A Feb. 15 special primary election was called to fill the two vacancies in the Legislature after Cleo Fields, a Baton Rouge ...

People in the Baton Rouge area can get free help this tax season on Super Tax Day. Capital Area United Way is partnering with ...

I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana, not now, not ever,” Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

Louisiana students lead the nation in recovering from pandemic learning loss in reading and have made the second biggest ...

A commission has recommended grants be awarded to several juvenile jails, including one in East Baton Rouge Parish and one in ...

The board decided to close Baker Heights Elementary and Baker Middle School for the 2025-26 school year on Wednesday night.

Feb. 13, Governor Jeff Landry signed and sent an extradition request to the New York governor for the doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills online to the mother of a pregnant minor in West ...

Board votes to enter into negotiations with local software executive to head up the nonprofit business development ...

On Thursday, the community gathered to explore the center’s wide range of offerings, including mental health support, legal assistance, domestic violence services, and a creative space for ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for a man wanted on several theft-related charges.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Bonvenu Bank, awarded $50,000 in Heirs’ Property Program grants to two organizations that support resolving heirs’ property ...

Press L. Robinson held a book signing at Southern University’s Museum of Art, where his newest book, Pressing Forward, was featured.