WBRZ - Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department plans to hold free self-defense classes for women.

There will be four classes with each class running about four hours.

The police department plans to hold three groups of classes, they are:

Group 1: March 6th, 8th, 13th and 15th.

Group 2: March 20th, 22nd, 24th and 26th.

Group 3: April 17th, 19th, 24th and 26th.

Classes will be held at the Police Academy gym, 704 Mayflower, starting each night at 6:00pm and ending around 10:00pm.

The classes involve hands-on physical training; attendance at the first class is mandatory.

Anyone interested in attending should contact the Training Academy at (225) 389-3886.