BATON ROUGE, La. — A bridge that once linked the Mississippi Riverfront in downtown Baton Rouge to the former Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino collapsed on Friday, according to WBRZ.

East Baton Rouge Parish Supt. LaMont Cole's realignment plan closes nine schools, relocates four, gives seven new grade ...

A man was gunned down early Friday in an apparent robbery outside a gas station on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge, with the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, according to police. The ...

State Rep. Dixon McMakin views himself as a small government conservative. But a parade of fellow Baton Rouge Republicans repeatedly told him Wednesday he had committed the egregious sin of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As a mom, Erin Pourciau-Bradford knows how challenging it can be to keep children on the right path. “That’s what people want to know, if something’s not right ...

The following is a news release from Louisiana State Police. BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - On April 25, 2025, at approximately 4:50 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A responded to a ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Next Tuesday’s meeting before the State House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment may be a barn burner. At least 10 different bills are scheduled to be heard ...

BATON ROUGE — Kim Mulkey and her staff have done it again. LSU women's basketball makes the biggest splash of the offseason once more, this time landing highly sought after South Carolina junior ...

The best time to visit Baton Rouge is March through May and September through November. The spring and fall months offer highs in the 70s and 80s and plenty of events. Winters here are mild ...