Baton Rouge LA

July was somehow hot and cold, bringing steaming bowls of noodle soups and chilly Italian ice to Baton Rouge. This month’s arrivals included international-inspired concepts like Noodle Bowl (serving Chinese-style hand-pulled noodles) and Starbox Falafel (with Arabic-inspired sandwiches, plates and salads), plus menus...

MoneyGeek's annual study has found that Memphis, Tennessee has the most dangerous commute in the US, with a fatal crash rate of 0.84 per 100,000 residents during morning rush hours.

BATON ROUGE - This week on One Tank Trips, we take a trip to Leola's, a trendy and tasty spot off Government Street that's well worth the trip. Owner Whitney Rutledge says her restaurant has "a chill, hip, everybody-welcome type vibe." At first glance, Leola's looks like you've taken a...

Occupation: Owner and Lead Instructor of Kumon S. Harrell’s Ferry. Hobbies: Sports, fishing, the arts, and being outdoors. Kyle Palmer is a devoted father, education advocate, and owner and lead instructor at Kumon S. Harrell’s Ferry. With a busy household that includes his wife, Sydney, and their two daughters,...

Former LSU sprinter and Olympic medalist Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested Sunday after an altercation with her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, according to a police report obtained by Letsrun.com, which first reported the event. The case since has been dropped, according to the same report, as...

Chatter was swirling around Baton Rouge in 2005 about one of the most expensive homes ever built in the city. Key features included a splashy pool, lush green space and an around-the-clock care team. Its resident? A 400-pound Bengal Indochinese tiger, known as Mike V. And while luxury home prices...

BATON ROUGE - One person was hurt in a shooting along Dentation Drive on Thursday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the shooting, which happened near the intersection of Dentation and Boone Avenue around 11 a.m. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No more...

A man was hit by a car on Geronimo Street near Winbourne Avenue Friday afternoon.

Ira Jackson, 48, of Port Allen, was arrested and charged with three counts of distribution of Schedule II narcotics (methamphetamine) after an undercover investigation by West Baton Rouge deputies.

Nearly two years after a Baton Rouge woman was found dead the day after her 42nd birthday, her former boyfriend has been arrested in Alabama, authorities said. The body of Tonyetta Loveless was discovered on the morning of Nov. 29, 2023. She was lying on a sofa in her apartment with a gunshot wound to her head. After...