NFL FLAG league set to launch in East Baton Rouge Parish, give youth a safer path @WBRZ

NFL FLAG league set to launch in East Baton Rouge Parish, give youth a safer path @WBRZ

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Local leaders have launched a new initiative pairing youth flag football with a strengthened public safety partnership across East Baton Rouge Parish, following 14 juvenile homicides in the parish this year.

First aired 8/20/26

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