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Entergy will be conducting a planned power outage in Iberville Parish on Monday, April 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to safely complete pole replacement work.

PORT ALLEN - A man wanted for allegedly fleeing from deputies in Georgia was arrested in West Baton Rouge Parish following a traffic stop on I-10, the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Deputies say Zoro Rodriguez, 49, provided a false identity during a traffic stop along I-10, raising suspicion about...

Baton Rouge Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole seven school buses from multiple area schools over the course of a month, abandoning each one after a joy ride, according to a warrant for his arrest. Investigators identified Christopher Johnson, 20, using surveillance footage, and issued a warrant...

Starting in May, L’Auberge Casino Hotel will begin construction to transition its 18 Steak restaurant into Emeril’s Chop House, an elevated dining concept from the Michelin-star chef. The 18 Steak restaurant will continue to operate in its current location through April before moving to a temporary location on...

Smalls Sliders continues its rapid rise from a Baton Rouge startup to a fast-growing national brand. The company now has more than 300 locations in development, driven by a simple menu and a focus on consistency. Smalls Sliders. The brand built its reputation on doing one thing well: sliders. Each...

A traffic stop on I-10 led to the arrest of a wanted fugitive out of Georgia, who was identified with the help of the U.S. Border Patrol and faces a felony warrant for fleeing and eluding.

BATON ROUGE — A man was indicted Friday after he allegedly abused his grandmother because she threw chicken fat down the sink, court documents say. According to an affidavit, police responded to an assault on March 20 at a house on Elain Drive, where police say James Carl David Jr., 49, left bruises on his grandmother after an argument.

Conan Mills still believes LSU's Military Museum Director James Gregory somehow willed a chunk of marble into existence. Mills, a graduate student in the LSU Department of Geology & Anthropology, was leading a four-week excavation of the university's original home in Pineville last June when his team happened upon the marble stone that once topped the school's entryway.

BATON ROUGE — A jury on Friday convicted a 37-year-old man on first-degree rape and other charges stemming from a series of assaults on a girl younger than age 13, prosecutors said. District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Willie Burt Johnson faces a mandatory life term on the rape...

BRUSLY — A local smoke shop owner was arrested after allegedly selling alcohol and nicotine vapes to juveniles. In early March, the Brusly Police Department learned that the owner of Ramez Smoke Shop, located at 142 N. Vaughan Drive, had allegedly sold bourbon to a juvenile. The juvenile’s mother had notified officers about the incident […] The post Brusly: Smoke shop owner arrested | Business shut down...