Louisiana is poised to adopt new measures that watchdogs warn raise barriers to holding public officials accountable via the ...

Family members confirmed former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden died on Wednesday morning, May 14. He was 72. Holden, an attorney and graduate of both LSU and Southern ...

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 ...

A new audit reveals $30K in missing items and spending concerns at a Baton Rouge community center under the former Metro ...

President Donald Trump has nominated veteran prosecutor Kurt Wall to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, elevating a longtime local and state prosecutor to one of the ...

McCray was arrested on two counts of pornography involving juveniles and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, the Sheriff's Office said. The Louisiana Attorney General's Cyber Crime Unit ...

Hillar Moore, East Baton Rouge Parish's long-time district attorney, considered Holden a "dear friend." Moore called Holden a good listener who "incorporated the visions of others" in setting an ...

More than 30 years ago, judicial voting districts were set up in East Baton Rouge Parish to help settle ... elected in Louisiana by a group of Black attorneys, including now-retired 19th JDC ...

When Baton Rouge inspectors determine a blighted property ... “We just need to work with the parish attorney to figure out the best way to get things moving forward.” The chamber argues ...

Drago’s is set to open a new Baton Rouge restaurant in Perkins Rowe this summer, after it closed its first local location in January. The restaurant will move into a nearly 7,300-square-foot ...