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A car crashed into several people dinning outside of The Overpass Merchant on Perkins Road, according to emergency officials
A 57-year-old woman who was helping other drivers involved in a crash along a West Baton Rouge highway was fatally struck by multiple vehicles that fled after hitting her, authorities said Friday.
A Black trooper with the Louisiana State Police was on a break when his cellphone buzzed with an unusual voice message. It was from a White colleague, unaware his Apple Watch had recorded him, blurting out the Black trooper’s name followed by a se…
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Amid a rise in violent crime in the Baton Rouge metro this year, a Port Allen organization is pushing to curb violent crime and giving a platform for families impacted by gun violence during an event next weekend.
A Denham Springs woman was indicted by a federal grand jury on wire fraud and identity theft accusations after prosecutors say she embezzled more than $750,000 of her employer's funds.
Authorities arrested at least three people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Sunday and noon Wednesday, booking records show.
Baton Rouge Police have identified the person shot and killed Wednesday morning on Hollywood Street.
A 61-year-old man was fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle Wednesday morning near the intersection of Plank Road and Hollywood Street, authorities said.
The Capital Area Family Justice Center, which will provide a "one-stop shop" for victims of domestic violence in East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes, has officially opened its doors.
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Livingston Parish, state police said.
A Baton Rouge woman was shot and killed Sunday night near Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge Police said.
A police chase that stretched through four parishes ended with a crash that killed two young people and injured three others, including a 2-year-old being babysat by one of three teenagers in a fleeing stolen car.
A shooting Monday night on the Dalrymple exit ramp of Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge resulted in two injuries, Baton Rouge police said.
State Police are investigating a fatal, two-vehicle crash on Scenic Highway Monday night that happened shortly before 6 p.m.; one of the vehicles had been fleeing from a pursuit by Pointe Coupee Sheriff's deputies, a State Police spokesperson said.
LSU Police on Monday announced the arrest of a man hired to help clean Tiger Stadium and accused him of beating and robbing a man in an arena bathroom.
A Denham Springs man was arrested Monday on a count of attempted second-degree murder in a Donaldsonville shooting in September that injured five people, the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said.
A Plaquemine man who was critically injured in a weekend shooting died from his injuries, the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
An LSU football fan who, as always, remained in Tiger Stadium to hear the Golden Band from Tigerland play following the game was bloodied during a robbery inside an arena restroom and says his attacker may have been deterred if more people had bee…
The LSU Law Center has received a grant to establish a Wrongful Conviction Clinic at the school, allowing law students to review cases of people with claims of innocence.
One person was injured in a shooting in Plaquemine, emergency officials said.
A 37-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash around 6:30 p.m. Friday on LA Highway 431 near Valentine Road in Ascension Parish, according to Louisiana State Police.
Authorities arrested at least two people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Wednesday and noon Friday, booking records show.
SORRENTO — An Ascension Parish teenager killed his father during a fight Thursday, sheriff's deputies said Friday.
A West Feliciana-area lawyer and former assistant prosecutor in multiple judicial districts was charged Thursday on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations he molested a minor in 2003, according to court records.
Zachary Police are investigating after two vehicles began a shootout Thursday afternoon.
A West Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy was recently arrested on a DWI after authorities say he crashed his car in Pointe Coupee Parish.
A man wanted in a Baton Rouge homicide last month has been arrested in Champaign, Illinois, police announced Thursday.
A small group of protesters marched through Louisiana State Police Headquarters on Wednesday evening seeking accountability in the alleged beating death of a Black suspect during a confrontation with troopers.
Authorities arrested at least two people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Sunday and noon Wednesday, booking records show.
Two people were arrested in the shooting death of a man on N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge Police said.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul has been selected as a subject-matter expert for the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
A Livingston Parish man was arrested on child pornography counts this week, state police said.
A Gonzales man was arrested this week after deputies say he raped and impregnated an 11-year-old girl.
PRAIRIEVILLE — A 27-year-old man was arrested Sunday, accused of stabbing someone multiple times, Ascension sheriff's deputies said Tuesday.
Four people were shot during an attempted armed robbery late Monday night and one, the attempted robber, died, Baton Rouge Police said.
DONALDSONVILLE — One person was killed and another was injured in a double shooting overnight, according to the Ascension Sheriff's Parish Office.
The seven children of a family in Central were able to alert their parents when fire broke out in their home on Sunday and the entire family escaped the house without injury, a Central Fire Department spokesperson said.
Authorities arrested at least four people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Saturday and noon Sunday, booking records show.
Baton Rouge Police have identified the man who died from a shooting Sunday along North Foster Drive near Bradley Street, a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said.
Baton Rouge Police have identified the man who died from a shooting Sunday along North Foster Drive near Bradley Street, a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said.
Baton Rouge Police identified a man who was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex on N. Ardenwood Drive this morning.
A Baton Rouge woman died several days after being shot in the head while trying to escape a parking lot during a shootout, police said.
It all started with reports of a child being kidnapped on Bluebonnet Boulevard, the first in a series of attacks that Kendrick Myles allegedly carried out against his relatives and associates over the next several hours — including killing a toddl…
A man was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex on N. Ardenwood Drive, Baton Rouge Police said.
A man accused of shooting a toddler and then taking another child hostage was arrested after a long standoff with local law enforcement in Baton Rouge early Friday.
A child was shot near Glen Oaks Middle School late Thursday night, a spokesperson with emergency medical services said.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Family members viewed long-secret body-camera video this week of a Black man who died in Louisiana State Police custody, their attorney calling it damning footage that shows troopers choking and beating the man, repeatedly …
The BRPD officer accused of racist, sexist posts online could lose his law enforcement certification
A Baton Rouge police officer who quit after he was accused of posting racist and sexist statements online could also lose his law enforcement certification.
Baton Rouge taxpayers will foot the bill for repairs to a house that BRPD officers stormed in to Wednesday morning looking for a man wanted on attempted murder counts.
A lot has changed since Fair Wayne Bryant was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for stealing a pair of hedge clippers more than two decades ago.
A man died and a woman was hospitalized with injuries after someone shot into their car while the victims were driving Wednesday evening on Evangeline Street.