We honor his memory and the legacy of his service to East Baton Rouge Parish.” Louisiana Law Enforcement Association Executive Director Chris Stewart “On behalf of the men and women of the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Mayor-President of Baton Rouge Kip Holden passed at the age of 72 after battling a "lengthy illness", according to WBRZ. Holden led Baton Rouge as Mayor-President from ...

Officials said a failed floating buoy between two old pedestrian bridges near the river caused the collapse. Belle of Baton Rouge casino officials said the structure is secure and unlikely to ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts ...

The scandal-plagued Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested four of its own officers, including a deputy chief, and charged them with trying to cover up excessive force during a strip search ...

Three Baton Rouge police officers, including a deputy police chief, were arrested on felony charges amid ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits connected to an alleged police "torture warehouse.

A warehouse used by officers has been the subject of recent lawsuits. Federal authorities are investigating the Baton Rouge Police Department following allegations that some officers "abused their ...

The FBI in Louisiana has been asked to assist the Baton Rouge Police Department in its criminal and internal investigation after attorneys filed a second federal lawsuit against the department ...

The latest allegations against the Baton Rouge Police Department were detailed in a lawsuit filed Monday by Ternell Brown, a 47-year-old grandmother who said she was taken to a “torture ...

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Louisiana police say the mass shooting that left a dozen people wounded at a Baton Rouge nightclub was a "targeted" attack," as the manhunt for the suspect or suspects responsible stretches to Monday.

For the past few weeks, small groups have taken sneak preview tours on a historic, 110-year-old electric power boat in the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna National Heritage Area bought the 1912 ...