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Two West Baton Rouge Parish men were arrested after a traffic stop near Paincourtville on Thursday.

Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit arrested one man and seized large amounts of narcotics after an investigation on Springwood Avenue.

A 26-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Baton Rouge on Thursday afternoon.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New Orleans, Louisiana – A warmer and more springlike pattern is expected to settle across southern Louisiana late next week, bringing above-normal temperatures and mild conditions across the region....

I-10 West on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge remains closed Saturday morning following an overnight crash.

BATON ROUGE - A third arrest has been made in connection with the shooting of 23-year-old Tyler Sensley on Christmas Day. "This year was actually our first year excited about Christmas, like we went all out for each other, and now, like I don't think I'll ever like Christmas or New Year's ever again," Sensley's...

DENHAM SPRINGS — Officials in Denham Springs are investigating a deadly house fire. It happened just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday at a home on Wanda Avenue. Family members tell UWK four people were inside the home when the fire started and one man was able to crawl out. An elderly man and two young women […] The post...

BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested on drug charges by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office's Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit on Friday following a traffic stop. According to deputies, the sheriff's office received information about narcotics activity and a possible stolen vehicle at a residence on Springwood...

PAINCOURTVILLE — Assumption Parish deputies arrested two people during a traffic stop for allegedly having more than 400 bottles of "CBD vape juice," the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office said Friday. According to APSO, a deputy stopped 19-year-old Andrew Savoy, of Port Allen, for alleged traffic violations along...

GEISMAR — A 15-year-old arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to Dutchtown High School on Thursday was arrested in middle school on terrorizing charges, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the teen, currently being held at St. Bernard Parish Juvenile Detention Center, was previously...