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BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge mother is asking for answers after her home was raided with no explanation on Tuesday night. In a social media post, the mother said that she had put her children to bed and was getting ready to go to sleep herself around 11 p.m. when she heard a loud knock at her door.

A Boston-based private equity firm has reached a deal to buy 119 JCPenney stores, including the Mall of Louisiana location, for $947 million. An affiliate of Onyx Partners Ltd. is set to close on the purchase by Sept. 8, according to a news release issued last week. The seller was Copper Property CTL Pass Through...

Three people have been arrested in connection with a total of 14 vehicle burglaries at two hotels in West Baton Rouge Parish on Monday, July 28.

The Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) is searching for a vehicle detectives believe may be connected to a deadly hit-and-run crash.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Time spent in a hospital by her son’s bed has taken its toll on one Baton Rouge mother. “It’s been a challenge just going up there spending the nights for the last two and a half months,” said Debra Blackmore. Blackmore is...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify a person responsible for a stabbing, according to the Capital Region Crime Stoppers. Officials said the stabbing happened on Wednesday, June 18, on Government Street near St. Rose Avenue in Baton Rouge. The person pictured...

As a Baton Rouge mother accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death moves toward a possible plea deal, her live-in boyfriend who was convicted of stuffing the toddler’s body into a suitcase and disposing of her remains is trying to convince a judge to grant him a new trial.

BATON ROUGE — More victims are speaking out to UWK, saying they were lured into dirt bike sale setups by Markle Burris Jr. on Facebook Marketplace months before his arrest in connection with an attempted robbery and deadly shooting. “They knew who he was … and that he had...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KPEL-FM) - A contract employee working for LSU died at Tiger Stadium on Monday afternoon after suffering a medical emergency. On-Site Personnel Attempted First Aid, Unsuccessful. According to officials at LSU, on-site personnel attempted first aid but were unsuccessful. Identity of Worker Not Yet...

"Public Service Announcement - No, you can’t buy a lambo and plastic surgery while receiving Medicaid benefits," Attorney General Liz Murrill said.