Baton Rouge LA

Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from Aug. 10-14. 5551 CORPORATE BLVD.: build out 26,882 square feet on the first two floors of an office building for Hannis T Bourgeois Accountants, $2 million; applicant, Walker Dauzat; contractor, D&S Enterpris

LDH is encouraging adults to help students understand the risks of vaping, which they say remains a critical public health crisis.

ADDIS — A Brusly man was sentenced to 49 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the killing of 18-year-old Ja'Morius Mitchell in 2024 in West Baton Rouge Parish. According to District Attorney Tony Clayton, 20-year-old Tyler Davis shot and killed Mitchell in a sugarcane...

St. John the Baptist Parish is searching for a Baton Rouge man accused of theft at a LaPlace business. Deputies say Devin Henderson of Baton Rouge is responsible for the theft, and surveillance video shows him stealing several items from the business. Henderson fled the area in a 2017 Jeep...

DENHAM SPRINGS — Seventh Ward Elementary continues to honor the memory and legacy of a crossing guard who was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver while working outside a Denham Springs school in April. Katy Wells was a beloved crossing guard in the community who worked for...

A West Baton Rouge Parish man will be spending the next 49 years in prison in connection with the death of Ja’Morius Mitchell.

BATON ROUGE — Authorities at LSU are investigating several car burglaries on Monday. According to LSU Police, several vehicles were burglarized on the campus on Sunday night. "We had several unlocked vehicles that were burglarized last night in the sorority area and are still investigating," campus police said. The...

BAKER — Superintendent of the City of Baker School System J.T. Stroder provided an update after a Baker High Student required medical attention on Friday after allegedly consuming an unknown substance. According to the Baker Police Department, a juvenile at Baker High School called 911 on Friday after consuming...

Multiple parishes, mostly in North Louisiana, are under burn bans as extreme summer heat continues.

A shooting at a BREC park in Baton Rouge left a teenager injured on Sunday night.