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Letter writer Tia Fields bemoans the loss of judicial control of the East Baton Rouge District and the number of Black criminals on death row. Two points should be brought up. These criminals were convicted of such serious crimes they merit the death penalty. They put themselves in this situation. It wasn't shoplifting or parking tickets.

BATON ROUGE — Residents gathered at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum and the Old Governor's Mansion for First Free Sunday events. At the mansion, local musicians from the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and faculty from both LSU and UL Lafayette gave a concert featuring pieces from Joaquin Turina, Kenji Bunch and Mozart.

While the week will start chilly, a steady warmup will take over ahead of a midweek cold front. That system will deliver the next round of showers and storms, and it holds the key to the Mother’s Day weekend forecast. Tonight & Tomorrow: With calm winds and hardly a...

BAKER — Baker celebrated its residents through the Best Yard in Baker competition at the Baker Branch Library on Sunday. Future Seed, a non-profit which helps underserved communities through education, mentorship, health and wellness and economic empowerment, sent judges throughout Baker neighborhoods to search for the most appealing yard.

A months-long clash over public records requests has prompted West Baton Rouge officials to sue the founder of a small local news outlet — and has drawn a national freedom of information group into the fray. The West Baton Rouge Parish government says it sued in response to threatened...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge native is inviting women who have lost their mothers to a brunch ahead of Mother’s Day, giving them a space where their grief is often not noticed. Tasha Anthony lost her mom when she was three years old and recently lost...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person is dead, and another is injured after a shooting early Monday morning, according to emergency officials. The shooting happened shortly before 3 a.m. along North 16th Street in Baton Rouge. Officials said the victim, who was taken to the hospital, is stable. The...

LOUISIANA — One person was killed and another injured in an early morning shooting Monday along North 16th Street, according to authorities. Officials said first responders were dispatched around 2:45 a.m. to the area near the intersection of North 16th and Bay streets, where they discovered two individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. The East Baton […] The post One person dead following shooting incident in...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Constable's Office is conducting city court warrant pick-ups on Monday in an attempt to address the backlog of over 100,000 outstanding warrants. The initiative follows a Warrant Resolution Clinic held in March, which allowed residents to address outstanding warrants by connecting with legal...

The administration and athletic department of Jonesboro-Hodge High School invite you to join in the witnessing of Ciara Gray signing a track scholarship with Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. The official proceedings will take place at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, May 5th, in the Library at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, located at 225 Pershing Hwy in Jonesboro.