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Baton Rouge is making a bold push to breathe new life into some major roadways in the city, specifically Florida Boulevard, Plank Road and Scenic Highway corridors.

At least two people were injured in connection with a shooting in Baton Rouge on Friday afternoon.

BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured in a crash on Highland Road near Highland Road Community Park, officials said. Officials described the injured people's condition as "stable." The road since re-opened.

This story is part of Longing For Justice, a series examining how long it takes for murder cases to be resolved in New Orleans' court. Kenneth Odom did not live to see his son’s alleged killer brought to trial. He died six years after his son was fatally shot...

The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office is urging the public to be aware of a new scam on the rise.

ST. GABRIEL - An inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, who was beaten while handcuffed, filed suit in federal court against the officers he says beat him. As the WBRZ Investigative Unit previously reported, Torrance Verdin was beaten for having a contraband tablet. The four officers named in the suit...

More than two years ago, the parents of a 2-year-old girl who had part of her finger nearly bitten off by a bird at the Baton Rouge Zoo filed a lawsuit against BREC, the owner and operator of the wildlife park. Attorneys for the Recreation and Park Commission for the...

The cancelation of this year's Cortana Kiwanis Christmas Parade comes down to the cost of providing security for the event, organizers say. The downtown Christmas parade, which raises money for local children's charities, has been held in Baton Rouge for 74 years and regularly attracts crowds of over 75,000 people....

BATON ROUGE — A daughter is still looking for answers after her mom was last seen in Baton Rouge more than four years ago. After her TikTok videos caught widespread attention, Macy Wiggins is asking for help in any leads to finding her mom, and Baton Rouge Police have now shared and confirmed the information that...

A Baton Rouge man billed Medicaid for transporting patients to hospitals over a six-month period, but investigators now say those rides never happened. In fact, they report some of those claims involved people whose death certificates had already been signed. Johnny Richardson, 38, was booked into the East Baton...