Baton Rouge LA

Drones, dogs, and determination: United Cajun Navy combs through rubble to find flood victims in Kerr County. For the past five days, the United Cajun Navy has been working at a quarry, hoping to uncover flood victims buried beneath the rubble. 9News Now 3:30PM - Thursday, July 10. Updated: 5...

PORT ALLEN — She was tiny, with the biggest, brightest eyes and a smile that could light up a room. Three-year-old Jacie Lee, a non-verbal autistic child, died tragically on July 2 after drowning in a neighbor’s pool. The death has left her family shattered and a community grieving the heartbreaking loss of a child...

LIVINGSTON — A Livingston Parish jury has convicted a Walker man in the 2023 shooting death of a Ponchatoula resident at a tourist center. Edward Louque, 70, faces a mandatory term of life in prison after being convicted Thursday of killing Barry Roussel, 67. Prosecutors said the two men were friends who had had a...

Susan Jones, the Muscle Manipulator of Baton Rouge, is passionate about teaching people to practice self care at home. Jones studied massage therapy with an associate degree in natural health in Miami, Florida. In 2007, Jones and her husband, a Baton Rouge native, moved to Louisiana for Katrina relief. Since...

BRPD Chief TJ Morse issues statement on deadly officer-involved shooting; body camera footage released

BATON ROUGE — While the USS Kidd is in Houma for refurbishments, a national group of veterans who have served on destroyers was in Baton Rouge on Thursday to award the ship’s museum with a $3,000 grant. The "Tin Can Sailors" have a goal to support the ten...

Three people have been displaced after a fire in East Baton Rouge Parish Thursday afternoon.

Here's what to know about when students in the Baton Rouge area are scheduled to go back to school for the 2025-26 academic year.

The funeral service for Reverend Jimmy Swaggart will be held at Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge this weekend. Swaggart family spokesperson Megan Kelly said the public viewing and wake will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and a celebration of life service will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday evening. Hours of the...

An investigation into a bomb threat made against the LSU Police Department ended with the arrest of an Ohio man.