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Domestic violence continues to plague communities, leaving deep emotional and physical scars. Local authorities emphasize the importance of recognizing early warning signs, including mental and emotional abuse, before situations escalate. Victims often struggle to break free due to normalized patterns of abuse or finan

BATON ROUGE — A grand jury has declined to charge Thomas Franklin, who was arrested in connection with a 2023 hunting death after he allegedly shot and killed a man he mistook for a deer. The grand jury pretermitted the negligent homicide charge against Franklin on Wednesday. Franklin, 56,...

In response to two recent shootings involving Baker schools, Mayor Darnell Waites has announced he will be partnering with local organizations to help prevent violence by connecting with the city’s youth. The program focuses on students because most incidents involve youths between 14 and 18 years old, Waites said.

Chicky Sandos is closing one of its three locations in Baton Rouge, according to a social media post. The Baton Rouge-born business started as a food truck in 2020 serving Nashville-inspired chicken and has since opened three brick-and-mortar locations across the city. The business announced Thursday that its location

Families across Baton Rouge will have a chance to stock up on school supplies and enjoy a day of community fun as SNUG, BBE AJ, BadKid Macei and friends host the third annual Back 2 School School Supply Giveaway this weekend.

BATON ROUGE — A grand jury has indicted Raymond Brumfield on charges including first-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping and battery of a dating partner with strangulation. Brumfield, 48, faces two counts of first-degree rape and four counts of battery of a dating partner with strangulation. He was arrested in March,

DENHAM SPRINGS — A man wanted in connection to an incident in Baton Rouge was arrested in the middle of the road on Range Avenue in Denham Springs on Thursday. It was shortly before 4 p.m. when multiple agencies tracked down the wanted silver F150 on Range Avenue, near Seale Funeral Home, and took the […] The post Sus

BATON ROUGE — A dog rescued from a duplex that caught fire off Coursey Boulevard earlier this week has died, a St. George Fire Department spokesperson told WBRZ on Thursday. According to St. George Fire officials, crews responded to the fire along Weiner Creek Drive around 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday. The blaze produced a lar

LIVINGSTON—A former St. Gabriel police officer has been sentenced to serve 35 years in prison on manslaughter charges. 21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux reports that on July 15, 2026, Andre Redditt, 30, of St. Gabriel, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the March 2023 killing of Dylan Martin. According...

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating after a juvenile showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound.