Get ready for Arctic blast No. 2: South Louisiana likely to face another bone-chilling...
As South Louisiana residents face a cold start to the week, the National Weather Service says all signs point to another frigid weekend after a winter storm brought ice, freezing rain and even snow to north and central parts of the state on Saturday and Sunday. A blast of Arctic...
Livingston Parish barn ruled total loss after fire along La. 1019 on Sunday night
DENHAM SPRINGS — A fire destroyed a barn along La. 1019 near Denham Springs over the weekend, fire officials told WBRZ. Fire crews received a call about the fire around 7 p.m. Sunday and spent several hours putting out the blaze, leaving the scene around 12:45 a.m. According to...
Table for 2: How longtime diners became the new faces of Mason’s Grill
BATON ROUGE — For nearly 25 years, Mason’s Grill has been a place where Baton Rouge families, friends, and regulars have gathered around the table. Now, the longtime neighborhood favorite is entering a new chapter, led by owners who once sat on the other side of the menu.
Baton Rouge escapes heavy impacts from Sunday winter weather
Baton Rouge weathered the weekend’s winter storm well overall, the National Weather Service said. “The event for the city was fairly low impact,” Rob Frye, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said Monday morning. The winter weather advisory was set to end at 6 p.m. Sunday. Just further...
One injured in second Friday night shooting on North Ardenwood Drive
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police are investigating a Friday night shooting on North Ardenwood Drive that left one injured. According to the department, the shooting occurred around 9:45 p.m., shortly after another shooting at 6:54 p.m. injured a 13 -year-old inside a home. Police said the 33-year-old victim...
Is Your Cast Iron Skillet Worth Thousands?
That old cast iron skillet you inherited from your grandmother or even the dusty pan you picked up at a garage sale for five bucks? It could be worth thousands.
Louisiana Weather Alert Today: New Orleans–Baton Rouge Faces Arctic Cold and Black Ice Risk...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Louisiana starts the day wrapped in an unfamiliar chill as stiff north winds whip across levees and frost clings to windshields. The air feels sharp, and exposed skin cools fast, even near the coast....
Would-be burglars beware: That vehicle you’re breaking into might be a BRPD ‘bait car’
When Baton Rouge Police Chief Thomas Morse took office in early 2024, he restarted a program meant to cut down on car burglaries and thefts. Now, he wants would-be thieves to know their next target could be high-tech bait. The program involves police-owned “trackable vehicles,” more commonly known as "bait...
Baton Rouge protestors march after Minneapolis shooting: ‘Very strange and wrong’
About 100 people marched down the side of Government Street in Baton Rouge just after 5 p.m. Sunday to protest the killings of Minnesota residents Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal immigration enforcement agents this month and the treatment of U.S. citizens and immigrants by the U.S. government.
Pierre Part man gets life sentence in 2021 murder in Donaldsonville
On July 2, 2025, an Ascension Parish Jury found 37-year-old Marty Leonard of Pierre Part, LA, guilty of 2nd Degree Murder and Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property (3 counts). Leonard was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Adam Koenig and Philip Prescott. Presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge...

















