Seven people were killed in a surge of violence across the Baton Rouge area over the weekend. Here is what authorities know ...

A corrections officer in East Baton Rouge Parish accused of dealing drugs to inmates was fired and arrested Wednesday.

Two deputies that worked as guards in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison have been named in a federal lawsuit alleging they forced a female inmate to have sex with one of the jailers.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A federal lawsuit filed against East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux and two people who worked at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison alleges an employee acted as ...

Two years is how much time officials say a man will spend behind bars for his involvement in a boating crash that left two ...

Louisiana First News anchor Bryanna Moore talks to a BREC worker about preparing sandbags ahead of the tropical disturbance that hit the Baton Rouge area on Thursday, July 17.

Kedric Lee, 31, of Gonzales was charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder and more after a shooting at a barber shop in Baton Rouge.

An exhaustive review of homicide cases in New Orleans and East Baton Rouge found that it took years longer than recommended ...

McManus was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges of indecent behavior with juveniles, ...

Two of the most disturbing news stories I have read in a long time deal with the slow pace of major criminal justice cases in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. “Longing for justice,” the New Orleans story, ...