News from 4/8/2026
- Cox Charities gives $38K in grants to eight Baton Rouge nonprofits
- Livingston Parish Library board raises director salary in attempt to attract candidates, report says
- Former St. Francisville Police officer quietly charged in 2022 death of woman found in hotel bathtub
- Group of veterans set to return to Baton Rouge with fanfare from Honor Flight Louisiana
- 47-year-old man dies in hospital after shooting along Sherwood Street
- Authorities arrest man wanted for nearly eight years on Assumption Parish contractor fraud charges
- Baton Rouge man arrested on child sex abuse charges after allegedly meeting 13-year-old at park
- New Jersey man arrested for scamming Kentwood senior citizen out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold
- Baton Rouge woman wanted for allegedly stabbing man, slashing his girlfriend's tires
- VIDEO: Baton Rouge man arrested in Texas on money laundering, evading police charges after leading pursuit
- Less than a day after a ceasefire, Iran closes Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon
- Bill to criminalize improper firearm storage to protect minors fails
- WATCH: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge hosts Southern University head football coach Marshall Faulk
- West Feliciana Parish receives millions in broadband expansion investments
- WastePro hosting hiring event in Geismar for industrial driver jobs later this month
- 4 Metro Council members propose new strategy for city-parish raises, mayor says his plan to fund BRPD is solid
- Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival returns to Tangipahoa Parish for 54th year this weekend
- 'Thanks to God:' Family reunited with one-year-old after boy was abducted
- 2une In Previews: Pathways to Triumph hosting gala dedicated to 'rebuilding life after stroke'
- 72-year-old woman dead after train, vehicle crash near Iberville Parish-West Baton Rouge Parish line