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• 15-year-old accused of killing one and injuring another on Nicholson Drive amid Hurricane Ida's aftermath

  August 30, 2021 11:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A teenager is accused of shooting two people during an argument just hours after Hurricane Ida slammed the capital area. The gunfire was reported around 8:45 a.m. Monday, August 30 at the Save More market on Nicholson Drive just outside LSU's campus. Police said the... more »

• Woman released from hospital days after being shot in deadly weekend rampage

  August 5, 2021 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One of three people shot during a man's crime spree in which he stabbed his grandmother to death was released from the hospital Thursday. Rachel Tullos and her mother, Debbie, were shot in the parking lot of a shopping center on Highland Road Sunday morning. The... more »

• One person transported to hospital after shooting near LSU

  July 12, 2020 7:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials are responding to a shooting near LSU Sunday evening. Around 5:45 p.m. emergency crews arrived to the 300 block of West Parker Blvd. near Park Place Apartments. One person who sustained non-life threatening injuries was transported to the hospital. Details are limited. This... more »

• Street artist paints "I Can't Breathe" mural in South Baton Rouge Play Video

  June 21, 2020 9:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A large mural has been painted on a building located on Thomas Delpit Drive in South Baton Rouge, depicting an image of an incident that sparked an international outcry over police brutality. "The mural I painted, is for the people to look at and never forget... more »

• Lincoln Theater revitalization could get more funding

  March 29, 2018 12:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A pillar of the African-American community in South Baton Rouge sits in disrepair but could soon be revitalized. The Lincoln Theater just southeast of downtown might reopen its doors next year, and an appropriation from the metro council could help. A proposal from the Mayor's office to... more »

• Wave of criminal activity ends with gunfire in BR neighborhood

  July 19, 2017 12:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Police have worked somewhere in the neighborhood of three-dozen investigations in the Old South Baton Rouge area since the beginning of the month data posted on the city's Citizen Connect portal shows. A check of reports of crimes came Wednesday morning after a wave of overnight... more »

• EBRSO: Group sought in string of vehicle burglaries in south BR Play Video

  May 26, 2017 11:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE – East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office detectives are searching for a group of men wanted for burglarizing several vehicles in south Baton Rouge. The burglaries occurred in the Round Oak and Waterloo Subdivisions on the morning of May 25. According to the sheriff's office, 13 vehicles... more »

• South Baton Rouge Christmas parade set for Dec. 5

  November 30, 2015 5:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Metro Council member Tara Wicker said she wants this year's South Baton Rouge Christmas Parade to bring hope to many families in the area. The parade, themed "A Christmas of Hope," is set for Dec. 5 starting at 10 a.m. It begins and ends at McKinley... more »

• Three injured in overnight shooting

  March 15, 2013 9:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said three people went to the hospital after a shooting overnight in Baton Rouge. Police responded to the scene outside the Leo S. Butler Center, near Buchanan St. and Thomas Delpit Dr., where they found two vehicles. Investigators believe the shooting happened in the... more »