East Baton Rouge ... up funding for the parish’s flood protection system. But the council rejected the measure amid an outcry from library supporters. In 2015, some Baton Rouge leaders ...

Jurors also voted to ask the Amite River Basin Commission to switch its focus on East Feliciana Parish flood control efforts from the Comite River to the Amite, after hearing from two basin ...

Now, he leads the consolidated government of Baton Rouge and surrounding East Baton Rouge Parish ... In 2017, when she took office, the parish was in crisis: A devastating flood had displaced ...

She recalled the chaos then — watching television reports of her New Orleans East neighborhood inundated ... a structure to their name." In Baton Rouge, Colleen Waguespack, owner of Fig ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First ... this whole design and concept is this massive flood control project,” Evans explained, pointing to a map of the area. “The idea was: how do we ...

Republicans in the House and Senate introduced a bill Thursday called the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act, upping the fight over parental rights. The goal of bill is to apply the strict ...

This is what’s happening at schools in East Baton Rouge Parish. East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent Lamont Cole said enough is enough and is now calling for major policy changes. Chaos erupting at ...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A man has been arrested following a drug investigation that took place during the month of January, deputies said. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff ...

at the 11 East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority communities. Agroforestry apprentices tour the Baton Roots Community Farm at BREC's Howell Community Park on the first day of their apprenticeship.

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards talks about the upcoming winter weather. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave an enthusiastic thumbs up on Monday (January 20) after newly sworn-in U ...

They added that a handgun and rifle were recovered and found to be stolen from St. Martin Parish. The investigation into the deputy-involved shooting has been turned over to the East Baton Rouge ...

The Emergency Operations Center for East Baton Rouge Parish is set to deactivate Friday, days after a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and historic snow.