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A former master sergeant at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center was arrested Tuesday, adding to a string of correctional officers taken into custody over alleged misconduct or failures to do their duty at the facility. Amiya Jones was arrested on a count of malfeasance in office Tuesday by deputies with the...

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge woman was arrested for allegedly shattering windows at the Baton Rouge Police Department. According to the arrest affidavit, Crystal Lee Christian Moore, 35, approached the police headquarters on Airline Highway around 2:45 a.m. last Friday and allegedly threw a large chunk of concrete at th

BATON ROUGE - A former Baton Rouge Police officer who worked in the now-defunct Street Crimes Unit and is named in lawsuits over the BRAVE Cave was indicted Tuesday on domestic violence charges stemming from an arrest in April. Troy Lawrence Jr. was formally charged with domestic abuse battery with...

BATON ROUGE — Two right lanes on I-10 east were blocked on the Mississippi River Bridge due to a crash Tuesday morning. The blockage, which was first reported at 5 a.m., was at the La. 30/Nicholson Drive exit near LSU. By 6 a.m., the crash had been cleared and...

ABITA SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - Retired Army Lt. Col. Chester Pettey served through World War II, Korea, and Vietnam across a 26-year military career. At 101, he faced a different kind of loss — the death of his wife, Virginia. Virginia Pettey died at the couple’s home in Abita...

Two German shepherds, Lux and Pax, patrol the floors of Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital alongside their handlers. Lux is part Czechoslovakian shepherd. They are there to help alleviate anxiety among healthcare workers and patients and to provide another level of security by searching the campus for signs of da

BATON ROUGE - On Tuesday morning, the Office of Social Services is hosting a community event for people in need of financial assistance. Residents of East Baton Rouge Parish have the chance to apply for help with their utility bills at the event, which is being held at the Main Library on Goodwood Boulevard.

A St. Francisville man was arrested on Sunday after being accused of kidnapping.

Reports show that ESPN has cut ties with former LSU star Ryan Clark as part of layoffs across the network.

Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from July 13-17. 12201 COURSEY BLVD.: New construction of 48 large storage units within four buildings; this is for building 2, which is 4,992 square feet; applicant, Blake LeBlanc; contractor, LeBlanc & Fresina I