Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE- The future of Plank Road looks vastly different from its current state. Recently, Councilman Darryl Hurst released his renderings for the $20 million Delmont Economic Development Project. It was just approved by the Metro Council last week. Now, we’re getting a look at how the money will be used. It will c

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Ten years after historic rainfall inundated parts of south Louisiana, former Louisiana First News Chief Meteorologist Jesse Gunkel still vividly remembers watching the disaster unfold. Gunkel served as chief meteorologist at Louisiana First News during the August 2016 flood, putting

BATON ROUGE - On Monday, yellow caution tape surrounded the remains of Entourage Salon on Greenwell Springs Road after a fire swept through the business. A dumpster was full of debris from the cleanup, while an open ceiling exposed part of the building to the sky. Co-owner Debbie Bueche said...

A Baton Rouge man was arrested last week at Grambling State after officers recovered more than 36 grams of suspected marijuana from him and his vehicle, according to campus police. Cameron Ja’Kobi Davis, 24, was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on counts of possession with intent to distribute...

BATON ROUGE - The Department of Children and Family Services will soon be required to implement new changes to how the agency functions due to a state law set to go into effect on Jan. 1. The law requires a law enforcement liaison for the entire state to be housed...

Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from Aug. 10-14. 5551 CORPORATE BLVD.: build out 26,882 square feet on the first two floors of an office building for Hannis T Bourgeois Accountants, $2 million; applicant, Walker Dauzat; contractor, D&S Enterpris

LDH is encouraging adults to help students understand the risks of vaping, which they say remains a critical public health crisis.

ADDIS — A Brusly man was sentenced to 49 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the killing of 18-year-old Ja'Morius Mitchell in 2024 in West Baton Rouge Parish. According to District Attorney Tony Clayton, 20-year-old Tyler Davis shot and killed Mitchell in a sugarcane...

St. John the Baptist Parish is searching for a Baton Rouge man accused of theft at a LaPlace business. Deputies say Devin Henderson of Baton Rouge is responsible for the theft, and surveillance video shows him stealing several items from the business. Henderson fled the area in a 2017 Jeep...

DENHAM SPRINGS — Seventh Ward Elementary continues to honor the memory and legacy of a crossing guard who was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver while working outside a Denham Springs school in April. Katy Wells was a beloved crossing guard in the community who worked for...