Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE - It's a piece of mail that didn't reach the intended person. The cashier's check was deposited into an unknown account by mobile deposit last month. The intended recipient contacted 2 On Your Side looking for answers from the United States Postal Service. Shealynn August would like to...

Tucked away off Bluebonnet Boulevard, the Anthony Lawrence Collection isn’t your typical collegiate apparel store. Sure, there are tees and sweatshirts emblazoned with logos for schools like LSU and Southern University. But the difference is in the details. “We focus on breathing life into fashion through different...

As the school year rolls in, Louisiana parents are weighing their options for their kids' futures. The latest rankings might just surprise you.

Rising teen hip-hop artist Laila Williams, “Lai Beezy," is kicking off the school year with a new song to get kids in the learning spirit.

Southern Classic Chicken, a family-run fried chicken franchise, opened its doors to the first Baton Rouge customers Thursday, July 31. The grand opening of the chicken shop, at 3410 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., drew hundreds of awaiting customers. Cars were wrapped around the drive thru and along South Sherwood Forest...

#iNeedTheeChurch is hosting a back-to-school bash on August 2nd in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to provide free backpacks, school supplies, and shoes to help combat bullying in the local school system.

With the recent news that the proposed LSU arena project could require a local sales tax "rebate," it is abhorrent to think that we would give up such precious tax revenue at a time when we are cutting jobs elsewhere. We refuse to pay for more staff for the district...

Just the other day I was talking with my Omega Psi Phi Fraternity brother, John Jones. He was happy to hear from me, but sad nonetheless. Like me, Jones has been a member of our beloved frat for decades. Like me, he's still active and engaged. Like me, we don't drink the Omega oil, step, party and socialize as we...

A Prairieville man who pleaded guilty to participating in a drug operation responsible for kilograms of cocaine and heroin flooding Baton Rouge and other parts of southern Louisiana shared tearful embraces with his family members as he walked out of a federal courthouse Thursday. Clarence Corey Anderson, 47, was...

BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing two people in a South Sherwood Forest Boulevard shooting in July has been arrested by Baton Rouge Police. According to BRPD, 26-year-old Raheem Starwood was arrested after the July 13 shooting that killed Byron Howard. Jordan Scott was hospitalized in the shooting and died more...