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BATON ROUGE — At its Wednesday meeting, the Metro Council approved the creation of a Police Support Specialist Program that would allow former law enforcement officials to work with the Baton Rouge Police Department. The program will employ retired officers part-time at $40 an hour to perform administrative duties....

BATON ROUGE - A gas leak along Bluebonnet Boulevard near the Mall of Louisiana shut down traffic for two hours Thursday. The St. George Fire Department said around 11:45 a.m. that the westbound lanes of Bluebonnet between Interstate 10 and Picardy Avenue have been blocked off due to a gas leak.

PORT ALLEN - West Baton Rouge Parish residents were notified about upcoming scheduled power outages. According to West Baton Rouge Parish Government, Brusly residents on Choctaw Road, Ellwood Road, Hinters Pointe Lane, Pluma Lane, Aubrey Ann Drive, Corral Alley, Country Club Road/Drive, Mill Town Road, Weldon Lane and

Joelle's Soul and Savor will offer refined takes on classic Southern and Caribbean dishes

Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. A horror-heist comedy, “The Hoodoos” co-stars killer dolls and the LSU Rural Life Museum. The museum’s grounds and historic buildings provided sets for the film’s hoodooed paranormal activities. Seven puppets — operated by puppeteers wearing green-screen suits — portray hoodoo dolls M

Three former Baton Rouge Police officers were granted qualified immunity Wednesday in federal court for the majority of claims in a lawsuit against them, including strip-searching a 21-year-old at the notorious “BRAVE Cave” warehouse. But Chief U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick declined to grant one of the former...

BATON ROUGE — Two men were arrested for pretending to be law enforcement and stealing a dump truck at gunpoint, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. The incident happened around 12:58 p.m. Wednesday near North Flannery Road at Shamrock Drive. According to deputies, the victim was an...

BATON ROUGE — A man was shot and killed off Winbourne Avenue on Wednesday night, Baton Rouge Police said. The shooting happened along Wayne Drive near Winbourne around 11:30 p.m. The coroner's office said Billy Smith, 47, was killed. Baton Rouge Police are investigating the shooting. No additional information...

A 47-year-old was killed in a Wednesday shooting in Baton Rouge, the coroner's office confirmed Thursday.

DENHAM SPRINGS — Law enforcement searched a Bass Pro shop Thursday afternoon after officials believed a man they were looking for had run inside the building. Louisiana State Police and Denham Springs Police Department officers searched the building for hours but did not find the person they were looking for.