Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man who broke into a business stole several bottles of alcohol and took not only cash, but the entire cash register, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. The burglary happened on Wednesday, March 29, at a business at 4808 S. Sherwood...

A new sign has posted on the former Southern Pearl Oyster House in Baton Rouge. At 9460 Perkins Road, a big sign spells Mudan Modern Asian Cuisine across the building. There’s an alcoholic beverage permit applicant flyer taped on the front door, next to the old flyer announcing the closure of Southern Pearl Oyster...

“It started becoming a thing, like ‘oh it’s your turn, like it’s your turn to clean it,’” Roul's Deli's owner told PEOPLE of the defecation issue.

One of the men accused of raping LSU sophomore Madison Brooks is seeking reinstatement of the judge who was removed from the case because of texts suggesting a friendship with the defendant’s family. The ruling comes about three years after Brooks died following a night of heavy drinking in...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a minor in Livingston Parish, according to federal prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Kleidar Enrique Garcia Ochoa, 30, admitted to using social media to communicate with someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy in Denham Springs.

ST. GABRIEL — A since-fired Elayn Hunt Correctional Center employee was arrested after it was uncovered that she was illegally communicating with an inmate via a cell phone, arrest documents show. According to Iberville Parish deputies, a cell phone was seized from an inmate at Elayn Hunt on March...

DENHAM SPRINGS — A Baton Rouge man has been charged with illegal use of a firearm after an accidental shooting left two people injured, Denham Springs Police said. Erskin Curtis Jr., 20, was arrested after police responded to an accidental shooting on Fred Banks Drive. According to police, three...

ST. GABRIEL — A 50-year-old inmate died at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, Department of Corrections officials said. Paul Gathreaux died Tuesday, March 31, officials said. According to DOC, Gathreaux was serving a 49-year sentence for armed robbery and was projected to be released in July 2054. Gathreaux's cause of...

BATON ROUGE - A man accused of raping a 94-year-old woman was formally charged with rape Wednesday in multiple cases, court documents show. Jeremiah Taylor, 22, was arrested on March 6 in connection with the rape of the 94-year-old woman. He was indicted Wednesday for first-degree rape, cruelty to the infirmed,...

A Louisiana State Police trooper was arrested on multiple charges after an investigation into domestic abuse allegations.