Baton Rouge LA

Since their charter schools ceased operations last month, some parents with children at IDEA Bridge and IDEA Innovation have been unable to transfer their children to other schools. To clear out the logjam, the East Baton Rouge Parish school system has set up a temporary help center. Leaders of IDEA...

The last two men involved in a brazen shooting at a Baton Rouge nightclub that wounded 12 people pleaded guilty to reduced charges Wednesday. Jy’Shaun Mylik Jackson, 21, and 24-year-old Shawnchez Amier Lemar both confessed that they helped sneak a pair of Glock 9 mm pistols into the Dior Bar & Lounge early the...

A woman is facing multiple charges including hate crimes after threatening to kill people who were praying as well as officers, officials said.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge’s leading immigration attorney said it is mind-blowing that a number of small-town law enforcement officers in Louisiana are accused in a sophisticated scheme to apply for immigration visas intended for victims of crime. Most people probably have never heard of a U-Visa....

BATON ROUGE - Tuesday night a man died at the hospital after he was shot at a house on Highland Road and East Buchanan Street. In May, across the street from that house a fight escalated to a shooting at a corner gas station. One person received non-life-threatening injuries. Feet away from there is Baton Rouge...

BATON ROUGE — Two of four suspects in a 2023 College Drive nightclub shooting avoided prison time by pleading guilty to reduced charges Wednesday. Jy’Shaun Jackson, 21, and Shawnchez Lemar, 24, both pleaded guilty to single counts of aggravated battery. The men were previously charged with 12 counts each of attempted...

Baton Rouge, La. – Tropical rains will drench much of Louisiana beginning Wednesday afternoon, with up to 15 inches possible in some areas by Saturday, prompting widespread Flood Watches from New Orleans to Lafayette. According to the National Weather Service in New Orleans and Lake Charles, a slow-moving tropical...

BATON ROUGE — The family of a man who lost his leg in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash on Washington Street and North Acadian Thruway has set up a GoFundMe to cover his medical costs. Jonathan Doyle, 33, had to undergo nine surgeries and have his leg amputated after the...

A flood watch is expected for portions of Louisiana and Mississippi.

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