Baton Rouge LA

Just the other day I was talking with my Omega Psi Phi Fraternity brother, John Jones. He was happy to hear from me, but sad nonetheless. Like me, Jones has been a member of our beloved frat for decades. Like me, he's still active and engaged. Like me, we don't drink the Omega oil, step, party and socialize as we...

A Prairieville man who pleaded guilty to participating in a drug operation responsible for kilograms of cocaine and heroin flooding Baton Rouge and other parts of southern Louisiana shared tearful embraces with his family members as he walked out of a federal courthouse Thursday. Clarence Corey Anderson, 47, was...

BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing two people in a South Sherwood Forest Boulevard shooting in July has been arrested by Baton Rouge Police. According to BRPD, 26-year-old Raheem Starwood was arrested after the July 13 shooting that killed Byron Howard. Jordan Scott was hospitalized in the shooting and died more...

KENNER — A man on active parole was arrested in Kenner after police found a stolen Jeep from Baton Rouge at a donut shop. Mark Trudeaux, 31, was arrested after Kenner Police were alerted to a stolen 2025 white Jeep Wrangler at a Loyola Drive donut shop on Thursday.

BATON ROUGE - Every day, families wait for answers, hoping to learn more about who killed their loved ones, and the family of 67-year-old Michael Anderson knows that feeling all too well. Anderson was killed two weeks ago while he sat on his front porch, and his family says they’re...

The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Dentation Drive Thursday morning.

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police are investigating a person shot in the Kenilworth area Thursday before Noon. It was around 11 a.m. on July 31st when BRPD officers responded to the 500 block of Dentation Dr., off of Highland Rd. One person was transported to a hospital and...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Louisiana mother says the time spent in a hospital by her son’s bed has taken its toll, but she is glad to have him home. “It’s been a challenge just going up there spending the nights for the last two and a half months,” Debra Blackmore said.

BATON ROUGE - On July 22, law enforcement responded to a deadly shooting on Cathedral Drive. Two people were looking to sell a motorcycle through a social media site, but instead they were almost robbed. One of the attempted thieves, 22-year-old Melique Etieene, died in the shooting. Baton Rouge Police...

The Louisiana Department of Health reports four people have died after being hospitalized for a flesh-eating bacteria in 2025 amid a rise in infections.