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• Four arrested in month-long crime spree across Baton Rouge

  January 27, 2022 2:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Four suspects were arrested this week for their roles in a string of armed robberies reported in the capital area over the past month. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the crime spree started Dec. 29 and involved at least five armed robberies and a home... more »

• Baker church accepting bottled water, other supplies during hurricane relief drive

  September 1, 2020 10:45 AM

  BAKER - Residents who are looking for ways to help fellow Louisianians who've been displaced by Hurricane Laura are invited to donate relief supplies via a site set up at Redemption Life Fellowship Church (2400 Debra Drive) in Baker on Tuesday. The site will begin accepting donated any of... more »

• Livingston Parish authorities searching for unidentified thieves

  February 27, 2019 12:05 PM

  WATSON- Officers with the Livingston Parish Sheriffs office are searching for two suspects that stole more than $ 700 worth of items. Police say one unidentified man entered a retailer in Watson, filled a cart with items then exited the store without paying. The items were then loaded... more »

• 2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday occurs this weekend

  September 1, 2017 1:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - This weekend, hunters are getting a sales tax discount when shopping for firearms or other hunting supplies. From September 1 through September 3, purchases connected to the 2nd Amendment will be fully exempt from local sales taxes and subject to only three percent sales tax instead... more »

• Report: Woman allegedly looted neighbor's flooded home, sold stolen items at yard sales

  July 11, 2017 12:12 PM

  AMITE – A woman was arrested after she allegedly looted her neighbor's flooded home and then sold the stolen items at yard sales. WWL reports that Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies began investigating a looting incident on Thomas Road in Amite in December. A large number of personal... more »

• Man arrested after leaving shirt, items at scene of armed robbery

  June 5, 2017 5:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested after police linked him to the scene of an armed robbery on Poinsettia Drive. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested 32-year-old Kelvin Martin for one charge of armed robbery. The sheriff's office responded to the 7400 block of Poinsettia Drive and were... more »

• Man arrested for drugs, burglary and resisting arrest in Ascension

  March 27, 2017 12:35 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE – Police say a man faces drug and burglary charges after he was seen roaming around abandoned homes in Prairieville last week. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies responded to Barbara Road on Mar. 24 in reference to a suspicious man roaming around abandoned homes. At the scene, deputies... more »

• Albany church giving out free items for flood victims Thursday

  August 25, 2016 12:04 PM

  ALBANY – Volunteers and church officials of the Blood River Baptist Church in Albany will be assisting flood victims on Thursday afternoon. Volunteers will be giving out basic need items such as all household essentials, clothes, food and water. Items will be placed in boxes for those receiving them... more »

• Shelter at Celtic Studios in need of items for evacuees

  August 17, 2016 8:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has received a donation request for several items for the flood evacuees at the Celtic Media Centre shelter. Officials ask that the items are dropped off to Celtic Media Centre directly at 10000 Celtic Drive, Baton Rouge, LA... more »

• Baton Rouge in 1939: Time capsule opened 77 years later Play Video

  April 5, 2016 12:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A time capsule sealed in 1939 was opened Monday, 77 years after it was buried at the old Louisiana School for the Deaf. That building eventually became the Baton Rouge Police headquarters and is now being renovated by the Department of Corrections. February 22, 1939 was the... more »