Four men were arrested Monday in the killing of an 8-year-old in the crossfire of a shootout that erupted after an argument the night before on a Baton Rouge street, the sheriff’s office said. The child, Davian Nicholas, was rushed to a hospital Sunday ev... See more
People who receive SNAP will have to wait longer to use their benefits for rotisserie chickens after the state informed grocery stores that it is still waiting for a federal waiver to allow the purchases.
Louisiana recently changed rules around what peopl... See more
When the East Baton Rouge city-parish government was drawing up a list of much-needed traffic improvement projects several years ago, one of the items was a particular intersection on Highland Road, the one at Pecue Lane. On the face of it, during a slow-... See more
The Baton Rouge area will be under an extreme cold watch late Friday night through Sunday morning, as a second blast of arctic air sweeps into the area, a National Weather Service spokesman said. The extreme cold watch issued for this weekend is expected ... See more
A man already in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in connection with two fatal shootings, now faces an additional count of arson, accused of setting fire to a vehicle believed to be used in a case. Jemile Causey was charged with a count of simple arson, rel... See more
