Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Corrections has placed a deposit for a lethal dose of a drug that will be used in the execution of convicted killer Todd Wessinger, court filings note. A declaration from DOC Secretary Gary Wescott dated Wednesday says that the state has secured...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - As President Donald Trump continues to push for the Senate to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, Gov. Jeff Landry called Daylight Saving Time “stupid” in a post to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday. The Louisiana governor’s post was in reference to...

A Walker woman was arrested after an alleged scheme that defrauded Medicaid out of more than $52,000.

PRAIRIEVILLE — A man convicted of manslaughter for the 2022 shooting death of a Prairieville man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Jerome Lilly, 41, was sentenced Tuesday following his June conviction. According to prosecutors, on July 13, 2022, Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies responded to a residence...

Skating on the River returns to the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge from December 13 through December 31.

BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge resident won $150,000 during the October 14 Powerball drawing after purchasing their ticket from Rende’s Quick Stop #5 located at 7337 John LeBlanc Blvd. in Sorrento. Nickholas Grant claimed his prize at the Lottery’s Baton Rouge headquarters on Thursday, October 22, taking...

A Port Allen High science teacher won a $20,000 Shell lab makeover for the second time. A Brusly Elementary kindergarten teacher's morning greetings took her to The Jennifer Hudson Show. The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board honored both on Oct. 21.

Halloween celebrations are taking over downtown Baton Rouge this weekend as the nonprofit 10/31 Consortium hosts its annual Fifolet Festival.

ZACHARY - Spooky season brings out the creative side in many people. But one man puts a twist on getting creative with Jack-O-Lanterns. Robert Barr has a full display of more than 100 pumpkins that he carved by hand. "The process relaxes me, and it takes about six to eight...

A Baton Rouge Police Officer physically assaulted his wife, striking her several times and preventing her from leaving or contacting police, a warrant said. Sirtelli Dorsey, 37, was arrested Thursday morning for aggravated battery, domestic abuse battery, false imprisonment and home invasion. He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.