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KENNER — A man on active parole was arrested in Kenner after police found a stolen Jeep from Baton Rouge at a donut shop. Mark Trudeaux, 31, was arrested after Kenner Police were alerted to a stolen 2025 white Jeep Wrangler at a Loyola Drive donut shop on Thursday.

BATON ROUGE - Every day, families wait for answers, hoping to learn more about who killed their loved ones, and the family of 67-year-old Michael Anderson knows that feeling all too well. Anderson was killed two weeks ago while he sat on his front porch, and his family says they’re...

The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Dentation Drive Thursday morning.

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police are investigating a person shot in the Kenilworth area Thursday before Noon. It was around 11 a.m. on July 31st when BRPD officers responded to the 500 block of Dentation Dr., off of Highland Rd. One person was transported to a hospital and...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Louisiana mother says the time spent in a hospital by her son’s bed has taken its toll, but she is glad to have him home. “It’s been a challenge just going up there spending the nights for the last two and a half months,” Debra Blackmore said.

BATON ROUGE - On July 22, law enforcement responded to a deadly shooting on Cathedral Drive. Two people were looking to sell a motorcycle through a social media site, but instead they were almost robbed. One of the attempted thieves, 22-year-old Melique Etieene, died in the shooting. Baton Rouge Police...

The Louisiana Department of Health reports four people have died after being hospitalized for a flesh-eating bacteria in 2025 amid a rise in infections.

An upcoming Baton Rouge dog show has received criticism from some community members because of its promotion of a controversial exotic breed that experts say are genetically predisposed to have health problems.

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department issued a warrant for an attempted murder suspect who allegedly struck a man in the face with a gun before shooting him outside a Plank Road convenience store, arrest records say. Police said on July 14 at Uncle Moe's Food Mart and...

An annual study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) ranks Louisiana as having the third-highest rate of Black homicide victimization in the country, with 86% of victims killed by gunfire in 2023.