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NEW ORLEANS — The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a red flag warning for several southeastern parishes and all of southern Mississippi. The warning is in effect from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday due to an approaching cold front that will likely bring dry air. Officials say a combination of strong winds, drought conditions and dry brush could allow fires to spread quickly.

Races for justice of the peace in Louisiana are usually low-key affairs with lesser-known lawyers vying for an office that handles small property claims and approves eviction orders. But this year, one such race in East Baton Rouge Parish has attracted Metro Council member Jen Racca, retired state appeals court...

A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a man on Byron Street Saturday evening, Baton Rouge Police said. Darren Cooks, 28, was arrested Thursday and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison on a count of first-degree murder, police said in a news release. Jaymirus Stewart, 29,...

BATON ROUGE — Drivers headed to the LSU game on Saturday may have to search for new routes as traffic will be diverted at several intersections around the school as the Tigers take on the Mississippi Bulldogs. Officials said that drivers will not be able to access the Ben...

Michelle Guarisco celebrated completing her cancer treatment at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Baton Rouge by ringing the facility's celebration bell accompanied by 18 pink-decorated Corvettes.

Lafayette has kept Parish Biscuit Co. to itself for a while. Not anymore. The Oil Center breakfast spot is now serving Baton Rouge from 220 W. Lee Drive, which puts a plate of biscuits and gravy within easy reach of LSU's south side. Biscuits with a map built in. The...

NOAA favors wetter conditions across Louisiana as El Niño influences the upcoming winter season.

“He was always going to show up,” are the first words that Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Brandon O’Neal used to describe Sgt. Caleb Eisworth. “He was a loyal LSU fan, which means he knew a thing or two about commitment, patience and surviving a little disappointment,” O’Neal said. “But underneath all of the jokes, the pranks and the stories, there was a man who took his job seriously, and lived his life with a purpose.”

Larry Salisbury was possibly already dead when police officers responded to a pair of welfare checks at the 92-year-old man's Baton Rouge home, according to arrest records for his son, who has been jailed in the beating death. Bruce Salisbury, 45, was arrested Tuesday night and booked into the East...

BATON ROUGE, La. (TCN) -- A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the alleged fatal beating of his 92-year-old father. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers responded to a residence on Oct. 12 to conduct a welfare check for an elderly man, Larry Salisbury. When they arrived, they saw him through an unsecured door and noted that he was obviously deceased. Investigators said he died of blunt force trauma, WAFB reports.