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• Baton Rouge restaurant floods multiple times in one week Play Video

  May 12, 2026 6:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A restaurant under the Perkins Road overpass has flooded multiple times over the past week, and business owners believe a nearby construction project may be part of the problem. Surveillance video from BLDG 5 on Kalurah Street shows several inches of water inside the restaurant while... more »

• 5 arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 19-year-old from Denham Springs Play Video

  March 30, 2026 12:49 PM

  LUTCHER — The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office announced on Monday that five people were arrested in connection with the shooting that killed 19-year-old Damon Summerlin and injured a 17-year-old from Denham Springs. Summerlin and the 17-year-old were both found suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot of... more »

• Live After Five announces spring 2026 lineup, treating capital area residents to six weeks of free live music

  March 21, 2026 12:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Live After Five announced its spring 2026 lineup on Friday, treating capital area residents to six weeks of free live music. Live After Five is Baton Rouge's largest and longest-running free concert series, taking place each Friday from April 10 to May 22. This year's... more »

• Man accused of stealing $5,000 worth of shingles, building materials from Gonzales work sites Play Video

  March 10, 2025 12:34 PM

  GONZALES — A man accused of stealing $5,000 worth of shingles and other materials from two construction sites in Gonzales was arrested. David Williams, 62, was arrested by Ascension Parish deputies on Feb. 28 for the thefts. Deputies said that Williams allegedly stole the materials at two under-construction... more »

• Deputies arrest man accused of luring people with promise of discounted PS5, robbing them at gunpoint Play Video

  January 9, 2025 5:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish deputies arrested a man Thursday accused of luring multiple people to an abandoned home in Baton Rouge under the false pretense of a discounted PlayStation 5 and robbing them at gunpoint. Willie Cousin, 20, allegedly ran a Facebook Marketplace page where he... more »

• 5 people injured in early Saturday morning shooting on Bourbon Street

  April 24, 2021 11:52 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - NOPD are investigating an overnight Saturday shooting on Bourbon street that left five people wounded. Police arrived on scene of the shooting shortly before 2 am to find the five victims. Four of victims were treated at local hospitals while one was treated at the scene.... more »

• Five men arrested in Tangipahoa Parish drug raid

  August 22, 2017 2:06 PM

  INDEPENDENCE - Multiple law enforcement agencies joined forces to conduct a raid on a Tangipahoa Parish home last week. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards says the following five men were arrested in connection to the drug suppression operation. Allen Cook, 49, of Hammond Shelby Snow, 24, of... more »

• DOTD: Nicholson Drive bridge to reopen in five weeks

  July 14, 2017 1:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The bridge on Nicholson Drive, near Brightside Drive and before Gardere Lane, will reopen in five weeks, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced on July 14. The bridge closed on July 10 for crews to assess damage and to make emergency repairs.... more »