Baton Rouge Fire Department Chief Michael Kimble said he will remain the top official of the newly merged agencies, and the EMS director will report to him. ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced the merging of the city’s emergency medical services and the Baton Rouge Fire Department. The new ...

According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire happened around 3:30 a.m. on Edgewood Drive near N. 22nd Street. The house was boarded up, and no one appeared to be living there.

The Baton Rouge Fire Department was sending a boat to help the fight. Later in the night, crews started pulling water from the river to help extinguish the fire.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced the merging of the city’s emergency medical services and the Baton Rouge Fire Department. The new ...