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• Baton Rouge police use drone to help arrest peeping tom suspect Play Video

  March 31, 2026 7:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A drone helped Baton Rouge Police track down an accused peeping tom. Jeremiah Celestine was picked up on March 20 on several charges, including unauthorized entry into a dwelling, burglary of a dwelling, operating a place of prostitution and peeping tom. Court records show Celestine... more »

• 'We're getting there:' New owners of Fleur de Lis Pizza give update on renovations Play Video

  March 26, 2026 2:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - If you've driven by the closed Fleur De Lis Pizza on Government Street recently, you may have noticed that construction fencing has been removed and the site remains unchanged. It closed in July 2022. Big Horn River, LLC, purchased the local restaurant in June 2025. Company... more »

• 2une In Previews: Taste of Mid City returning to Baton Rouge to raise money for Kids' Orchestra Play Video

  March 11, 2026 7:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Taste of Mid City, an event that celebrates the Baton Rouge food scene, is returning to South Foster Drive this month. The event, hosted by Franklin Associates and The Executive Center, brings the best local restaurants and chefs to the forefront at The Executive Center on... more »

• Sacred Heart of Jesus School closed Monday after more than 40% of staff, students report being sick Play Video

  February 9, 2026 12:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Sacred Heart of Jesus School was closed Monday after more than 40% of students and 41% of staff members reported that they were sick or caring for someone who is sick, a letter sent to teachers over the weekend said. The data on sick staff members... more »

• 70 for 70: Chris Thomas King kept blues legacy of his father's jazz club Tabby's Blues Box alive Play Video

  December 2, 2025 8:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Chris Thomas King's father, Rockin' Tabby Thomas, opened Tabby's Blues Box to reclaim the blues. But by the early 2000s, the Baton Rouge club sat vacant on North Boulevard. In 2019, however, King helped recreate his father's legacy. "Louisiana blues had left Louisiana. It... more »

• Owners of Fleur de Lis Pizza asking for help finding stolen sign ahead of 2026 opening Play Video

  November 13, 2025 1:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Fleur de Lis Pizza, a Mid City staple whose doors are expected to open back up in 2026, is asking the public for help finding a sign stolen off the Government Street building. The owners of the revitalized pizzeria are offering a $1,500 reward for the... more »

• Fleur de Lis Pizza plans spring 2026 reopening after being sold for $1.1 million

  November 7, 2025 3:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After closing its doors in July of 2022, a beloved local restaurant plans to reopen with a new look in the spring of 2026. Fleur de Lis Pizza, a Government Street staple since 1946, announced its return on social media after being closed for over three... more »

• BRFD: Vacant home catches fire, declared total loss; no foul play suspected Play Video

  May 20, 2024 10:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A Monday morning fire that damaged most of a vacant Prescott Road duplex is being investigated by the Baton Rouge Fire Department. The fire started around 2 a.m. Monday morning, with firefighters arriving shortly after to see flames coming from the windows of one side of... more »

• Large house fire near Government Street sparked by overloaded power strip Play Video

  May 11, 2022 2:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A home just off Government Street was engulfed in flames after it caught fire Wednesday afternoon. Fire investigators said an overloaded power strip sparked the fire that demolished the two-story home at the corner of Wisteria Street and S. 17th Street around 1 p.m. Firefighters... more »