Each day, a select few of The Advocate’s published photographs are chosen to be featured here. You’ll see a variety of subjects displayed, including local sports, top news, community events, entertainment, landscapes, architecture & wildlife. Check it out daily to see what’s new.

Each week The Advocate will reminisce with its readers by showcasing a photo from days gone by. So, join us here each week as we step into yesteryear and take a look at the area that was.

Spanishtown’s annual Mardi Gras parade rolled through downtown and the Spanishtown neighborhood Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.

Saundra Yancy McGuire, PhD., spoke Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at the 17th Annual African-American Heritage Program at Russell B. Long Federal Building and United States Courthouse. She is Professor of Chemistry and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Retention at LSU.

LSU men’s basketball beat Mississippi State in overtime, 69-67 at home Tuesday night, Feb. 14, 2012.

Each day, a select few of The Advocate’s published photographs are chosen to be featured here. You’ll see a variety of subjects displayed, including local sports, top news, community events, entertainment, landscapes, architecture & wildlife. Check it out daily to see what’s new.

This week’s gallery features the Gonzales skate park’s official grand opening.

Southern’s men and women both battled Mississippi Valley State Monday night, Feb. 13 at home n the F.G. Clark Activity Center on the Southern campus.

Baton Rouge residents enjoyed two Mardi Gras parades in downtown Baton Rouge. Krewe of Mystique has been rolling for the last 35 years, making it Baton Rouge’s oldest Mardi Gras krewe. Krewe of Orion rolled afterward with their 2012 theme, “Celebrating 200 Years of Louisiana.”

A timeline of the life and career of Whitney Houston, who was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room the day before the Grammy Awards. She was 48.

The LSU men’s basketball team defeated Alabama Saturday night, 67-58 at home in Baton Rouge, La.

Saturday marked the opening of the 2012 U.S. Bowling Congress Open Championships. The event began its 151-day run Saturday in the Baton Rouge River Center.

Southern’s men and women took on Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday night at home. The men lost 64-58, but the women won 62-48.

This week’s gallery features the annual South Central District Livestock Show and football recruiting star Landon Collins’ signing with the University of Alabama.

Each day, a select few of The Advocate’s published photographs are chosen to be featured here. You’ll see a variety of subjects displayed, including local sports, top news, community events, entertainment, landscapes, architecture & wildlife. Check it out daily to see what’s new.

Late afternoon rain thinned the Krewe of Jupiter and Juno crowd, but did not dampen enthusiam for Baton Rouge’s second parade of the Mardi Gras season.

Members of Congress, the diplomatic corps, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Court justices and the president’s cabinet attend the State of the Union address which was held at the House chamber on January 24, 2012.

This week’s gallery features the annual Polar Plunge, Sorrento’s city council meeting, and East Ascension vs. St. Amant’s girls’ high school soccer.

After hours of dogged determination, Diane Plummer finally was able to show off her ornate doggie float at the 2012 Mystic Krewe of Mutts Parade Sunday.

Each day, a select few of The Advocate’s published photographs are chosen to be featured here. You’ll see a variety of subjects displayed, including local sports, top news, community events, entertainment, landscapes, architecture & wildlife. Check it out daily to see what’s new.