May 5th, 1944 - June 27th, 2025 Barbara Joan Birch (nee Dempsey) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Margaret Bahen Hospice in Newmarket on Friday, June 27, 2025, at 81 years of age.

Second Baptist Church will celebrate its 146th anniversary on Sunday with a meal and a sermon from a previous pastor.

Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1204 St. Joseph St., Baton Rouge, will hold its Family and Friends Day service at 10 a.m. Sunday.