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BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey will be joined by Mikaylah Williams, MiLaysia Fulwiley and ZaKiyah Johnson to represent LSU at 2026 SEC Media Day. The event will run over two days in Birmingham, Ala., with both the LSU men and LSU women...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police have issued an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Dajun Rayvond Arnez Stcyr, a Texas man they allege burglarized a dozen 18-wheeler semitrucks last month. Police responded early Sept. 9 to a complaint that someone had burglarized 12 trucks at Coastal Truck Driving School on...

WASHINGTON,Oct. 8, 2026 — A new fiber project in Louisiana is making history while bringing faster internet to thousands of residents, giving communities in East Baton Rouge Parish a new broadband option. Louisiana has broken ground on what state officials describe as the country’s largest Broadband Equity, Access, and...

A Baton Rouge woman is wanted for attempting to steal more than $1,000 worth of various cuts of meat by concealing them in water-filled cases and tote bags, police said. The 63-year-old, Pamela Johnson, tried to steal 11 racks of lamb, two beef briskets, six steaks, three ribeyes and six bathrobes from the Sam’s Club on 10444 North Mall Drive on September 26.

BATON ROUGE — Nineteen-year-old Tyler Hoggan has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a fatal shooting outside a North Acadian Thruway convenience store in 2024. Hoggan, previously indicted for second-degree murder, was accused of shooting 29-year-old Patrick White in November 2024 after an argument. Per the plea deal...

A store clerk at Ragusa’s Meat Market on Beechwood Drive was found fatally shot in the store early Wednesday morning, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Abdallahi Baba, 25, was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the store on 4850 Beechwood Drive. Police responded to the location at 5:09 a.m., and the coroner’s office arrived shortly after at 5:30 a.m.

The prodigal son returns. Will Wade rides back into town in a gesture of thanks to McNeese State, the school that took a chance on the disgraced men’s basketball coach, […]

Capital Region pizza lovers no longer have to hop on a plane to the Empire State for an authentic slice, thanks to NYC-born pizza chain Prince St. Pizza’s first Louisiana location. Whole pies and slices in varying styles are up for grabs at the new pizza joint, located at...

Under Luke Fickell, the Wisconsin Badgers will always be a team that leans towards a strong passing attack. So far, through five games of the 2026 season, the Badgers have tallied the nation’s 53rd-best passing attack at 239.8 yards per game, but the country’s 81st-best rushing offense at 133 yards per game. For players like Iowa State transfer Abu Sama III , until his recent injury, this is okay, as he is still chomping 6.8 yards per carry and is up to 190 yards so far this season. However, for

BATON ROUGE — A now-fired Baton Rouge Police officer already investigated five separate times during his tenure at the department has been arrested again, this time accused of stealing a gun that was once seized as evidence. Stefan Jones, 32, was arrested Wednesday on theft of a firearm and...