MARDI GRAS 2025: Your guide to parades and parties in Baton Rouge and beyond
South Louisiana is gearing up for the 2025 Mardi Gras season and there are several parades and parties that will roll through ...
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Baton Rouge, La., Ends Contract With Gunshot Detection Company
In a major belt-tightening measure, Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said he's ending a $400,000 annual contract with a company that's provided the city for 18 years with sensor technology.
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Live After 5 will return to a full schedule after local companies step up
Baton Rouge’s free concert series will return to a full, six-show lineup after MAPP Construction and b1Bank stepped up as ...
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Federal judge chides Baton Rouge police over chases, but 'reluctantly' tosses civil case
A federal judge recently blasted the Baton Rouge Police Department for a pattern of recklessness in high-speed chases, but ...
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Baton Rouge police uses tech that alerts officers to gunfire. Why is it ending after 18 years?
ShotSpotter automatically alerts police when shots are fired. Here's why BRPD chose to end the $400,000 yearly contract.