Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in the Baton Rouge metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is ...

More than 30 years ago, judicial voting districts were set up in East Baton Rouge Parish to help settle a lawsuit over the lack of Black judges on the bench in Louisiana. Now, a bill moving ...

Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip Holden has died. He was a New Orleans native who left his mark in the political realm in New Orleans. Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip ...

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge has died. Family confirmed former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden died on Wednesday morning ...

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.

BATON ROUGE - Lawmakers, officials and other prominent names in the capital city are offering their condolences after former Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden died early Wednesday morning.

Larry Lee, founding member of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and co-writer of "Jackie Blue," died Saturday at age 78. Lee's death was unexpected, and the band plans to celebrate his life by ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A public body aimed at keeping the drinking water safe for residents in metro Baton Rouge was told last year that part of the fee it imposes to monitor water usage is ...

CAN HELP, CALL CRIME STOPPERS. WE’RE ALSO FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS FROM BATON ROUGE AS POLICE INVESTIGATE A DEADLY SHOOTING INVOLVING TWO AMAZON EMPLOYEES. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT DYLAN ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Community College and ExxonMobil are hosting an open house for the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative (NBRITI). It will take place at the BRCC ...