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BATON ROUGE – A man arrested Saturday is accused of following and shooting at a car he believed to be driven by the man responsible for his brother’s death in 2015.  Standley Yates, 29, was arrested Saturday for a shooting that happened on Jan. 6. The victim told Baton Rouge police he was driving on…

LIVINGSTON PARISH – The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a missing person with dementia. According to LPSO, Victoria McDonald, 47, is five-foot-five, 110 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen with a pink and black jacket, purple pants, green shoes, and she may be traveling on a black…

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BATON ROUGE – A woman was arrested Saturday after trying to burn a man’s house down twice.  Arrest paperwork said Jenette Green went to a home on Byron Street on March 3 and spoke to the homeowner, who told her to leave. The following day, the homeowner woke up to his window broken, curtains on…

BATON ROUGE – In January, the East Baton Rouge school board placed Adam Smith as the interim superintendent. At the time of Smith’s appointment, parents and teacher rallied behind the EBR school veteran. Now the clock is ticking for the school board to decide on a new leader.  “We are far from a final decision,”…

ETHEL – One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of LA 10 and LA 955 in East Feliciana Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. According to police, Frank Stevens, 57, of Ethel, died after his 2016 Toyota Scion turned left onto LA 10 in front of the path of a 2005…

LEXINGTON – No. 3 LSU softball defeated No. 21 Kentucky 6-2 in their first SEC game of the season. LSU led for most of the game after scoring two in the second inning and three in the third inning, with Kentucky never closing the gap of 4 points. LSU’s series with Kentucky continues Saturday in…

GONZALES – The Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested a 30-year-old man for 247 counts of child pornography Thursday afternoon. Phoenix Goodwin was arrested for 247 counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13. Agents initially got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which led…

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – A man who allegedly shot at three women and killed one of them in a deadly triple shooting on Feb. 28 was arrested in Oklahoma on Thursday.  The Oklahoma City Police Department said it arrested Darius Howard, 23, after an investigation led the local law enforcement and the United States Marshals…

BATON ROUGE – Holi Fest, or the “festival of colors” is set to take place in the downtown capital area for its annual painting of the streets.  Holi is a traditional festival that originated in India. The celebration is sometimes referred to as the “festival of colors” or the “festival of love” and symbolizes the…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday. Last year’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze in the…

BATON ROUGE – The former Rock Paper Taco building on Perkins Road could become a funeral home in the near future.  The property’s owner, Donald Jarreau Jr., filed a rezoning application with the Baton Rouge Planning Commission to repurpose the space from a restaurant to a funeral home. The rezoning application is on the agenda…

BATON ROUGE – A former juvenile judge is now working alongside the Department of Children and Family Services to help kids and families under the state ombudsman office. Former judge Kathleen Richey took the role in 2023 after Sen. Regina Barrow (D) passed legislation creating the oversight position.  “When we created this department it was really…

BATON ROUGE – Despite still needing crucial approval from city leaders, the storied ‘LSU Arena’ is ready to go. “It was probably a little over a year ago where I would say we started aggressively pursuing some options,” LSU Athletics COO Keli Zinn said. Zinn has been working closely with the Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF)…

BATON ROUGE – A fire off Airline Highway was caused by an HVAC malfunction Wednesday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the 8000 block of Airway Drive for a commercial building fire. Crews found and contained the fire that was believed to be started inside a hair salon. The fire was determined to…

BATON ROUGE — With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday expanded gun rights for most Louisiana residents and approved new ways to execute death row prisoners. Louisiana’s new concealed carry law, (Senate Bill 1) which takes effect on Independence Day, lowers from 21 to 18 the age at which residents may…

BATON ROUGE – In a battle between fruit and fruit flavored, one lawmaker is pushing for sweets to take a backseat. State representative Troy Romero’s (R) proposed bill could limit what low income families are able to buy from the grocery store, like candy and foods that are high in sugar.  Romero’s proposed bill would…

BATON ROUGE – Congressman Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, said Monday that he intends to run for reelection in his current district. Graves said he believes the court will throw out the redrawn district maps. The Congressional district lines are the subject of a federal lawsuit demanding a second majority Black district. Gov. Jeff Landry called…

Crane flies, mosquito hawks, “skeeter eaters”—those nuisance bugs are everywhere recently, in our homes, our businesses, and even in our cars.  There are a few misconceptions about the humble crane fly, however, that the LSU AgCenter cleared up in a Facebook post on Sunday.  The AgCenter corrected one major misunderstanding: crane flies do not eat…

BATON ROUGE – Detectives are searching for a man wanted for two counts of attempted murder.  Capital Region Crime Stoppers said investigators were looking for Trent Hayward, 33, for two counts of attempted second-degree murder and illegal use of weapons, but did not detail his charges further.  Anyone with information on Hayward’s whereabouts is encouraged…

BATON ROUGE — Former Louisiana lawmaker Ted James sat down with WBRZ’s Bess Casserleigh to discuss his challenging Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome in this year’s election. Watch their extended conversation. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana News Press Release Distribution Service

ST. HELENA PARISH – An Amite man was killed Saturday when the go-kart he was riding in ran off the road and into a sign.  According to State Police, 38-year-old Timothy Larkin was riding a go-kart along LA-16 near Leonard Chapel Road around 2 p.m. Troopers said they don’t know why Larkin’s go-cart went off…