Video surveillance footage used to make arrest in fatal Zion City shooting, police say BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer 20 mins ago Video surveillance footage from surrounding buildings was used to identify a suspect involved in a fatal Zion City shooting last month, Baton Rouge Police said.
Louisiana education chief urges schools to ‘stand firm’ against student misbehavior, bullying By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer 20 mins ago Louisiana educators must “stand firm” against student misbehavior this school year, enforcing the rules so that classrooms remain “peaceful and orderly,” state Superintendent of Education Cade…
Suspect in fatal Florida Boulevard shooting seen exiting getaway car, Baton Rouge police said BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer 20 mins ago The warrant for a man arrested Saturday in connection with an alleged murder in a Florida Boulevard apartment complex earlier this month reveals the driver of the getaway car went to an auto s…
Zachary High hosts annual football camp +2Community news report 4 hrs ago Coach Brew's Mega Camp was July 18 at Zachary High.
+2 Law enforcement battles intense heat as landfill search for teen’s body enters third week BY QUINN COFFMAN & OLIVIA TEES| Staff writers 11 hrs ago The intensive search for the body of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather in the East Baton Rouge Landfill has become “extremely difficult” for local law enforcement due to rising heat, Distri…
Baton Rouge man pleads not-guilty to violating girlfriend with knife. This isn’t his first time. BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer 12 hrs ago A Baton Rouge man was arraigned Monday for a violent sex crime in which the victim reported suffering multiple wounds to her genitals; records show the man, 48-year-old Raymond Brumfield, prev…
Baton Rouge’s Scenic Highway getting road and safety improvements. See the details. BY AVERY WHITE | Staff writer 13 hrs ago A busy Scotlandville thoroughfare is getting a new look as community leaders focus on pedestrian safety.
Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy call for more information on Iran conflict BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer Updated 11 hrs ago WASHINGTON – Louisiana’s two U.S. senators support the military action in Iran but say it’s time for the president to explain the purpose, strategy and off-ramp.
+2 Senior Ůvlog: Covering it all with Ascension Catholic’s Jacob Julien BY TROY LeBOEUF | Contributing writer 15 hrs ago Jacob Julien is a senior football player for Ascension Catholic. Beginning his fourth year as a starter in the secondary and coming off a trip to the state championship game in December. I had…
+6 Heat advisories are in effect for Baton Rouge, could feel like 107 degrees, National Weather Service says BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer 17 hrs ago Baton Rouge is under a heat advisory Monday and Tuesday, with heat indexes of up to 107 degrees possible both days, the National Weather Service said.
Central Mayor Wade Evans will not run for reelection BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer 17 hrs ago After four years leading the East Baton Rouge Parish city, Central Mayor Wade Evans is ready to step aside.
This small group has a big task: revamp Louisiana’s $4B school funding system By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer 18 hrs ago Beginning next month, 15 people could decide the future of school funding in Louisiana.
+2 Louisiana’s Troy Carter wants to lead the Congressional Black Caucus. Here’s his pitch. BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer 18 hrs ago New Orleans Democratic U.S. Rep. Troy Carter is the first candidate running for chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic gets permit for $1.2 million remodel of former restaurant building BY TIMOTHY BOONE | Staff writer 19 hrs ago Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from July 20-24.
Around Ascension for July 29, 2026 BY DARLENE DENSTORFF | Staff writer 21 hrs ago Summer break coming to an end for students
+4 Zachary High football: And so it begins… BY WARREN BRADY | Contributing writer 21 hrs ago Took another trip to Colorado to avoid the heat last week and marry off one of my kids. I was joined by two of my brothers for hikes in the Rockies.
Around Livingston for July 29, 2026 BY DARLENE DENSTORFF | Community news editor 21 hrs ago Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte will present his State of the Parish address at noon Aug. 12 during a Livingston Chamber of Commerce meeting at Forrest Grove Plantation, 8743 Stephen…
These Livingston Parish Library databases will help students ace the new school year Community news report 21 hrs ago As summer winds down and backpacks get dusted off, there's no better time to remember one of your library card's most valuable assets: access to powerful educational databases, library leaders…
+4 Lions club honors achievement, installs new officers Community news report 21 hrs ago Livingston Parish Lions Club recently celebrated its members’ accomplishments, introduced Club Cub members and installed 2026-2027 officers during a banquet at Rudy's Seafood & Steakhouse …
Qualifying set for long November ballot in East, West Feliciana parishes BY JAMES MINTON | Contributing writer 21 hrs ago Candidates for a variety of offices in the Felicianas will qualify Aug. 4-5 to run in the Nov. 3 election.
+4 St. Amant teacher wins top teacher award for civics efforts BY WENDY LOUP | Contributing writer 21 hrs ago Fostering a sense of civic duty and patriotism in her high school students is why St. Amant High School social studies teacher Abbie Tucker won an award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
+5 Local fire departments to start using high-tech CPR devices. Here’s how it will work. BY BLAKE LESCHBER | Staff writer 23 hrs ago One machine will soon be able to help streamline lifesaving efforts across the parish thanks to East Baton Rouge EMS' decision to loan automated CPR devices to area fire departments on Aug. 1.
Incumbents, educators, reformers gearing up for Baton Rouge school board elections BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer 23 hrs ago Six of the nine members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board say they are seeking reelection this fall to oversee the state’s second-largest traditional school district for four more years.
Baton Rouge's judicial races will be unlike any before. Here’s what voters should know. BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer Jul 27, 2026 The fall races for district judgeships in East Baton Rouge Parish will be unusual, with many sitting judges aging off their benches, new subdistricts created and the first seat to be elected b…
+9 American Safety, the transportation provider for Saints and LSU, is much more than a bus company BY RICH COLLINS | Staff writer Updated 20 hrs ago Corey Rosales, the 30-year-old founder of American Safety, has grown a one-man industrial safety training company into a highly diversified venture that employs nearly 500 workers in multiple …
+2 More Louisiana companies are selling to private equity. Is that a bad thing? By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer Jul 27, 2026 The sale of Livingston-based Epic Piping to a Houston private equity firm was the latest of three similar deals in south Louisiana in the past month alone. Experts say it won’t be the last.
+4 How federal agents in New Orleans are unraveling a global monkey-torture ring By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Jul 27, 2026 Federal agents knocked on a door in Covington last summer, searching for a woman wanted for an unusual crime.
+3 These historic Bay St. Louis buildings transformed into luxury condos. Are they selling? BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writer Jul 27, 2026 The streets of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, are as busy as ever. Waves of visitors from Louisiana arrive each weekend, and many newcomers keep buying million-dollar homes in cash.