Former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden passed away early this morning at Carpenter House following a lengthy illness. He was 72.

The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office identified the victims of two separate shootings in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, April 1. Skip to content. WAFB Podcasts. Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network.

Concerns about salt contaminating Baton Rouge's underground drinking water supply has prompted regulators to order a sweeping — and some say difficult-to-accomplish — look at pumping and ...

RIGHT NOW, BATON ROUGE POLICE ARE WORKING TO TRACK DOWN A THIRD SUSPECT IN WHAT POLICE ARE CALLING A HAZING DEATH OF 20 YEAR OLD CALEB WILSON. WELL, JUST TODAY, A SECOND SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED BY U ...

Baton Rouge offers visitors a unique Mardi Gras celebration. Visit Baton Rouge. New Orleans rules the roost when it comes to all things Mardi Gras, celebrated in elaborate style each year on Fat ...

Baton Rouge General has taken its show on the road. Thanks to generous donations communities and businesses in Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge General launched a mobile health unit in late September. The ...

The state Supreme Court has approved a controversial plan for residents in a Baton Rouge community to create a new city — a whiter, wealthier one. IE 11 is not supported.

A group of wealthy white Baton Rouge residents have won a decades-long battle to split from the majority-black city to form their own suburb following the state’s Supreme Court ruling.

ExxonMobil restarted the coker on Thursday night at its 522,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) Baton Rouge, Louisiana refinery, ... ExxonMobil logo is seen in this illustration taken, October 6, 2023.

The Baton Rouge Police Department charged three of its officers and a deputy chief with trying to hide their use of stun guns during a strip search.

Recent lawsuits filed against the Baton Rouge Police Department have put a spotlight on a long string of misconduct and abuse claims against the department's officers, including at a police ...

A deputy police chief and three other ranking officers in Louisiana face criminal charges after allegedly striking and tasing a suspect during an arrest then covering it up, Baton Rouge Police ...