We’re halfway through 2021 and it’s already been a record-breaking year for homicides in Baton Rouge. Now, some business owners are stepping up and looking for solutions.
A funeral procession was held for Baton Rouge Police Corporal Casey Hart on Wednesday, June 16. His body was escorted by the BRPD Motor Division from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
With the potential of heavy rainfall due to the disturbed weather in the southern Gulf of Mexico that could move toward the Louisiana coast, some parishes have sand and sandbags available for those worried about flooding.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced Wednesday, June 16, the online retail giant Amazon will be opening a new fulfillment center at the former site of the Cortana Mall in Baton Rouge.
The floodwaters never left Ron Babin’s front yard in Ascension Parish. His yard looks more like the swamp across the street than it does the retirement oasis he originally envisioned.
After just one season Stan Van Gundy is out as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pels announced on Wednesday, June 16, that Van Gundy and the team “have mutually agreed to part ways.”
Sexual misconduct claims against Keith Cunningham could go to trial, a Louisiana attorney hopes. A court filing details employee allegations that Cunningham made sexual advances toward a woman under his leadership.
Deputies began an investigation after a decomposed body was found in a wooded area off Post Office Road in Prairieville shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 15.
A lot of weather attention is on Invest 92-L and rightfully so. Invest 92-L is expected to become a tropical depression by as early as tomorrow as it finally begins its northerly push towards the Central Gulf Coast Region.
Even as unemployment claims continue to drop and more people look for jobs, businesses are still struggling to get people on the payroll. According to BRAC, there are more than 33,000 job openings in the Capital Region.
“This building is incredibly important to New Orleans economy to the hospitality industry and to our residents itself so we want every world-class event that’s looking for a home to consider the superdome in its selection process its good for the city its good for the building it’s good for the team,” said Martindale.
The Iberville Parish Council has voted unanimously on a temporary moratorium for the unincorporated portion of the parish east of the Mississippi River.
Neighbors on Lila Street in Baton Rouge say they are tired of living in a dump, with garbage overflowing and large potholes all over the road. Collection trucks from Republic Services can’t drive down the street to pick up the trash.
Gov. John Bel Edwards is looking closely at a bill that would allow most people to be able to carry their firearms concealed without taking a training course but the bill’s chances of being signed into law are looking slim-to-none.
The LSU men’s track and field team continues to bring home more awards just days after capturing the program’s fifth NCAA Outdoor National Title in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, June 11.
District Attorney Hillar Moore said his office will “look at any and all information that’s out there” related to the 2013 death of Dontrunner “Trun” Robinson during a raid by Baton Rouge Police Department narcotics detectives.
Deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office say they are investigating a fatal stabbing near W. Second Street and Pine Street in Donaldsonville that happened early Tuesday, June 15.
Our primary focus in the days ahead will be an area of disturbed weather in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The NHC gives it an 80% chance of developing as of the 1 9.m. Tuesday outlook but the primary threat to the northern Gulf Coast appears to be heavy rainfall.
Brian Allen’s run to get breakfast, Monday morning, turned into something he never imagined. He caught an irate customer assaulting McDonald's employees.
Dozens of people formed a circle at Galvez Plaza over the weekend praying and calling for “Justice for Trun,” a man who died in 2013 during an encounter with Baton Rouge Police narcotics detectives
Changes are finally on the horizon for the University Lakes and on Monday, June 14, people got a chance to weigh in on a 2016 Master Plan that would completely revitalize the entire system.
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced on Tuesday, May 25, that debris removal would begin for residents who flooded during the rain event that began on Monday, May 17.
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks celebrated Flag Day and the 246th birthday of the US Army with a cake-cutting ceremony at the Denham Springs Army Recruiting Station.
Calcasieu Human Services Director Tarek Polite says those who qualify can get a discount on broadband of up to $50 a month and a one-time discount of up to $100 to buy a computer if they apply. There’s also a $75 discount for households on qualifying tribal lands.
Citizens living in Ascension are tired of looking at the eye sores which is why parish leaders have finally decided to hire DRC Emergency Services to come in and scoop up the mess
