Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Fire crews put out an early Friday morning house fire along Tams Drive off North Sherwood Forest Boulevard. Firefighters arrived at the scene around 4:07 a.m. and put the fire out within ten minutes. According to a BRFD spokesperson, flames and smoke were visible...

As the combined government for the city of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish faces another budget deficit, it is planning hundreds of layoffs and steep budget cuts. But, while city-parish leaders look inward, some are also looking outward, saying the parish’s other cities aren’t paying their fair share.

A part-time substitute teacher with the East Baton Rouge Parish School District was fired after being arrested for allegedly forming an inappropriate relationship with a student. Chloe Ephron, 24, was booked into the parish prison on Thursday for a count of indecent behavior with a juvenile. After allegations of the...

BATON ROUGE - A Kansas woman was convicted of murder on Thursday after a missing Georgia man's body parts were discovered by a couple in 2023. Danetta Knoblauch of Wichita, Kan., was found guilty of multiple charges, including felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, arson and concealing the death of...

Siegen Lane's former Burger King is being replaced with a new burger and bun-centric restaurant. At 7004 Siegen Lane, a boarded-up building is slowly coming back to life thanks to Bun's, a new restaurant that takes pride in its signature, house-made buns from scratch. "The bread is our signature because...

BATON ROUGE — Multiple restaurants are set to open at the site of a former CVS Pharmacy on the corner of Government Street and Acadian Thruway, according to a report by The Advocate. Wingstop, Marco's Pizza, PJ's Coffee and Donuts and Burgers have all reportedly signed leases for suites...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man after he allegedly beat and robbed a driver after they got into a wreck in August. Jeffery Cooks, 24, was one of two drivers in a car crash on Aug. 30 at the intersection of Calumet Street and Geronimo Street.

(KPEL News) - The Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit recently conducted a sting operation, and one of the arrests to follow was that of a 62-year-old man who worked for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. Detectives say the man thought he was going to meet up with a 15-year-old boy for sex.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - First responders say one person is dead following a shooting on Thursday night, Nov. 20. Emergency officials responded to the shooting in the 6500 block of Hanks Drive around 9 p.m. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office says multiple calls came in for shots fired in the area.

BATON ROUGE - The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for two suspects who stole merchandise from a local business. According to deputies, an unknown Black man and woman entered a local business on Lobdell Highway on Nov. 8. After they were done selecting merchandise, they left the store without...