Baton Rouge man sought, accused of stealing items from business in LaPlace
St. John the Baptist Parish is searching for a Baton Rouge man accused of theft at a LaPlace business. Deputies say Devin Henderson of Baton Rouge is responsible for the theft, and surveillance video shows him stealing several items from the business. Henderson fled the area in a 2017 Jeep...
Livingston Parish school honors beloved crossing guard who was hit and killed by a...
DENHAM SPRINGS — Seventh Ward Elementary continues to honor the memory and legacy of a crossing guard who was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver while working outside a Denham Springs school in April. Katy Wells was a beloved crossing guard in the community who worked for...
West Baton Rouge Parish man sentenced after body found burned in sugarcane field
A West Baton Rouge Parish man will be spending the next 49 years in prison in connection with the death of Ja’Morius Mitchell.
LSU Police investigating several Sunday night car burglaries
BATON ROUGE — Authorities at LSU are investigating several car burglaries on Monday. According to LSU Police, several vehicles were burglarized on the campus on Sunday night. "We had several unlocked vehicles that were burglarized last night in the sorority area and are still investigating," campus police said. The...
Baker superintendent bans candy from schools after student consumes possibly laced edible
BAKER — Superintendent of the City of Baker School System J.T. Stroder provided an update after a Baker High Student required medical attention on Friday after allegedly consuming an unknown substance. According to the Baker Police Department, a juvenile at Baker High School called 911 on Friday after consuming...
Extreme heat leads to burn bans in multiple Louisiana parishes
Multiple parishes, mostly in North Louisiana, are under burn bans as extreme summer heat continues.
15-year-old shot at BREC park on Sunday night, police say
A shooting at a BREC park in Baton Rouge left a teenager injured on Sunday night.
Boomtown New Orleans to Ditch Riverboat, Rise as $195M Hollywood Casino in Harvey
The riverboat casino that has anchored the Harvey Canal since 1994 is about to come ashore for good. PENN Entertainment plans to spend $195 million converting Boomtown New Orleans into a land-based facility called Hollywood Casino New Orleans, ditching the vessel format entirely and building a 140,000-square-foot casin
Louisiana ranks last in the country for nursing home care quality
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana ranks last in the country for nursing home care quality, and, according to the Nursing Home Abuse Center database, no other state comes close. A Baton Rouge woman said her grandmother left a local nursing home in worse condition than when she arrived. Estelle Davis,...
SETBACK: Polo Anderson Injury Tests Clemson’s Safety Depth
Polo Anderson’s ACL injury hurts Clemson’s safety depth and special teams, but LSU plans remain intact.
