Senate Bill 51 passed out of committee with minimal opposition and is headed to the full Senate for a final passage vote. If ...

LSU men’s basketball season ends after an 87-82 loss to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament as the Tigers finish 15-17.

A 94-year-old rape victim has been discharged from the hospital and is improving daily, according to people familiar with her ...

A line of severe weather moved through the WAFB viewing area on Wednesday evening, prompting multiple tornado warnings and leaving thousands without power, along with reports of downed trees.

The state house of representatives approved HB 675, which would designate part of U.S. Highway 425 from Louisiana State Highway 913 to Morgan Street as the “Assistant Chief Bill Jewel ‘Putt’ Linder ...

A Louisiana lawmaker is pushing to open a recreational alligator hunting season, citing a growing gator population and unused commercial hunting tags being returned each year. Senate Bill 244, filed ...

Southern University’s School of Nursing is once again a top-five finalist for best nursing school in the United States.

A Plaquemine woman says her electricity bill topped $1,000 last month, nearly triple what she paid the month before, and she wants answers from the city that controls her utilities. Tonya Grant said ...

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed two people are in custody following a residential burglary investigation along Weiss Road in Walker.

The shooting marks the second time in a matter of days that a child has died from gun violence in Baton Rouge. Over the weekend, an 8-year-old was killed after being struck by a stray bullet while ...

Now, a metro councilman is taking action. Metro Councilman Darryl Hurst has launched “Operation Speed Hump,” an initiative aimed at identifying neighborhoods in his district where speeding is a ...

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that took place in the 1000 block of North 49th Street on Wednesday morning.