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Despite several upgrades since a catastrophic start to the school year in 2023, East Baton Rouge Parish schools remain short of drivers and are struggling to compensate for their absence. “We’re trying something, and if it doesn’t work we’re trying something else,” Transportation Director Rob Howle said. “We’re not jus

Grilled pork chops and Cajun pasta from Midnight Munchies Inc. This is a new spot I just discovered — Midnight Munchies, open 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. only on weekdays. Boy, I’m glad I made the 19-minute drive to north Baton Rouge, and I’d absolutely do it again after trying two entrees on a Thursday night.

Christopher Butler and Breyonne Dorsey have been indicted on second-degree murder and obstruction of justice charges in connection with the beating death of 7-year-old Paris Williams.

BATON ROUGE — Three firefighters were taken to a hospital after battling an attic fire at an apartment building on South Harrells Ferry Road on Monday afternoon, according to fire officials. The East Side Fire Department responded to the fire at 16441 South Harrells Ferry Road, where crews arrived...

BATON ROUGE — A Scotlandville developer implicated in a sweeping corruption probe by Attorney General Liz Murrill will go to trial in November. Bradley Brown, a developer for the city-parish-run Housing for Heroes program, was accused of attempting to defraud three banks of more than $1.2 million and stealing $25,000 f

BATON ROUGE — Following the Monday morning evacuation of Tara High School, local authorities are now saying there is no threat on the school's campus. The school was placed on lockdown around 11 a.m. and then evacuated after reports of a potential threat on campus were called to local authorities. East Baton Rouge Pari

BATON ROUGE — A potential threat at Tara High School turned out to be a hoax after police and the sheriff's office responded to a report of a student with a gun Monday morning. Administrators put the school on lockdown, and students were temporarily evacuated while law enforcement swept...

BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $101,125 in back wages from three Baton Rouge area restaurants on Monday, the agency announced. The department's Wage and Hour Division investigated Gulfcoast Restaurant Group, which operates Umami Japanese Bistro in Baton Rouge as well as Geisha in Prairieville and

FARGO, N.D. — A Level 2 of 5 severe weather risk is targeting a broad, disconnected stretch of the country Monday, stretching from Nebraska and North Dakota down through Louisiana, putting roughly 6.9 million people in the path of damaging wind and large hail. The Storm Prediction Center’s Day 1 Outlook, updated at 8:3

ST. GEORGE — A road-rage-fueled shooting along the interstate sent one person to the hospital and another to jail, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. An EBRSO arrest affidavit shows a woman was driving on Friday night with two passengers along Bluebonnet Boulevard, near the I-10 on-ramp, when sh