Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE - A judge dismissed a lawsuit against BREC after an exotic pigeon nearly bit off a toddler's finger at the Baton Rouge Zoo, court records show. The lawsuit, filed by Jessi and Urian “Ryan” Clements in 2023, said on Jan. 26, 2022, a Victoria crowned pigeon attacked a 2-year-old girl in an enclosed bird...

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested six people, and three remain at-large after a drug bust on Friday.

A Baton Rouge man was arrested in connection with a shooting on Hanks Drive in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE — A holiday tradition at Cedarcrest Baptist Church is facing an unexpected setback after all of the signs promoting its annual “Breakfast with Santa” event were stolen earlier this week. Pastor Bruce Worrell told WBRZ that the theft has put a damper on all the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Daronshel Blackman graduated Friday from Louisiana’s first domestic violence intervention program, becoming the first person to complete the intensive 20-month initiative that aims to break cycles of abuse through treatment rather than incarceration. The 33-year-old father of four...

BATON ROUGE — Chad Hughes, the Baton Rouge restaurateur behind Bengal Tap Room and the now-closed Var's Pizza, has been arrested and charged with felony theft and issuing a worthless check. Baton Rouge Police arrested Hughes, 41, after an investigation into a worthless check he wrote for the $20,000...

BATON ROUGE – The $3,905,837 jackpot-winning Lotto ticket sold during the November 22 drawing was claimed a little over a week later, on Monday, December 1 at Lottery headquarters in Baton Rouge. New Orleans resident, Doniel Williams, purchased the ticket from One Stop Shop on Airline Drive in Metairie,...

BATON ROUGE — A manager at CDR General Contractors allegedly stole $1,900 from the business by writing fraudulent checks in the name of a former employee and depositing them into a coworker's account. Nicholas Spears, 24, was arrested Thursday by the Baton Rouge Police Department on felony charges of...

The developer of a stalled, multi-million-dollar East Baton Rouge Parish housing complex faces a raft of charges for alleged financial crimes. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office on Friday filed a bill of information charging 35-year-old Bradly Brown — owner of KMT Holdings and Development LLC — with...

LIVINGSTON — After a “theft spree” at Juban Crossing spanning multiple stores, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a group of five women. Deputies say that people inside of a vehicle appeared to be attempting to hide some merchandise from several area stores. Upon investigation, deputies say they...