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Lane Kiffin has retained the key staff members that Brian Kelly once fired at LSU, proving he's a far better fit for the job.

PORT ALLEN — The fourth annual Jingle Jeepin’ Parade will hit the streets of Port Allen this weekend. This year’s festival includes the parade, craft market, pictures with Santa, and live music from Tuxedo Speedo. This is the third year that the parade has morphed into a full-day event with craft vendors, pictures...

BATON ROUGE -- People across Baton Rouge have been experiencing problems with their toilets and showers due to the recent heavy rain. The city said that the sewer systems were filling with rainwater, which is not supposed to happen. The WBRZ Storm Station reported that Baton Rouge saw nearly five...

An East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputy is being disciplined for failing to check a national criminal database before releasing a domestic battery suspect on bail. Less than a week later, the suspect, 28-year-old Steven Heinrich, went on to stab his girlfriend to death and set himself on fire, according to...

BATON ROUGE - According to the Baton Rouge police database, the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to 58 crime incidents, ranging from battery and assault to burglary, at the Cadence at Southern University apartments since January of this year. In October, 17-year-old Micah Booker was shot and killed at the...

When an exotic pigeon nearly bit off a toddler’s finger in an aviary at the Baton Rouge Zoo in 2022, BREC had no way of knowing the bird was dangerous, because it had never exhibited signs of aggression before, a judge determined on Thursday. Baton Rouge District Judge Will...

BATON ROUGE - A judge dismissed a lawsuit against BREC after an exotic pigeon nearly bit off a toddler's finger at the Baton Rouge Zoo, court records show. The lawsuit, filed by Jessi and Urian “Ryan” Clements in 2023, said on Jan. 26, 2022, a Victoria crowned pigeon attacked a 2-year-old girl in an enclosed bird...

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested six people, and three remain at-large after a drug bust on Friday.

A Baton Rouge man was arrested in connection with a shooting on Hanks Drive in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE — A holiday tradition at Cedarcrest Baptist Church is facing an unexpected setback after all of the signs promoting its annual “Breakfast with Santa” event were stolen earlier this week. Pastor Bruce Worrell told WBRZ that the theft has put a damper on all the...