"I wanted to make this a gift," Mark LeBlanc said. "I've worked for the parish for 36 years. I'm proud to work here. I'm ...

Parish DPW workers will no longer voluntarily pickup large woody waste piles starting next year, officials said.

East Baton Rouge Parish will soon fly a new official flag, designed by Mark J. LeBlanc, which includes symbols of the three ...

According to officials, popping fireworks is illegal in Denham Springs but legal in Walker and other parts of the parish.

BREC could become part of the East Baton Rouge city-parish government under a proposal filed Thursday in the state Legislature, where a prior attempt to dismantle the parks agency failed several ...

The Baton Rouge Metro Council has approved for the Baton Rouge Police Department to be featured on the live documentary ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge’s City-Parish Planning Commission has begun the 5-Year Update to FUTUREBR, the Comprehensive Master Plan for our city-parish.

With just 21 days left until Election Day, the race for East Baton Rouge's mayor-president is shaping up to be more competitive. Fundraising has already surpassed previous races, with Democratic ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man is dead after being hit by a city-parish vehicle while walking early Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge. Police identified the victim as 67-year-old Gerald Estrade. It ...

Former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden passed away on Wednesday at the age of 72, leaving behind his wife Lois, five children, and two sisters.

The new City of St. George will include at least 86,000 residents across a 60-square-mile area in the southeast corner of East Baton Rouge Parish, making it one of the largest cities in the state ...