A house caught fire Saturday morning, July 5, after a homeowner set off fireworks inside of the home, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department.

A teenager is now behind bars for principal to second-degree murder in connection with a deadly shooting in Scotlandville.

The intense impact jostled the unidentified worker around the basket, which partially broke off the arm, sending the worker ...

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Chef Jordan Snyder has taken over the kitchen at Beausoleil Coastal Cuisine, 7731 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge. The ...

A new mid-year report from the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office shows a slight decline in homicides ...

The new Erie Street Eco Park in north Baton Rouge is officially open. The park is the beginning of an effort to improve the area.

When Whitney Hoffman Sayal took the helm of the Downtown Development District in June 2022, she had big shoes to fill.

This warehouse, officially known as the Narcotics Processing Facility, "has been permanently closed and the Street Crimes Unit Officers have been disbanded and reassigned," the Baton Rouge Police ...

A Baton Rouge man has now been identified as one of the 14 victims killed in the Bourbon Street terrorist attack. Reggie Hunter, 37, a father of two, was leaving work and going to a New Year's ...

The department's street crime unit, which Lawrence Sr. commanded before his was promoted to deputy chief in 2020, was known by the acronym BRAVE, for Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination.

The streets of downtown Baton Rouge were a sea of pink as thousands gathered for the annual Spanish Town Parade, a beloved Mardi Gras tradition known for its over-the-top floats, satirical humor ...