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BATON ROUGE — A man was indicted Friday after he allegedly abused his grandmother because she threw chicken fat down the sink, court documents say. According to an affidavit, police responded to an assault on March 20 at a house on Elain Drive, where police say James Carl David Jr., 49, left bruises on his grandmother after an argument.

Conan Mills still believes LSU's Military Museum Director James Gregory somehow willed a chunk of marble into existence. Mills, a graduate student in the LSU Department of Geology & Anthropology, was leading a four-week excavation of the university's original home in Pineville last June when his team happened upon the marble stone that once topped the school's entryway.

BATON ROUGE — A jury on Friday convicted a 37-year-old man on first-degree rape and other charges stemming from a series of assaults on a girl younger than age 13, prosecutors said. District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Willie Burt Johnson faces a mandatory life term on the rape...

BRUSLY — A local smoke shop owner was arrested after allegedly selling alcohol and nicotine vapes to juveniles. In early March, the Brusly Police Department learned that the owner of Ramez Smoke Shop, located at 142 N. Vaughan Drive, had allegedly sold bourbon to a juvenile. The juvenile’s mother had notified officers about the incident […] The post Brusly: Smoke shop owner arrested | Business shut down...

Over two weeks after Santa Rosa County Sheriff's deputies discovered a body underneath the Garcon Point Bridge , the department announced Friday that the man has been identified as a missing person from Louisiana. SRSO deputies and the medical examiner identified the body as Grant Brignac, a missing person from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } The department...

St. Joseph's Academy's Amalia Terry-Lee waited patiently. The Redstickers trailed Zachary 79-76 in the Grizzly Relays girls standings heading into the final event, the 1.600-meter relay. The sophomore served as the anchor leg, and with each second watching her teammate race toward her with the baton built up her nerves.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A cold front will move into our area late Saturday night, yielding higher rain chances for Sunday morning. The Friday forecast calls for a little fog early, followed by partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid to upper 80s. No rain is expected today or tonight.

Former Zachary Fire Department captain Jonathan Knight pleads guilty to molestation charges, receiving suspended sentences and probation instead of prison, while a second suspect awaits court proceedings.

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging will ask voters to renew its property tax in June after state officials approved the measure Thursday. The Louisiana State Bond Commission approved EBRCOA's proposal to appear on the June 27 ballot. The measure calls for renewing the existing 2.0 mills dedicated tax that supports services for seniors across East Baton Rouge Parish.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested a man on Wednesday after a drug investigation in Baton Rouge.