Pastor and sister charged with arson
A Baton Rouge pastor and her sister were arrested Thursday for allegedly setting her million-dollar home ablaze...
Mother stabs daughter's allegedly abusive boyfriend
A mother was arrested and booked second-degree murder charge after fatally stabbing her daughter's boyfriend Saturday night during a physical altercation...
LSU QB, teammate booked in bar fight and released
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and teammate Joshua Johns were released on $5,000 bond each Friday in connection with a bar fight that injured four people...
Thunder's Kevin Durant working on deal to star in film
The film, which has a basketball subplot, has not yet been named, but it's scheduled to go into production in mid-September, according to sources...
'Lil Boosie' accused of prison syrup smuggling scheme
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) - State police say rapper Torrence "Lil Boosie" Hatch is facing allegations he schemed to try to smuggle codeine syrup into the state penitentiary at Angola...
Segregation, nooses and slurs alleged at oil company
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The lawsuit was filed this week in a Texas federal court against Turner Industries Group LLC, which is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has denied any harrassment...
Does 'Thuggin' film make Baton Rouge look bad?
VIDEO - The profanity-laced movie promises more guns and better stunts, all in the name of entertainment...
Legislator launches 'Low Pants No Chance' campaign
VIDEO - "It doesn't look well number one, and number two, I think it lessens your chances of being employable," says the councilwoman of the baggy pants look...
Baton Rouge area second, New Orleans third in nation in AIDS
Miami ranks No. 1 in the nation, according to CDC data...
Lil Boosie pleads not guilty to murder, conspiracy charges
The 27-year-old Baton Rouge, Louisiana, rapper -- already behind bars on a probation violation -- was indicted on first-degree murder charges by a grand jury on June 17...
