Baton Rouge LA

CENTRAL — The Louisiana Attorney General's Office says the City of Central can hire the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services while keeping its own police department in place. Attorney General Liz Murrill issued a formal opinion concluding that a contract with the sheriff's office...

BATON ROUGE — Five 2026 graduates from Baton Rouge Magnet High School are National Merit Scholarship recipients. Olivia Bryant, Charlotte Carpenter, Isha Pasala, Nicolas Peer and Brianna Warren each received annual scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000 for up to four years of undergraduate study. The Baton Rouge Hig

Chance Archangel, a four-star Louisiana EDGE in the 2028 class, committed to Texas A&M over Texas, LSU and Alabama on Tuesday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A suspect rammed a U.S. marshal’s vehicle, sideswiped other motorists and drove the wrong way while leading authorities on a dangerous chase across the Baton Rouge area, according to court documents. In an arrest warrant, authorities said Charles Mangrum, 40, fled law enforcement Friday,...

Four years in, the swanky Supper Club in Baton Rouge continues to delight diners from near and far with intention, whether that's in its A5 wagyu with 24K gold Ossetra Caviar, creme brulee flamed tableside or the new $5,000 cocktail. During LSU's graduation weekend in May, one Alabama guest in...

BATON ROUGE — The Southern University Gospel Choir has made it to the final five nominees for the Stellar Gospel Music Awards' first-ever HBCU Choir of the Year. The category is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities gospel choir award to be offered at the Stellar Awards. "What...

BATON ROUGE - A man was indicted for first-degree murder after he allegedly killed his stepfather in March 2025. Ian Seghers was arrested in Mississippi on March 22, 2025, on unrelated charges before being booked for murder in East Baton Rouge Parish. He allegedly killed Walter "Keith" Rowland, who was reported missing

Baton Rouge Police are looking for a woman who allegedly was drunk and high when she killed her front-seat passenger and injured two others in a head-on collision with another car on Interstate 10 while driving the wrong way. Alaja Smith, 23, is wanted for vehicular homicide, two counts of...

Agile Brewing in Baton Rouge is closing, according to posts on the business’s social media accounts. “It’s time for us to say goodbye,” the post stated, which was shared on Instagram and Facebook. “We are grateful for the support, memories and community that made these years so special.”

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s Kiera Deloch has been selected as one of only 13 educators nationwide to participate in the 2027 National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) Teacher Leader Fellows Program. The highly competitive professional development opportunity is designed to strengthen instruct