BRPD: One person injured in shooting on Boardwalk Drive
BATON ROUGE — One person was injured in a shooting on Boardwalk Drive, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. The shooting happened at the Siegel Select hotel around 4:10 p.m., with one person suffering non-life-threatening injuries. Officials on scene said the suspect shooter is in custody. No other information...
2 local healthcare providers open soul food restaurant along Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE — Two Baton Rouge healthcare providers and longtime best friends started a restaurant together, serving soul food along Florida Boulevard. Southern Chicks Cafe and Daiquiris, owned and operated by Dr. Jeremy Scott and Dr. Brandon Bakare, serves fried chicken, catfish, rice dressing, red beans and a variety
Baton Rouge Home Prices Slide as Inventory Builds
Baton Rouge buyers gained real negotiating power as sellers cut prices and homes sat longer than the national average.
A backup running back got his chance to shine in the St. Michael-Scotlandville game
St. Michael running back Gavin Romero spent most of his high school career backing someone else up. With Deonte Camel, the usual starter, still dealing with an injury, Romero’s chance to shine finally arrived Thursday night against Scotlandville. He did not let his opportunity pass him by. Romero torched...
Ochsner The Grove expands OR suites, OB clinics and new tech in $50M investment
Six years ago, Ochsner Health System expanded its footprint in Baton Rouge to a plot nestled just West of the I-10, 1-12 corridor. The medical complex, The Grove, outgrew its capacity faster than expected. “It filled up in five years in what we thought would happen in 15,” said Stephen...
‘Too low, too loud, too many’: Baton Rouge residents push against Amazon drones in...
Baton Rouge area residents criticized Amazon's drone deliveries, alleging company dishonesty and a threat to quality of life at a community meeting in Broadmoor Thursday evening. The Prime Air drones, which deliver packages up to five pounds from the Cortana Place fulfillment center, have been zooming over Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Police Department receives nearly $1M grant for traffic enforcement
The Baton Rouge Police Department received a $990,975 grant from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to fund overtime traffic enforcement starting October 1, 2026.
Baton Rouge residents raise noise concerns over Amazon drone deliveries at community meeting
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Residents in neighborhoods near Amazon’s Cortana facility met with officials Thursday (Oct. 2) to discuss noise complaints linked to the company’s Prime Air drone delivery service. Amazon’s Prime Air drones have operated in parts of Baton Rouge since this summer. Residents in the...
Protect Your Pumpkins campaign underway at Baton Rouge General
The Pink Pumpkin Patch has returned to Baton Rouge General’s Bluebonnet campus, located at the corner of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Picardy Avenue.
Get fresh fall produce at the Red Stick Farmers Market
Visit breada.org to find out when the next market is and what produce is fresh.
