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BATON ROUGE — A Port Allen man has been indicted on felony access device fraud and theft charges after more than $200,000 in unauthorized purchases and donations were discovered at a business near the 7900 block of Summa Avenue. Albert Denoux, who served as site director at the business,...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana agriculture officials are stepping up efforts to keep the destructive New World screwworm out of the state after several cases were confirmed in Texas and New Mexico, prompting new animal movement restrictions and heightened surveillance. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain told

BATON ROUGE - Four former East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office correctional deputies were indicted for abusing inmates, lying about their injuries, filing false reports and convincing other employees to lie for them. A federal grand jury indicted Deputy Aaron Johnson, 29, Cpl. Kenyaki Domino, 29, Deputy Darius Powell, 24,

BATON ROUGE - A caregiver was arrested for Medicaid fraud after allegedly billing Medicaid for services she did not provide, arrest documents say. Tiera Green, 31, who was a direct service worker, filed documentation from December 2022 through May 2023 that she was providing services to a hospitalized man; the sister o

HAMMOND - A man shot in the chest by a Gonzales mayoral candidate died, the Hammond Police Department said. Kendrick Nixon Sr., 60, from Baton Rouge, died on Wednesday, officials said. Kemlyn Lomas, 58, was arrested on May 28 for attempted manslaughter, aggravated battery and illegal use of a weapon..

GEISMAR — Dutchtown High School marked two milestones with a ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony on campus. School leaders officially opened the new Carrie Lane access road, which is designed to improve traffic flow and campus accessibility. The district also broke ground on a $13.6 million project that will...

BATON ROUGE — A fire-damaged house on Old Hammond Highway is being transformed into a permanent cultural center for Baton Rouge's Jewish community. The house sat gutted and vacant for years after a fire, with tarnished paint and boarded-up windows. It will now serve as the new home for Chabad at LSU's Jewish Cultural C

LSU Parking and Transportation announced its updated Park & Geaux program on Tuesday. The program, which aims to make transportation for students accessible and affordable, will open its new Mobility Hub in the fall. Park & Geaux was first launched by LSU in 2019 as part of its Mobility Implementation...

BATON ROUGE - For several months, one man has been trying to find out the party responsible for maintaining a pedestrian trail in his neighborhood. The trail is often overgrown. Last summer, the city made some improvements to Gus Kinchen Trail, a pathway between homes in the Webb Park area....

DENHAM SPRINGS - A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash on Magnolia Beach Road, emergency officials confirmed to WBRZ on Tuesday night. Officials received the call around 9:33 p.m., with the crash happening between a vehicle and a motorcycle at Plainview Road and Magnolia Beach Road. Emergency officials said.