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Former Capital Area Transit System Chief Administrative Officer Pearlina Thomas and contractor Jarian “Jay” Colar pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from the attorney general’s sweeping investigation into alleged corruption in Baton Rouge government. A special grand jury indicted Thomas and Colar last...

A Louisiana FedEx driver is accused of stealing $62,000 worth of packages found in a storage unit. Police discovered Nike boxes and cigars during the raid.

Work is underway to turn the former Big Lots store at 6900 Siegen Lane into an Asian Supermarket. The 27,650-square-foot store will be about double the size of the existing Asian Supermarket at the intersection of Florida Boulevard and South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, said owners QingLin and Yuki Chen. The...

BATON ROUGE — Two people were arrested for selling prescription pills throughout the Baton Rouge area, East Baton Rouge Parish deputies said. According to deputies, during January and February, they began investigating Marcus Clayton, 49, in connection with pill sales across Baton Rouge. Clayton had previously been...

WALKER - 71-year-old Deborah Booth was at home with her daughter when the house caught fire on Monday afternoon. "I couldn't fight in the smoke, I couldn't see, and I lost my cats and my heart is broken," Booth said. Her grandson, William, says when he arrived, the whole back...

LOUISIANA — Baton Rouge Police are investigating a possible shooting involving an East Baton Rouge Parish school bus Wednesday morning. Officers responded to Capital Elementary School around 6:49 a.m. after reports that a school bus may have been shot at, according to police. The bus driver told officers she was...

A Baton Rouge man was charged with cruelty to juveniles after a six-year-old girl was found with welts on her bottom and leg.

New Orleans based jeweler Mignon Faget has closed its Mall of Louisiana store. The brand, which specializes in demi fine jewelry, will continue to sell its products in Baton Rouge at Bumble Lane spa, which has locations in Towne Center at Cedar Lodge and in Lagniappe Center in Gonzales. Mignon Faget CEO Maghan Oroszi...

The City of St. George wants to hear from stakeholders to discuss a comprehensive plan for the city's future.

If you haven’t made your way to Court to Table yet, consider this your official nudge. Baton Rouge finally has a place where you can dink all day, eat incredibly well, and settle in for a full afternoon that somehow turns into night. Located on Burbank Drive, Court to...