Baton Rouge came through Tuesday night's storms relatively unscathed, with a combined total of 279 Entergy and Demco customers reported without power as of 6 a.m. Wednesday. Roads remain open and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday morning at Carpenter House after ...

A Baton Rouge man was arrested Thursday on two counts of pornography involving juveniles, following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the East Baton ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The EBR Metro Council meeting set for Wednesday, May 14, will involve a public discussion on ‘Thrive! East Baton Rouge.’ ‘Thrive! East Baton Rouge’ is the budget ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - You are being invited to participate in Wesley United Methodist Church’s Founder’s Day event on Sunday, May 18. There will be a service to mark the 159th Founder’s ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The host of an award-winning Baton Rouge radio show, T-Bob Hebert, announced he will be leaving to join Barstool Sports. LouisianaSports.net reported that ...

The Regional will run from Friday to Sunday, with all games played at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge. The Regional will not be aired on traditional TV — with the exception of one game on SEC Network ...

BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 7 Arkansas (40-9, 17-7 SEC), the first team in the country to 40 wins, ventures into Baton Rouge for its penultimate SEC weekend series of 2025, taking on No. 3 LSU (38-11 ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The LSU softball team will make its 26th NCAA Tournament appearance and host the Baton Rouge Regional May 16-18 as the No. 10 overall seed. The 2025 Baton Rouge Regional is ...

Chef and restaurateur Melissa Araujo, a two-time James Beard Award semifinalist, was arrested in Baton Rouge on Wednesday on a felony count of government benefits fraud, according to court records.

While the Dixie Landin' Theme Park, situated on Perkins Road East near Interstate 10, will reopen this month for the 2025 summer season, the adjacent Blue Bayou Water Park will not be opening this ...

ADDIS, La. — John Foster is headed back to West Baton Rouge after making it to the Top 3 on 'American Idol' and his hometown is throwing a parade to celebrate. Host Ryan Seacrest teased Foster's ...