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For years, we have heard about the need to stop the flow of illegal drugs across our borders and have seen very little action to stop this. In recent years, the drugs have gotten more potent and are having a devastating effect on our youth. We finally have a leader...

NEW ORLEANS — A young nurse who recently graduated from LSU remains detained at an ICE detention center in Basile, Louisiana, despite being in the middle of renewing her legal work authorization at the time of her arrest. Her case is like many others we've seen where people are somewhere in the middle — they have...

Lane Kiffin asks LSU fans for patience after eight transfers while landing two five-star recruits in his first month at Baton Rouge. The post Lane Kiffin Calls For Patience As LSU Faces Setbacks One After Another originally published on Total Pro Sports .

Two stabbings were reported in Baton Rouge overnight, with one man being transported to the hospital with a stab wound in the eye, and no suspects identified yet.

Ochsner Medical Center -- Baton Rouge has been named one of Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026, based on quality outcomes, patient experience, value, and best practices.

BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man for intending to distribute fentanyl after searching an Airline Highway motel room, arrest documents said. Deputies received information that Kyrus Palmer, 36, who goes by the street name "Yea Yea," was a polydrug distributor. Agents did controlled fentanyl purchase before...

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested a woman after a man was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening stab wound at a Rickover Street apartment, arrest documents said. Officials said Wendolyn Snearl, 39, was booked for attempted second-degree murder and battery of a dating partner.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is investigating an incident involving an employee at McKinley Middle School who was recently booked in another state on a charge involving a minor, and the employee has been placed on leave while a thorough investigation is underway.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Baton Rouge, LA – Parents and caregivers in Baton Rouge can get free help ensuring their child’s car seat is installed correctly during a safety event happening Saturday. According to Louisiana State...

PORT ALLEN - One person was taken into custody Monday night after leading deputies on a chase and crashing their car. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies tried to stop the vehicle along U.S. 190, and the driver, later identified as 21-year-old Jordan Vegarosas of Los Angeles, California, did...