Baton Rouge LA

Attorney Franz Borghardt offered sharp insight this week into the growing clash between the East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney’s Office and Central City News over coverage of a lawsuit tied to Entergy franchise fees. The parish attorney is seeking a protective order to limit publisher Woody Jenkins from reporting on...

ST. GABRIEL — Two Elayn Hunt Correctional Center employees were arrested on malfeasance charges, and two others were placed on leave, the Louisiana Department of Corrections said Wednesday. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office arrested registered nurse Canecia Burrell and Sgt. Christiana Hardin. Burrell worked with...

Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections is announcing the death of a 35-year-old Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) inmate, Jonathan Robertson on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested another LSP inmate, Melvin Lopez on the charge of murder for the...

Three people were taken to the hospital in serious condition after a crash on Jonah Street in Baton Rouge Tuesday morning.

Nevaeh Liyla Allen had been missing for more than a day, and multiple law enforcement agencies scoured Louisiana looking for her in September 2021. When search and rescue teams questioned the family about the supposed disappearance, one of Nevaeh’s stepsisters told an FBI agent, “Baby’s in the forest.”

There’s something magical about a restaurant that doesn’t need to shout about its greatness – a place where the parking lot tells the story before you even walk through the door. Cou-yon’s Cajun Bar-B-Q in Port Allen is exactly that kind of place, where pickup trucks with...

An elderly Baton Rouge woman was charged with cruelty to juveniles after her foster child was found with bruising.

BATON ROUGE — A man allegedly tried to steal a truck but ditched it as he could not drive a manual transmission, and then stole a different truck with a dog in the backseat. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, 22-year-old D'Juan Cooper approached a man who was walking to his truck outside an apartment...

Quinton Dixon, 44, was accused last month of inappropriately messaging a 14-year-old former student and a warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest

One of the Tennessee Vols' biggest roster additions this offseason was easily 2026 five-star wide receiver Tristen "TK" Keys. Keys, 6-foot-2 from Hattiesburg, MS, is rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 wide receiver in the 2026 recruiting class. The Mississippi native initially committed to the LSU ...