Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities are investigating a shooting that left a person dead in Baton Rouge on Wednesday evening, Oct. 8. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Kyron Carter, 25. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting happened on Tennessee...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department are trying to identify two suspects in a shooting at Scenic Highway that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 17-year-old Micah Booker, a student at Helix Community Schools, was shot around 10:20 p.m. on Oct. 4 and was taken to...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Micah Booker at the Cadence Apartment complex on Scenic Highway earlier this month, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Kaleb Joseph Raffety, 18, and Kobe Orlando Grandberry, 18, were taken into...

BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge woman was arrested at a Super 8 Motel for human trafficking after police say she prostituted a 15-year-old girl and herself across southeast Louisiana. Officers were called to the Super 8 Motel off of Sherwood Forest Boulevard just after 7 p.m. It was there...

Warren Mitchell III, 26, was indicted by a grand jury for the second-degree murder of St. Gabriel Police Department Captain Devin Boutte, who was found stabbed and beaten to death in his home on July 6.

READINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New York man has been charged with the fatal hit-and-run death of a Baton Rouge man in New Jersey, local outlet WRNJ reported. Marshall J. Vizinat, 57, was killed Sept. 28 after being struck by a truck with an attached trailer while standing outside his car along I-78 near Readington...

(10/09/25) BATON ROUGE, La. — There are few things in life more satisfying than enjoying a delicious meal prepared by an inventive chef, whether at a Michelin Star restaurant or in the comfort of one’s own home. Yet for those suffering from dysphagia, that simple pleasure can sometimes...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — As the federal government shutdown continues, questions about its potential impact on air travel are growing. But at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), operations are running smoothly, even as travel picks up for LSU and Southern University homecoming weekends. “We haven’t...

Louisiana Ethics Board fails to collect $2.7 million in overdue fines. LA Ethics Board failed to collect $2.7M in late fines from officials for unfiled financial disclosures, per May 27 LLA report. Hand, foot, and mouth disease cases rise in local daycares. Updated: 6 hours ago. Ochsner doctors note an...

Lafourche Parish prosecutors found "several inconsistencies" in Louisiana State Police investigation of Kyren Lacy crash, contradicting claims that led to arrest.