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CENTRAL — The city of Central is moving forward with a partnership between the Central Police Department and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Council members voted to create a hybrid model where the Central Police Department would continue operating as is, with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office helping patrol

Police are looking for a man who allegedly killed a motorcyclist while driving under the influence along Airline Highway on May 16. Baton Rouge Police officers responded to the fatal crash at the 6300 block of Airline Highway at 8:52 p.m. and found a motorcyclist suffering from severe injuries after he was ejected from

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two people are hurt after a shooting early Wednesday morning, June 10. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting happened around 12:18 a.m. at an apartment complex on Plank Road near Harding Boulevard. Police said one victim was found suffering from multiple gunshot...

BATON ROUGE — Early Wednesday morning, two people were shot along Plank Road and taken to local hospitals, Baton Rouge Police said. Officers responded to reports of the shooting around 12:18 a.m. Once they arrived at the scene near the intersection of Harding Boulevard and Plank Road, they found one person with multipl

The Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame inducted six prominent law enforcement and legal professionals during its 21st annual ceremony on June 5, 2026, at the LSU Lod Cook Center in Baton Rouge. The class of 2026 included Liz Murrill, Attorney General of Louisiana, Brandon J. Fremin, Former U.S. Attorney for...

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office booked a man into prison for contraband after marijuana was found in his underwear as he was being processed for a separate arrest on Tuesday, arrest documents say. Hassan Spikes, 35, was being booked into the parish prison on a bench...

A man is accused of shooting at another moving vehicle with four people in it.

BATON ROUGE — A new tuition-free public charter school is set to open in downtown Baton Rouge this August at the former South Boulevard Elementary School campus, which is currently undergoing renovations. Harvest Commons School will serve elementary-age students and use a project-based learning model focused on hands-o

SUNSHINE — A man was arrested for allegedly trying to set a house with a woman inside it on fire. According to the St. Gabriel Police Department, officers responded to a home along Besson Lane on Monday after a woman reported someone was trying to set it on fire.

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