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BREC lays off 10% of work force in move to ‘streamline’ system, plus other cost-cutting measures

The Advocate 16 Jan 2026
Baton Rouge’s parks system is laying off 10% of its workforce in an effort to become a “leaner, more efficient organization,” BREC announced Friday ... .
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Possible human skull found at BREC park, no other remains located, officials say

The Advocate 15 Jan 2026
A skull, possibly a human one, was found at a BREC park this week, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office ... .
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2025's Surprising Horror Hit Had One of the Best (and Bloodiest) Intros Ever

Collider 11 Jan 2026
Legacy horror franchises rarely get the benefit of the doubt. By the time a series reaches its sixth installment, audiences are conditioned to expect diminishing returns ... ....
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Community: BREC earns numerous awards and accolades

The Advocate 09 Jan 2026
Numerous BREC leaders, programs and partners were recognized at the 2025 Louisiana Recreation & Park Association (LRPA) Annual State Conference Nov. 18–20 in Baton Rouge ... .
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Community: BREC's Mike Raby named Golf Professional of the Year; Polar Express at The Claiborne

The Advocate 02 Jan 2026
Mike Raby, a PGA of America golf professional and director of golf at BREC Golf, is the 2025 Gulf States PGA Golf Professional of the Year — the highest honor awarded by the section ... .
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BREC Commission extends interim contracts and hires firm for superintendent search

The Advocate 19 Dec 2025
Following a recent workshop discussing the future of East Baton Rouge parks, the BREC Commission unanimously approved extending contracts for top interim administrators through next September ... .
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Safeguarding the future of the Mon and Brec Canal (BMF - British Marine Federation)

Public Technologies 18 Dec 2025
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Convicted serial killer gets another life sentence for killing ex-BREC commissioner

The Advocate 15 Dec 2025
Sharpe was tried and convicted in November for killing former BREC commissioner Carroll Breeden in 2017 ... .
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BREC commissioners back extending superintendent contract, suggest staff cuts and privatization

The Advocate 05 Dec 2025
BREC commissioners are looking at extending contracts for several interim administrators through the summer while simultaneously launching a search for a permanent superintendent ... .
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Baton Rouge jury finds Ryan Sharpe guilty of killing former BREC commissioner

The Advocate 22 Nov 2025
It took a jury of six men and six women less than 40 minutes to convict Ryan Joseph Sharpe of second-degree murder at the end of a weeklong trial on Friday evening ... .
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Firm in hand, BREC begins master plan to guide the future of University Lakes region

The Advocate 20 Nov 2025
A new future for the University Lakes region—and City-Brooks Community Park—is one step closer to reality ... .
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Ryan Sharpe’s attorney raises insanity defense as trial opens in killing of ex-BREC commissioner

The Advocate 20 Nov 2025
As testimony began in the murder trial of an alleged serial killer Wednesday, prosecutors described the terror that Ryan Joseph Sharpe unleashed on rural parts of East Baton Rouge and East Feliciana parishes eight years ago ... .
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