City leaders joined Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and authorities from the Baton Rouge Police Department in support of Project ChildSafe, an initiative created by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).
LSU fans are known for their passion, and sometimes for having too much of it. But now, many are seeing how giving Tiger fans can be, after coming together to help the family of two Georgia Southern fans who died in a car accident on their way home from the season opener in Baton Rouge.
The National Cancer Institute is providing $13.6 million to combine and expand two clinical trials networks focusing on minority and underserved patients in Louisiana and Mississippi
When medical marijuana became available on Aug. 6, Alex Domino said he had no expectations. For him, the medicine was simply a remedy for a myriad of serious ailments that he had not tried.
Fay Sims spent Labor Day on a fishing trip surrounded by loved ones. The holiday marks the beginning of the month in which her late son, Wayde Sims’, life was tragically claimed by gun violence in 2018.
One of the attorneys for the family of a man shot and killed by a West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy is now responding to news of that deputy’s return to work.
Several Beauty Plus makeup products are being recalled after testing positive for asbestos, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday, Sept. 6.
Every campaign season, candidates’ signs are stolen. This year though, one candidate for District 68 State Representative says someone took things much further, with derogatory graffiti on his signs.
Louisiana's Supreme Court has rejected a New Orleans Saints fan's lawsuit against the NFL and game officials over the failure to call a crucial penalty against the Los Angeles Rams in a January playoff game
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, which is set to open Oct. 5, is now hosting a community open house event for the public to tour the new facility.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) says over 520 cases of hepatitis A have been linked to an ongoing outbreak declared in Dec. of 2018, however cases have been tracked since January of 2018.
The eastbound lanes of the I-10 Twin Span have reopened after being closed due to a Friday morning accident involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck.
Narcotics agents in Hancock County just uncovered what they’re calling “an extensive marijuana growing operation” on Rotten Bayou Road. They also believe this same operation may be the source of vaping products that have been turning up in the hands of local high school students.
One of the most controversial items voters in East Baton Rouge Parish will see on their ballot in October is the proposed City of St. George, and it drew a big crowd Thursday night.
Leaders in the healthcare field say you perform as you train and that makes responding to serious situations, like the evacuation of Dutchtown High School Thursday morning, second nature.
Irvin Schexnayder is among 400 Our Lady of the Lake patients to receive a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, a procedure that allows medical staff to perform a minimally invasive heart surgery. Schexnayder says he would recommend the procedure to anyone, as long as they go through OLOL.
Every time a crime happens that law enforcement needs help solving, you will see a reminder to call Crime Stoppers to report any information you may have. Now, there’s a new way to submit tips while remaining completely anonymous.
Jeff Moulton, executive director of the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training at LSU, says the number of cyber attacks executed everyday is simply too high for his powerful research computers at LSU to count.
There are no term limits for the clerk of court office in East Baton Rouge Parish. Doug Welborn is now in his seventh term and has been the clerk for 28 years, but a well-known city councilwoman is trying to shake things up at City Hall.
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for Charles Johnson, 64, who was reported missing by family members, according to Sheriff Bobby Webre.
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is joining up with numerous agencies to launch a project designed to encourage responsible firearm ownership and storage.
The Denham Springs Police Department is still looking for a man accused of scamming an elderly woman out of money by tricking her into thinking she owed him money for work he never performed on her house.
New allegations have surfaced against a teacher at Collegiate Baton Rouge, who some parents say has been making sexual advances towards underage students.
Two men who were in Baton Rouge for work decided to take a stroll through the near-lifeless Cortana Mall. Little did they know they'd be the last visitors.
Crime scene tape is still visible on North Street. Police say Baton Rouge boxer, Justin Thomas, was walking to his car from a nearby nightclub when he was shot and killed.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its latest findings Tuesday (Sept. 3) on the flight that killed pilot Franklin Augustus and FOX 8 anchor Nancy Parker.
The Zachary Police Department is putting out a reminder to resident that Walmart will no longer allow people to openly carry firearms inside its stores. The retailer announced Tuesday, Sept. 3 it will also no longer sell ammo for handguns.
All six congressmen who serve Louisiana in the House of Representatives hand out thousands of dollars in bonuses to their staffs each year, a researcher says
The Denham Springs Police Department says cameras caught Jacob Tom while he was trying to cash a check written by a lady sitting next to him in the passenger seat of his truck some weeks ago.
