Baton Rouge LA

DENHAM SPRINGS — A 42-year-old man has been arrested after at least two businesses in the Antique Village were vandalized with graffiti on August 12. Fab Four Barbershop and the Mustard Seed Creamery were both defaced with vulgar images, words, and messages spray-painted on their buildings and windows. Jason...

PORT ALLEN — West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Narcotics Agents recently seized illegal products containing Tianeptine & Kratom during an undercover operation at a business in Port Allen. Deputies focused on Bro’s Food Mart, located at 920 North Alexander Avenue, and targeted the store for having and selling products...

BATON ROUGE — A community in Baton Rouge shared its vision for the future of its neighborhoods this evening. Residents living in the avenues met at the Greater King David Baptist Church to voice their concerns. It's part of a weekend aimed at enhancing the community in this area.

BATON ROUGE - District Attorney Hillar Moore said that a plea deal the prosecutors entered with a man convicted of killing a father in his own home in 2021 was made because he was almost certain jurors wouldn't have convicted him. Nicholas Mcquirter was found guilty in the killing of...

DENHAM SPRINGS - Police arrested a man who allegedly vandalized at least two businesses in the Denham Springs Antique Village. Video allegedly showed the man, later identified as 42-year-old Jason Cannon, spray painting on the Fab Four Barbershop and the Mustard Seed Creamery sometime late Tuesday night or early...

BATON ROUGE - Three people were arrested and two people are still being sought after a police chase ended just off Airline Highway late Wednesday night. The Baton Rouge Police Department said officers were working overtime when they tried to perform a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle, which led to a chase. Five...

BATON ROUGE -- Over the past several days, WBRZ has received several calls and emails from concerned citizens saying female inmates at the EBR Parish Prison are allegedly being moved to the men's sections. All of these claims also say that the conditions are "horrid" with allegations of mice and...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A new nationwide study ranks EMTs as the most AI-resistant job in the United States, thanks to their hands-on work, split-second decision making, and constant public interaction. “It’s the human component, just being able to go and visit with people, talk to them, access them, and...

DENHAM SPRINGS — Denham Springs City Council members are denying a liquor license renewal for a business because it allegedly holds church services in the same building. Council members denied Mustard Seed Creamery the renewal, citing a Louisiana law that prohibits alcohol sales within 300 feet of a building that is...