Baton Rouge LA

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - We expect no real issues (beyond the heat) for Ags making the trip along I-10 to Baton Rouge over the next several days. A big weather pattern shift is looming for next week, but this weekend looks a LOT like what we saw last weekend, if not a touch cooler. For Baton Rouge tailgaters, you’ll still

BATON ROUGE — Southern University will be conducting a scheduled partial campus power outage on Saturday as the school works to "stabilize and improve the electrical distribution system." The outage will be localized to academic buildings, the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union, F.G. Clark Activity Center, and Bethune,

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A German traveler who became a social media sensation while exploring the United States this summer is coming back to Baton Rouge, this time for a Saturday night in Death Valley. Freddy, who posts on X as @FreddyLA7, said Wednesday night that he was headed...

BATON ROUGE — Spectrum is hosting a hiring event on Oct. 1, giving local job seekers a chance to meet directly with recruiters about open sales positions. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 7401 Florida Blvd. Candidates will be able to speak with...

BATON ROUGE — A grand jury indicted a man who allegedly shot and killed someone the day after the two had gotten into a fight. Edward Whitten, 32, was arrested after William Hills, 23, was found in his car on Byron Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds on March 29. Hills was taken to a hospital, where he died of his inju

BATON ROUGE — A grand jury chose not to indict a man who was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting along Tiger Bend Road. Marcus Jackson, 44, was arrested in June for allegedly killing Alex Wilson, the father of his girlfriend's child. Detectives accused Jackson of fatally shooting Wilson while trying to pick up

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A federal jury has sided with former Baton Rouge police officer Troy Lawrence Jr. in a lawsuit tied to the now-shuttered BRPD interrogation site known as the “Brave Cave.”. A judgment signed Wednesday, Sept. 24, by Chief U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick entered...

BATON ROUGE — Ongoing construction along I-10 is changing how some Baton Rouge drivers get around with congestion. For some drivers, the construction has become enough of a headache that they have changed their daily routes. “I’m gonna be honest with you, it intimidates the ‘beejeebers’ out of me,...

A man was arrested following an investigation into the removal of a surveillance camera at a home in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Lafayette-based restaurant is bringing its Louisiana-inspired biscuit menu to Baton Rouge. Parish Biscuit Co. recently opened its first Baton Rouge location at 220 W. Lee Drive, marking the restaurant’s second location after launching in Lafayette in 2023. The restaurant is known