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The inaugural Zachary Mardi Gras announced Regena Hartley Beard and Doug Williams as the grand marshals of the 2026 Zachary Mardi Gras Parade, taking place at 2 p.m. Feb. 15. Regena Hartley Beard, the 2026 Louisiana teacher of the year, is a is a fifth grade science and sixth grade robotics and STEM educator at...

New dining spots are bringing fresh dishes to the tables of Baton Rouge in 2026 — some brand new, others opening second locations. The city's bustling dining scene is responsible for the opening of 40 restaurants in 2025, and already, there are six restaurants set to open in the new year.

Parts of Highway 75 in St. Gabriel are temporarily closed due to a single-vehicle crash that knocked down power lines, causing the City of St. Gabriel and the East Iberville Fire Department to assist at the scene.

Imagine stepping into a modern gaming paradise while still catching glimpses of Baton Rouge’s history. The transformation is impressive, and it’s just getting started.

Fist bumping his way into a brand-new day, that's the way Baton Rouge principal Jared Lamb says hello to his students and staff.

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge family is desperately searching for answers after a man vanished just weeks after his brother died while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center — one of multiple recent inmate deaths at the facility. Walter Johnson Jr. was last seen on November 10th in the Mayfair Hills area of...

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies arrested a man Monday in connection with the October theft of two vehicles from a storage facility on Burbank Drive. EBRSO arrest documents accuse James Pitts, 19, of being one of four people to break into Burbank Mini Storage on Oct. 3. According to an arrest...

A man is behind bars after authorities accused him of stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Bath and Body Works on Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge.

We estimate that some 30,000 Powerball tickets sold in Louisiana were winners on Monday night. One of those tickets was a big winner.

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office hosted a Holiday Ham Giveaway on Monday at Glen Oaks High School. The sheriff's office distributed nearly 200 holiday hams and gifts to community members, including toys for children. The giveaway, done in partnership with Healthy Blue and AmeriHealth Caritas...