rights law in drawing maps that diluted the power of Black voters, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing criticism over the expense, and a whistle-blower’s accusation that her office altered records to cover up how it was paid for.

Researchers say that mob violence against Black residents in 1906 played a role in Atlanta’s evolution, whether residents knew it or not.

After bracing for the worst, the state so far has recorded no deaths and avoided major problems from Tropical Storm Hilary, officials said.

While much attention is paid to hurricane flooding along the coasts, recent disasters in the Northeast United States brought home the dangers of flooding inland. The latest TipSheet has the basics, plus more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources for local journalists to prepare for coverage of inland floods.