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Over four grams of marijuana and nitrous oxide were located in a room inside the East Campus Apartments on LSU's campus, police said.

DENHAM SPRINGS — The Denham Springs Main Street Chili Cook-Off is coming back to Mattie Street on Oct. 10, this year featuring a new Touch-A-Truck experience for families. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Denham Springs' Antique Village, with Denham Springs Main Street partnering with the Denham Springs Fire De

BATON ROUGE — A man accused of striking a cyclist near Perkins Road in June 2025 has been arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. According to an arrest warrant, the cyclist was riding home from work on his bike along Baywood Avenue near Perkins on June 15 when he was struck from behind by a car. P

WATSON — Mami's Mexican Group is taking over Papi's Watson restaurant, where Mami's restaurant journey began. The group announced the move on Wednesday in a social media post, saying Watson is where their story first began before Mami's became Mami's. The group said it is returning with more experience...

A Baton Rouge man is not allowed to have animals for 10 years as part of his sentence after he pleaded guilty to seven counts of felony aggravated cruelty to animals.

BATON ROUGE — A large pile of trash on Georgia Street has struck a nerve with one man who grew up in the area. Isaac Patterson says the eyesore insults his family's neighborhood and reached out to 2 On Your Side. The growing pile of old furniture, boxes, and...

Hazmat is on their way to the scene of an "unknown substance" on Poydras Bayou Road at US 190 in West Baton Rouge Parish.

BATON ROUGE — Southern University received a nearly $3 million donation from CareSouth during its homecoming celebrations on Wednesday. CareSouth presented the check to university leaders this morning. The money will go toward several programs, including the Human Jukebox, athletics, the School of Nursing and the South

Inside the former Jabby’s Pizza on Perkins Road, an Asian-inspired franchise just opened its doors. Tsaôcaa soft opened on Monday at 3627 Perkins Road with a grand opening scheduled on Friday, Oct. 2. Headquartered in New York City, the franchise was founded in 2018 and has grown to about 80 locations nationwide, two o

It’s looking like it’ll be a wet weekend across much of south Louisiana, and some outdoor events that were slated for the first few days of October are being rescheduled as locals brace for days of thunderstorms and potentially flooding rains. Weather forecasters on Wednesday said they expect...