Emeril Lagasse Opening Baton Rouge Steakhouse Emeril’s Chop House
The upcoming restaurant, Emeril's Chop House, is expected to open by the end of the year
Anti-ICE protestors gather on College Drive following school walkouts in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE — Protestors with Indivisible Baton Rouge gathered on College Drive on Saturday to protest ICE operations in the country following the death of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. The protest follows a walkout staged by Liberty Magnet High School students on Friday, showing how operations have affected...
Man arrested for allegedly stealing money from casino gaming machines, deputies search for second...
PORT ALLEN — A man was arrested by the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for allegedly stealing money from casino game machines in several locations throughout the parish. According to West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Jeff Bergeron, an investigation into the thefts began in early December following reports...
New bar coming to former location of Uncle Earl’s
BATON ROUGE — A new bar is set to open in the former location of Uncle Earl's, which closed its doors this year. Uncle Earl's had been at 3753 Perkins Road since 2018 before closing on Jan. 15. Now, a new bar called Truce and Chaos will take its place, according to its new Instagram account.
Southern University plans to open the JagFresh Farmers Market this spring
BATON ROUGE — Southern University plans to open the JagFresh Farmers Market this spring, selling everything from goat soap to honey to eggs. The new initiative, created in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture, launched as a pilot program last year, with Southern University being one of the...
LSU’s biodegradable Mardi Gras beads with okra seeds inside will be thrown at 3...
Louisiana State University Associate Professor Naohiro Kato is at it again. He and his students have produced 1,500 cool-looking, 3D-printed, biodegradable Carnival bead necklaces, some of which will be tossed from floats during the 2026 Freret and Tucks parades in New Orleans and the Artemis parade in Baton Rouge....
Guest Column: An armed populace leads to a fearful society
In recent days, the Mardi Gras parade in Clinton — our neighbor to the north of Baton Rouge — became yet another scene of gun violence. Families ran for safety. A 6-year-old child was among those shot. That image has stayed with me. It troubles me not only...
Four arrested after search warrant leads to drug bust in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department announced the arrest of four people on Saturday following a search warrant in connection with suspected drug trafficking. According to police, the warrant was executed at a residence on North 38th Street on Feb. 3 after receiving numerous complaints from citizens about...
Couple wants answers after they say their dog was shot in their own yard
BATON ROUGE — A couple is pleading for answers after they say their dog was shot and killed in their own yard along Iris Street on Sunday night. Adrian Smith and Jimmy Pickle say they found their Pitbull-Bully mix in their front yard, lying on its left side with a bullet through its head.
FedEx driver arrested, accused of stealing merchandise heading to Walmart in Baton Rouge, officials...
A FedEx driver has been arrested, accused of stealing $32,000 worth of merchandise intended for a Baton Rouge Walmart store, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said. Draterrius McCollough, 31, was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison on felony theft, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

















