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BATON ROUGE — A 17-year-old was arrested after investigators determined a house fire on East Brock Place was intentionally set, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Investigators were called to a residence on E. Brock Place at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday after the fire was reported. After...

An upcoming permanent pop-up is just one step the iconic Dearman's Diner is taking on an expanded track

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Police cracked down on commercial trucks driving in the left lane of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge yesterday, issuing 26 citations during a targeted enforcement detail. Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Regions I and II, along with LSP Air Support, carried out the operation along the bridge...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a woman found dead in a man’s vehicle during a traffic stop in downtown Memphis on Thursday night wasn’t killed here, and referred questions to police in Louisiana. Memphis Police made the discovery around 7:40 p.m., when officers conducted a traffic stop at South Second Street and Pontotoc

The WBR School Board voted 8-0 to purchase two tracts near Lukeville Elementary for $1.75 million. The deal scraps a $7 million construction plan and could remove the school zone on LA-1.

BATON ROUGE — At its Wednesday meeting, the Metro Council approved the creation of a Police Support Specialist Program that would allow former law enforcement officials to work with the Baton Rouge Police Department. The program will employ retired officers part-time at $40 an hour to perform administrative duties....

BATON ROUGE - A gas leak along Bluebonnet Boulevard near the Mall of Louisiana shut down traffic for two hours Thursday. The St. George Fire Department said around 11:45 a.m. that the westbound lanes of Bluebonnet between Interstate 10 and Picardy Avenue have been blocked off due to a gas leak.

PORT ALLEN - West Baton Rouge Parish residents were notified about upcoming scheduled power outages. According to West Baton Rouge Parish Government, Brusly residents on Choctaw Road, Ellwood Road, Hinters Pointe Lane, Pluma Lane, Aubrey Ann Drive, Corral Alley, Country Club Road/Drive, Mill Town Road, Weldon Lane and

Joelle's Soul and Savor will offer refined takes on classic Southern and Caribbean dishes

Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. A horror-heist comedy, “The Hoodoos” co-stars killer dolls and the LSU Rural Life Museum. The museum’s grounds and historic buildings provided sets for the film’s hoodooed paranormal activities. Seven puppets — operated by puppeteers wearing green-screen suits — portray hoodoo dolls M