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On November 18, 2025, the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit (LSP SVU) and the FBI Baton Rouge Field Office arrested Michael Dauzat, 62, of Baton Rouge. The arrest was part of a joint operation in East Baton Rouge Parish focused on online child exploitation. Investigators say Dauzat had explicit...

BATON ROUGE - A storage facility along South Choctaw Drive caught fire on Wednesday afternoon. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the Square Space Storage facility shortly after 3 p.m. As of 4:15 p.m., firefighters were still working at the scene. No information about the cause or any injuries...

BATON ROUGE — A man who was shot by a Baton Rouge Police officer was able to outrun police Tuesday night before being arrested on Wednesday afternoon, BRPD said. According to BRPD, an officer approached a man and woman inside a car at Howell Park on Winbourne Avenue around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, after the park had...

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish deputies have arrested an alleged drunken driver after a hit-and-run that left multiple people injured in Shenandoah. Deputies said that 52-year-old Jason Green was arrested after the Nov. 12 crash at the intersection of Shenandoah Avenue and Shakespeare Drive. Deputies said he...

Darius Mosby was arrested by the Gonzales Police Department in connection with the deadly shooting of Jonathan King, 22, on November 18th, and was charged with second-degree murder, illegal possession of a stolen firearm, and resisting an officer.

BATON ROUGE, LA — What started as a routine Metro Council meeting last week quickly turned into a tense exchange over a single badge. Central Mayor Wade Evans was questioned by council members about why he has access to Baton Rouge City Hall, a moment that has since drawn attention online.

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A former Louisiana State Police captain accused of crashing her state-issued vehicle into a Baton Rouge police officer while driving drunk has been hired as a detective at the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office while her criminal case remains pending in Baton Rouge, the WAFB I-TEAM has...

A significant enforcement initiative is about to change the landscape of southeastern Louisiana. Stay tuned as we break down what’s ahead.

BLDG 5, the rustic restaurant known for its shareable boards, opened its original location in 2019 in the bustling Perkins Road Overpass area at 2805 Kalurah St. in Baton Rouge. But now another part of the city is getting a second location. The restaurant posted an Instagram reel on Tuesday,...

Baton Rouge has been named the 11th most sinful city in America, according to a WalletHub study that compared over 180 U.S. cities based on seven sinful behaviors.