PHOTOS: Downed trees, flooded roads, damaged buildings after tropical weather sweeps through Louisiana
BATON ROUGE — While the Capital area was mostly spared from Wednesday night and Thursday morning's tropical depression, heavy rainfall blanketed parts of southern Louisiana, causing flooding in and around New Orleans. Crews in Ascension Parish worked to remove downed trees and storm debris from roadways following the r
Suspect Wanted In 18 Vehicle Burglaries Captured After Running Toward Louisiana Subdivision
Terrance Washington, wanted for 18 counts of vehicle burglary and felony illegal possession of stolen property, was captured by deputies near a subdivision off Rushing Road in Denham Springs. A Louisiana man wanted in a string of vehicle burglaries was captured Monday evening after deputies said he ran from law...
Prairieville man accused of selling drugs out of ‘barbershop’
An Ascension Parish man is facing multiple drug-related charges after an investigation into the illegal sale of drugs out of a "barbershop" in Assumption Parish.
This Baton Rouge museum will celebrate Juneteenth with a grand opening of a new...
The Baton Rouge African American Museum will celebrate a new beginning on Juneteenth. The museum is moving to a new location at 805 St. Louis St., and will host a grand opening ceremony at 5:30 p.m. June 19. The event will include tours of the new facility, entertainment, speakers and refreshments.
Pride experiences multiple closures due to flooding, heavy rain from tropical storm
PRIDE - Carson Road in Pride was closed alongside a swollen Sandy Creek after storms brought high water to the area on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Pride-Baywood Road also had multiple closures, mostly due to high water reaching bridges. BREC's Sandy Creek Community Park was also affected. Acadian Ambulance..
Local educator wants to open a public charter school in West Baton Rouge Parish
A Port Allen educator plans to open a public charter school in West Baton Rouge Parish.
One person taken to hospital in crash along Stanford Avenue
BATON ROUGE — Police responded to a crash along Stanford Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Photos from the scene showed a sedan with severe damage to the front. The vehicle appeared to be missing its front driver's side door and wheel. The crash happened along Stanford Avenue near Morning Glory...
Central residents along Comite River deal with high water levels as Wednesday weather approaches
CENTRAL - Even before the bulk of the weather came in, residents along the Comite River in Central were dealing with high water Wednesday. Central resident Hewitte Cason lives right by the Comite River, with his backyard on the doorstep of it. On Wednesday, the water advanced into his yard....
As severe weather threatens Baton Rouge area, here’s how to check on power outages
When severe weather hits the Baton Rouge region, residents brace for power outages. Entergy and DEMCO, the largest utility providers for the area, both have online maps that show live how many customers have lost power and when. The maps also give estimated times when power will be restored. Here's...
Baton Rouge-based women business owners network expands to New Orleans
Victoria Armstrong stood before a room of her best friends. The exquisitely dressed, high-heeled women complemented the artwork adorning the walls of Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge, where the ladies gathered. But not all of the women were longtime acquaintances of Armstrong, founder of Curate for Women Who Work,
