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Baton Rouge-based Turner Industries Group announced the development of two state-of-the-art nuclear fabrication facilities in New Iberia and Port Allen, La., positioning the company as a key supplier to the next generation of American nuclear power. The sites will focus on highprecision modular assembly and ASME Sectio

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge police pursuit ended with the arrest of an alleged drug dealer, the Baton Rouge Police Department said Thursday. The police department said it received a tip that Sedrick Tasco, 50, was dealing drugs from a home along Convention Street. BRPD said investigators tried...

A Baton Rouge woman won $100,000 during the June 24 Powerball drawing after purchasing a ticket in Donaldsonville. Tonnell Nelson matched four of the five white ball numbers and the Powerball number; she also purchased the Power Play option for an extra $1, which doubled her winnings, according to the Louisiana Lottery

BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge mother was arrested Thursday for second-degree cruelty to juveniles after her 14-month-old child was brought into a hospital with a blood-alcohol content of 0.305%, officials said. According to an arrest warrant, Genesis Harrell, 27, called 911 on May 18 after her child went limp...

TikTok can't stop laughing after a Baton Rouge officer gave a driver an unforgettable fashion critique during a traffic stop.

A new streamlined bus corridor connecting north and south Baton Rouge is expected to open late this year after facing construction delays. BRapid, a rapid-response transit system created through a collaboration between the Capital Area Transit System and traffic mitigation initiative MovEBR, aims to make transportation

BATON ROUGE - Metro Council member Cleve Dunn missed a court hearing Wednesday due to a clerical error that left him without an official notice that he had to attend. Dunn was indicted and arrested in January on two counts of bribery and money laundering, along with public contract fraud, illegal split commission of co

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse says talking about crime statistics is never easy — especially when every number represents a family’s loss. “How do you look at that family and say ‘hey crime is good in Baton Rouge’ when they just lost a loved one?” Morse said.

BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge family says they've lost everything after their home burned in a fire just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. "We literally just lost everything. Everything inside of the house is gone," resident Shatocalyn Lavergne told WBRZ. Lavergne and her family were at their home along Juban...

A Baton Rouge family sat divided across a courtroom aisle Wednesday as the trial began in a shooting that left 39-year-old Norris Robinson Jr. dead and his 17-year-old daughter wounded. Terrell Walker, 23, an extended family member of the victims, is accused of gunning down Robinson in the front yard...