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Carlos Darnell Anderson, 49, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide for the impaired role he played in the 2023 crash that left ...
East Baton Rouge Parish workers are currently collecting residents’ large piles of woody waste as a courtesy, but that won’t continue next year as the resources to do so run out. After an ...
The West Baton Rouge Parish Council set a one-year deadline for the Council on Aging to whittle down its $5.4 million fund balance, arguing that taxpayer money shouldn't be sitting in reserves.
The Charity Ball Association of Baton Rouge announces its 2025 debutantes at its annual French Picnic on May 15 at the Baton Rouge Country Club.
The new East Baton Rouge Parish flag flaps in the wind as EBR Buildings and Grounds employee Edward Mitchell begins to raise it on a flagpole outside of City Hall on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
A 15-year-old has been arrested by Baton Rouge homicide detectives in connection with a shooting at an after-hours nightclub on Choctaw Drive that killed 25-year-old Prenesha Wagner and injured ...
East Baton Rouge Parish leaders are trying to streamline some emergency calls to first responders.
Mid City Beer Garden, 3808 Government St., Baton Rouge, launched its summer cocktail/mocktail menu, including The Pepper Stepper with banana peppers and tequila, the One in a Melon with house ...
Southern Classic Chicken set to open in Baton Rouge on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard. The next will open on Florida Boulevard near Rouses, and they’re looking at a third location somewhere on ...
The departments that run Baton Rouge's fire trucks and ambulances are merging, Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced Monday.
Starting pay for public school teachers in the Baton Rouge region continues to increase as several school districts have approved new pay raises and stipends.
Mary Jane Marcantel, a Baton Rouge civic activist who backed downtown neighborhoods and played a role as investigator in high-profile criminal cases, died Saturday at 77.