Maxwell Gruver, 18, of Roswell, Georgia, died after an alleged hazing incident at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity sometime on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.
Glen Oaks High School has canceled classes for the day after a water main broke on campus this morning, East Baton Rouge Parish Schools confirmed to WAFB.
Firefighters from Engine 12 were presented with the "Sound the Alarm Life-Saving Award" for their relentless efforts to make sure homes in the Capital City were equipped with smoke detectors.
Emergency crews responded to the scene of a pedestrian by a school bus Tuesday morning. It happened on Florida Boulevard at Sherwood Forest Boulevard around 7:15 a.m.
Pfizer has issued a voluntary nationwide recall because of customer complaints the labeling on some of its Children's Advil® may result in overdoses. The recall specifically impacts one lot of its Children's Advil® Suspension Bubble Gum Flavored 4 oz. bottle.
Police arrested a man Monday on suspicion of sexual battery. According to court documents, Cevedeo Gomez, 39, of Baton Rouge, sexually abused an underage girl over a span of four years, starting in 2009.
Nearly seven months after the state revoked the license of an Ascension Parish daycare for what it called "a history of noncompliance," the center continues to operate while an appeal drags on.
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron said both quarterbacks have been told who the starter is. He added he won't tell the media or the public until the team knows.
The 3rd Street Songwriters Festival and Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge are partnering in 2019 to produce the Ebb & Flow Festival and 3rd Street Songwriters Festival (April 6 and 7) 2019 in downtown Baton Rouge.
Taxpayer money was wasted, according to a legislative audit of the East Baton Rouge Housing Authority. A new audit found the agency spent nearly $9,000 in public money on employee parties and gifts.
