Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE- When you dial 911, the expectation is simple: help should arrive fast. But, according to local emergency responders, a missing or obscured house number could be the one thing standing between a patient and life-saving care. Acadian Ambulance is issuing a vital reminder to residents that in a...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Firefighters responded to a warehouse fire at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge on Saturday morning. According to the West Baton Rouge Fire Department, crews were called to the port around 11:30 a.m. after a fire broke out involving a conveyor system used to load materials from a...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man after executing a search of the home he was in and finding a variety of narcotics and stolen weapons. The man has an active warrant through Baker Police, as well. As part of an ongoing investigation, on March 3rd, the BRPD Special Investigations Unit along with […] The...

BATON ROUGE — An RV is currently on fire on I-12 eastbound, right before I-55. Fire crews are currently responding to the fire. All lanes of traffic are blocked, with traffic being delayed at least one mile.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore issued a statement on Monday addressing a case involving the rape of a 94-year-old woman in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE — Less than 24 hours after the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old boy, deputies arrested four people in connection with the child's death. Neighbors in the area remain shaken, saying they never expected this kind of violence in their own front yards. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's...

BATON ROUGE — The intersection of Highland Road and Chimes Street just off LSU's campus is closed for the week as crews conduct repairs on the street. The closure started Saturday, March 7, at 6 a.m. The full closure will be in effect through Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m.

An 8-year-old child died at the hospital Sunday night, after being injured in an exchange of gunfire on San Juan Drive, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said. According to preliminary information, at least one vehicle was reportedly firing shots in the 5700 block of San Juan, while people on foot were returning...

"These resiliency hubs ... will serve as anchors." City unveils 'community lighthouse' to protect families during natural disasters: 'People have nowhere to go when their power is out' first appeared on The Cool Down .

Several parts of the capital area were flooded late Saturday night and into Sunday after a series of heavy storms rolled through the region. In Denham Springs, the Robinwood Subdivision went from dry to several feet of water spilling into people's yards in just a short amount of time. "Saturday...