Four people have now been placed behind bars in connection with a deadly Christmas Day shooting in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Facing deep financial and political challenges, the new mayor — a Latina former journalist — is betting New Orleans can still ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis is accused of driving drunk over the weekend. Louisiana State Police confirmed that Lewis received a DUI ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A man was arrested after threatening a Baton Rouge family leaving the courthouse. According to an affidavit, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies were called ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A fifth suspect in connection with the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson was arrested Tuesday. Jail records show Jaydn Landrum, 24, was ...

At first glance, the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District and the East Baton Rouge Parish library system may appear to have little in common. One kills insects; the other lends books. But ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A woman was arrested for her alleged involvement in a shooting in Baton Rouge. According to an affidavit, Baton Rouge police officers were called to N. 24th Street ...

A 24-year-old substitute teacher who worked at an East Baton Rouge Parish school told the 16-year-old student-athlete she is accused of exchanging nude photos with that he had swept her off her feet, ...

LSU has, wisely in my opinion, separated the roles of president of the LSU system and chancellor of the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. When those roles were combined, as they have been since 2012, there ...

On. Nov. 6, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office received an order to hold Steven Heinrich, 28, for violating his probation from a conviction in Westchester County, New York. Heinrich had been ...