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A notable landowner is suing the city of St. George over a proposed zoning change it claims is “unconstitutional and unenforceable.”. LRK LLC is seeking legal action against St. George concerning the city’s proposal to rezone LRK’s nearly 60-acre parcel, which is a part of the Kleinpeter family’s land, adjacent to the

BATON ROUGE — All lanes are blocked on I-10 Westbound due to a jackknifed 18-wheeler. Congestion is approaching Siegen Lane. Further information was not immediately available.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Heaving rain and high water are causing issues in more than one parish in the Greater Baton Rouge area. The WAFB First Alert Weather Team says the weather threat could last for multiple days. West Feliciana Parish. According to West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman,...

Multiple parishes are monitoring the potential for heavy rainfall this week and the possibility for flooding. The National Weather Service in New Orleans is currently predicting southeast Louisiana could see 4-6” of additional rainfall through Friday evening, with lower totals in coastal southeast Louisiana. Localized

Baton Rouge -- Starting August 1, there will be stricter penalties for businesses caught mixing domestic and foreign seafood and selling it as locally sourced. The law's author, State Representative Timothy Kerner (R-Lafitte), says that the law, signed by Governor Jeff Landry a week ago, will help out the Louisiana sea

The food truck hadn’t opened yet, and there was already a line forming outside on a Friday in May at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Baton Rouge. Customers knew to arrive early at Fat Elbows Southern Cuisine & Catering, a food truck voted this year as Baton Rouge’s best Black-owned restaurant, food truck and catfish

An Elayn Hunt Correctional Center correctional officer was arrested Monday after he was caught with cocaine-laced paper and a loaded gun at the facility, marking the 13th arrest of a current or former employee of the facility this year. According to Warden Travis Day, Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested

Two women were arrested over the weekend, accused of bringing in marijuana with the intent to distribute at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel.

Residents can get a first look at proposed redevelopment plans for two North Baton Rouge communities at the end of June.

BAKER — Residents in Baker gathered for a community meeting focused on the future of the city's parks. City officials and BREC provided updates on ongoing projects at the Baker Municipal Center and outlined plans for future improvements to Baker and South Magnolia parks. Angela Harms, BREC director of...