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The pastoral position at Istrouma Baptist Church in Baton Rouge didn't initially interest the Rev. Merrick Nunn. A Louisiana native, Nunn was content serving his church in Kentucky, even as several trusted mentors encouraged him to consider applying at Istrouma, one of the state's respected congregations, which dates b

East Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide whether to renew a property tax that funds programs and services for senior citizens, which is expected to generate $12.5 million each year if approved.

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office said that a 15-year-old boy was found shot to death early Thursday morning in the Southdowns neighborhood. Suhib Yousef's body was found in the middle of Poplar Street near Lee Drive around 2 a.m. on Thursday. People in the area initially thought the teen was s

A Louisiana local minister was arrested Tuesday, June 23, after authorities said he ran across a four-lane highway to assault a neighbor who allegedly threatened to rape and kill his family. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputies booked Mark Anthony ‘Tony’ Spell,  the pastor of Life Tabernacle Church, on a felony c

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a woman on attempted murder charges after a shooting earlier this week injured one person along Delaware Street. A BRPD spokesperson said that 22-year-old Alyssa Jackson and another woman got into a fight along Delaware near the intersection of Sherwood Street around 10:42 p.m.

BATON ROUGE - When the dust settled on the line-item vetoes released by Gov. Jeff Landry, the New Orleans area saw the most impact, with most of the vetos involving projects or issues centered in the Crescent City; still, the capital city also caught the governor’s knife. During the...

One of the developers of a North Baton Rouge grocery store said the project will move forward, a day after Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed $18 million in state funding for the retail center. Richard Preis said he was surprised by the veto of the capital outlay funding for the BLVD...

Listen to “Missing teen Ja'Derrius Minnieweather: What We Know” on Spreaker. In this episode Kiran Chawla covers the current details into disappearance of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather from Baton Rouge and the large-scale search efforts involving volunteers, police, and the United Cajun Navy, including a search

BATON ROUGE - Former State Sen. Bodi White is remembering the life of a father and daughter-in-law who were killed in a Sunday afternoon crash in downtown Baton Rouge. Robert Tarver, 94, and his daughter-in-law Carla Tarver, 69, died as a result a crash after investigators said an impaired driver ran a red light and cr

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities are searching for someone who took off after crashing a truck on S. Harrells Ferry Road during a pursuit on Thursday morning, June 25. U.S. Border Patrol and Marshals units are on scene. According to the Denham Springs Police Department, its officers tried to...