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State leaders and religious figures gathered in Baton Rouge for an event hosted by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services to discuss how faith communities can support families and increase foster care involvement.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A proposed restaurant along Greenwell Springs Road is drawing mixed reactions from neighbors and city leaders. Some say the business could bring new investment to the area, while others worry that alcohol service could bring problems back to the neighborhood. District 5 Councilman Darryl Hurst

ZACHARY — Lane Regional Medical Center announced on Wednesday that its inpatient Labor and Delivery Unit will close Sunday. Lane Regional Medical Center physicians Dr. Joshua Best, Dr. Samantha Bland, and Dr. Nikki Gautreaux will join the medical staff at Woman’s Hospital and begin delivering babies at Woman’s Hospital

An inmate at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center has been found guilty of throwing feces at a correctional officer.

BATON ROUGE — A meat market cashier is dead after he was shot in an armed robbery on Beechwood Dr. early Wednesday morning. It was around 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the 4800 block of Beechwood Dr. when Baton Rouge Police officers responded to reports of a shooting. At the scene, officers found […] The post Bato

A Louisiana police officer has been arrested following a Special Victims Unit investigation that began with a sexual assault complaint involving a juvenile. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office says Walker Police Officer Hayden McKenzie was ... Read more

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore on Wednesday afternoon released a statement addressing what he says are concerns raised from a photograph at a recent event. Saying he wanted to address concerns directly, Moore in a prepared statement said he had never met the...

BATON ROUGE - The home of a former charter school along North Street in Baton Rouge was destroyed Tuesday night in an early morning fire. The currently vacant building was at one point the home of Nicholson Elementary School, a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. "Nicholson...

BATON ROUGE — The LSU Police Department is searching for a suspect in an aggravated assault that took place on campus, officials said in a text to students. The text, sent at 4:15 p.m., says that a reported aggravated assault took place on South Quad Drive near the Business Education Complex.

BATON ROUGE, La. (KSLA) - The Department of Children and Family Services joined forces with churches statewide to bring a new initiative to foster families across Louisiana. The initiative, “A Home for Every Child,” is built around the idea that communities, including churches, can help make sure no child has to wait a