Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE - Firefighters worked to put out an apartment fire on Hilltrace Avenue. The fire happened around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fire officials said the fire originated on the apartment's roof after a grease fire on the kitchen stove. No injuries were reported.

BATON ROUGE — A former BREC employee is continuing her fight to get her job back, saying she was wrongfully terminated for refusing to follow improper financial orders. Friday marked the second day of testimony before the BREC Board of Commissioners in the appeal hearing for Tonya Smith, who stood her ground after...

Eight months ago, dozens of Baton Rouge police officers lined the walls of a packed Metro Council chamber, their uniforms blending with a sea of residents with “Love My Library” pinned to their blue shirts. That tense standoff — police against library supporters — is now long gone,...

A grand jury indicted a Baton Rouge man on Thursday, who was accused of killing a Baton Rouge Police Sergeant earlier this year.

BATON ROUGE — Lawyers representing three men indicted on allegations they conspired to bypass state purchasing laws said Friday that Louisiana prosecutors mischaracterized legitimate business activities and that they are sure that no criminal conduct occurred. Gary Beard and Oscar "Reed" Richard, as public employees,...

SLIDELL — A Denham Springs couple was among seven people arrested in a Slidell Police operation targeting alleged child predators. According to SPD, 23-year-old Brianna Rielo and 25-year-old Pablo Osorio took their 3-year-old and 6-year-old children to Slidell around 1:30 a.m. to meet up with a 15-year-old girl. They...

Three men, including the executive director of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District and a managing partner at Sustainability Partners, LLC, were arrested for allegedly manipulating solicitation documents in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

A 13-year-old girl from Baker, Louisiana, who had been missing for almost a week was found in the basement of a home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after a nationwide investigation led by the U.S. Marshals Service, and evidence of sexual assault was confirmed.

The former head of the Baton Rouge area's groundwater protection district and a parish parks agency official were indicted Wednesday on corruption charges involving contracts. Gary Beard, 69, who until last month was director of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District, and Assistant Baton Rouge Parks...

The former director of the Baton Rouge groundwater protection district conspired with an infrastructure company executive to rig public bidding for a $45 million to $50 million water meter contract in late 2021, newly revealed documents allege. The ex-director, Gary Beard, and the executive, Samuel Jason Hewitt, were...