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Baton Rouge received more robocalls per capita than any other city, report shows
October 16, 2023 2:11 PM
BATON ROUGE - This isn't about your car's extended warranty, thank goodness. Of the 4.3 billion robocalls in the month of September, Baton Rouge phones rang nearly 30 million times, according to a report by the YouMail Robocall Index . Top 10 robocalled cities, per capita, in September... more » -
Dufrocq School principal no longer on the job after Investigative Unit uncovered reports of child left in squalor Play Video
October 12, 2023 1:52 PM
BATON ROUGE - Seven weeks after an Investigative Unit report about a child left covered in feces, the principal at the Dufrocq School has left the job. The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board confirms that Ariane St. Julien is no longer with the school. The school issued a... more » -
State will allow individual parishes to opt out of statewide burn ban Play Video
September 27, 2023 4:37 PM
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is set to ease restrictions considering the statewide burn ban, which has been in effect since August 14. Under new rules starting Friday, September 29, individual parishes can choose to opt out of the ban. Fire chiefs also have the... more » -
EBR school board refuses to vote on staggered start times, asks superintendent for new plan Play Video
August 24, 2023 5:59 PM
BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System unveiled its proposed staggered start times for all schools in the district, but the motion was substituted for a new plan. Under the original proposal, start times would be at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., and 9 a.m., and... more » -
Planning to sue over controversial 'Day of Hope' event, attorneys send demand letter to EBR superintendent
August 23, 2023 1:00 PM
BATON ROUGE - Attorneys representing the families of multiple students have sent a letter to East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent Dr. Sito Narcisse seeking documents related to the school district's controversial "Day of Hope" trip . The notice, known as a demand letter, is to notify a potential... more » -
Driver led police on 150mph chase before deadly helicopter crash; suspect booked for manslaughter Play Video
March 26, 2023 1:11 PM
ERWINVILLE - A man who fled police in Baton Rouge, triggering a high-speed chase that spilled into West Baton Rouge Parish, is facing manslaughter charges after the pursuit led to a helicopter crash that killed two officers. On Monday, the Baton Rouge Police Department identified the officers killed as... more »