Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter and hit-and-run charges after hitting and killing a 22-year-old with her car. Ta'Quencya Harris, 35, agreed to a plea deal that has a 10-year sentencing cap and 10 years suspended on top of the judge's sentence, District Attorney Hillar Moore told WBRZ. The suspended sentence will run consecutive to the manslaughter sentence.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has selected five colleges and universities for the revived military designation of “Distinguished Military College” under a new program called America’s Corps of Cadets, promising participating schools priority in officer commissioning. The initial five-school cohort consists of Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University,...

A Baton Rouge man convicted of double murder saw his path to avoid the death penalty get narrower this week when a federal judge denied a request to reconsider his sentence and the governor said he would not consider giving him clemency. Todd Wessinger was convicted of killing two of...

The swans that Hadley Greene grew up watching in her Baton Rouge neighborhood have made their way into every Dillard’s store in the country with the release of her new fashion line this month. On Oct. 5, her 30-piece collection with Dillard’s upscale Gianni Bini brand hit stores and...

BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Marshals Service is currently responding to a barricaded fugitive along 73rd Avenue who is wanted for second-degree battery and disturbing the peace. Marshals say 30-year-old Clarence Green is wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Marshals responded to the scene around 11 a.m. According...

A mechanic shot his two kenneled dogs and a man who was demanding his vehicle back earlier this week, police say. On Oct. 10, the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to Edwards Auto Repair Shop at 2762 Scenic Hwy at 2 p.m. in response to a shooting and found the victim with a gunshot wound on his right middle finger and two dogs with gunshot wounds. EMS and Animal Control were contacted to care for the injured victims.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Proposed health insurance increases for city-parish workers and retirees are drawing pushback ahead of a Metro Council vote scheduled for Wednesday. If approved, the changes would mean an additional $1,600 per year for families and $400 per year for single individuals. The proposal comes months...

ST. GEORGE — The City of St. George took a major step toward building a new multi-use sports complex on Monday night, when the city council approved a new economic development district to fund the project. The district will create a 55-acre tax boundary near the intersection of Antioch...

LSU Tigers men’s basketball coach Will Wade is not interested in answering questions from Sports Illustrated senior writer Pat Forde, and he made that very apparent during a Zoom call on Tuesday. Wade was participating in SEC Media Day virtually ahead of the upcoming hoops season after LSU’s flight to Birmingham from Baton Rouge was cancelled…

BATON ROUGE — Just one week after demolition orders came down from the mayor's office to demolish Baton Rouge's abandoned OYO Hotel, work is already underway on the teardown of the Mead Road property. As of Tuesday evening, a third of the blighted property had already been demolished. Mayor-President...