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BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested Kendrick Brothers on Monday morning in connection to a shooting that occurred on Sept. 14. The 19-year-old faces charges of attempted second degree murder and illegal use of weapons. Police responded to reports of a shooting around 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 14...

Most of the time, Port Allen residents see their leaders in the same room only after something goes wrong. James P. Morrise wants to change that. Morrise, senior pastor of Kingdom Life Church in Port Allen, organized the first Community Connect on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the West Baton Rouge Community Center on North Je

DENHAM SPRINGS - A contract driver for FedEx was arrested Tuesday for reportedly stealing a package from a Denham Springs home he was delivering to. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said 30-year-old Zachary Quarles was delivering packages to a home in the Vincent Acres Circle neighborhood when he spotted a packag

Most people hope for a nice gift on their birthday. Crystal Burkins of Walker got a winning one. On October 6, Crystal visited Louisiana Lottery headquarters to claim a $2,600 Pick 4 prize, and the timing couldn’t have been better. She was celebrating her birthday that same day, making the trip to collect her winnings

Deputies confirmed that a man was injured in a Tuesday morning shooting in East Baton Rouge Parish.

One year after a Rapides Parish man’s family says he died while wrapped in a suicide-prevention smock with his feet and hands shackled, they are still looking for answers and justice. Last Friday, Linda Smith filed a lawsuit in federal court in Baton Rouge against Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, the...

BATON ROUGE — After LSU Police named an 18-year-old as a suspect in an initial report of an alleged rape last week, a local attorney on Monday said his client was named through a clerical error that has been repeated in local news coverage over the past week. LSU...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Eight Louisiana law enforcement officers and one K-9 who died in the line of duty during 2024 and 2025 will be commemorated posthumously by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement during a special Medal of Honor Ceremony. The ceremony will take place Thursday at 2...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge police and the East Baton Rouge coroner's office report that 81 people have died in violent crimes so far this year, including 15 juveniles. Though the number of homicides is down from this time in 2025, the number of young people killed in homicides is up.

BATON ROUGE — An annual Christmas parade in Baton Rouge has been cancelled this year as organizers struggled to afford officers for coverage and traffic control. The 2026 Broadmoor Christmas Parade has been cancelled as organizers said they were unable to obtain a waiver from the mayor's office and the Baton Rouge Poli