The city's first Black mayor and three-term leader lay in state Wednesday, as Kip Holden's successors, loved ones and members ...

Holden was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate of both LSU and Southern University. He began his lifetime of ...

The Baton Rouge community is honoring the legacy of former Mayor Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden. Holden will lie in state at ...

Family, friends, and people from all over came together to celebrate former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” ...

The service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Greater King David Baptist Church, 222 Blount Road in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Family members will lay to rest former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden on Thursday, May 22. Watch the full service here: ...

The City of Baton Rouge residents prepare to honor the life and legacy of one of its most influential public figures.

Melvin “Kip” Holden broke barriers and built a better Baton Rouge, leading with vision, heart, and a legacy that still shapes ...

Kip Holden's legacy is a complicated one, Columnist Faimon Roberts argues. He could be angry and combative. He could be ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday morning at Carpenter House after ...

Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip Holden has died. He was a New Orleans native who left his mark in the political ...

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