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His ministry said a final goodbye with a celebration of life here in Baton Rouge, inviting all who have been touched by his messages. Swaggart was a man who helped shape modern-day evangelism, and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Family, friends, and longtime church members filled the pews of Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge on ...

He began his political career in the Nixon White House, then later served presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

The service for the American Pentecostal preacher and gospel music artist will take place at a church in Baton Rouge. He died July 1 at age 90.

Jimmy Swaggart Ministries spokesperson Megan Kelly said the family expects a packed house for the founder's wake and funeral ...

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Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most well-known televangelists of the 1980s, has died, according to a social media post from his ministry. Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90 Jimmy Swaggart, a ...

Actor Michael Madsen, known for roles in "Reservoir Dogs" and the "Kill Bill" films, died Thursday. He was 67.

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has died at the age of 90, less than a month after it was revealed that he had suffered cardiac arrest at his longtime home in Baton Rouge, LA.

Maureen Hingert, who represented Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the 1955 Miss Universe pageant and went on to become an actor in such films as Gunmen From Laredo and The King and I as well as several 1950s ...