Baton Rouge LA

We just finished celebrating one of America’s most patriotic holidays a couple of weeks ago. Even though the holiday is more closely associated with the original 13 colonies, a significant chapter of the Revolutionary War took place in the Louisiana Territories. The 1779 Battle of Baton Rouge was an important turning p

When you think of Guidey’s from the bayous outside of New Orleans, the mind automatically shifts to Louisiana Lightning, but there is no blood relation between the two. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Gavin Guidry attended Alfred M. Barbe High School. If that sounds familiar, it should- another Mets-related Gavin was

The third annual (Neighbor) Hood Fest will be held at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library this weekend, featuring live music, film screenings, and various community activities.

Dr. Maxwell "Mack" Lea, who served as the state veterinarian with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for nearly 20 years, died Monday at the age of 79. Lea was a native of Baton Rouge who studied undergraduate sciences at LSU for two years before transferring to Oklahoma State University, where he ear

BATON ROUGE -- A homicide case in Baton Rouge remains unsolved after more than 30 years. On December 5, 1994, 36-year-old Lee Jackson was shot and killed while driving in a parking lot along Renoir Avenue. However, while the case has not been solved, Jackson's daughter Kendro Williams is still...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested a man accused of a June shooting along Syble Drive. According to an affidavit, during the early hours of June 20, BRPD officers responded to reports of an overnight shooting along Syble near Joyce Drive. Several victims, none of...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police officers arrested a 50-year-old man on manslaughter charges after he allegedly stabbed a family member in the parking lot of a Dawson Drive apartment complex following an argument, arrest records show. According to police, 50-year-old Quinton Johnson stabbed 39-year-old Dustin Johnson o

Biting into the pizza at Roman's is like biting into a soft cloud. With a red sauce base, the pizza dough is just like the restaurant's pita bread, which provides a nice switch-up to the "normal" pizzas I'm used to consuming. Pile on chicken shawarma, red onions and spices, and...

The Port Allen City Council voted down a rezoning request for the former West Side Journal building after a packed public hearing. Former CAO Lance Joseph's bid failed 3-2.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Narcotics agents with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office seized hundreds of grams of crack, marijuana, and thousands of dollars during a recent bust, landing several suspected dealers in handcuffs. “Our investigation led us to Huey Golmond and Will Williams and to search warrants for...