The Advocate

Two Baton Rouge high schools back to regular operations, after ‘no threat’ found in suspicious call investigation, police say

Two Baton Rouge high schools returned to regular operations at about 1 p.m. Friday, lifting lockdowns put into place earlier, as police cleared an investigation into a suspicious phone call made to a ...
NOLA.com

State Track Class 4A, 5A notebook: Baton Rouge athletes excel in rainy conditions

St. Joseph's senior Kennedy Papillion's legs grew tired, but she knew she had to keep jumping. In the Class 5A girls high ...
WDSU

Baton Rouge police arrest 17-year-old in connection with deadly Mall of Louisiana shooting

HELLO, I’M TRAVERS MACKEL AND THIS IS YOUR WDSU NEWS MINUTE. BATON ROUGE POLICE ANNOUNCING THAT A SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO A DEADLY MALL SHOOTING IN BATON ROUGE. THEY SAY 17 YEAR OLD ...
The Advocate

National Charity League honors 21 Baton Rouge area high school seniors for community service

The River Road Chapter of the National Charity League recently honored 21 Baton Rouge area high school seniors for their ...
The Advocate

Streets will be closed downtown for a major movie filming in Baton Rouge. Here’s when and where.

Several downtown Baton Rouge streets will be closed overnight Thursday and Friday, as the filmmakers of the thriller, “Ally Clark,” starring Viola Davis, shoot driving scenes, Mayor-President Sid ...
The New York Times

1 Killed and 5 Injured as Shooting Erupts at Mall in Louisiana

The chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department said during a brief news conference on Thursday that the shooting appeared “targeted.” By Hannah Ziegler One person was killed and five more were injured ...
WDSU

Baton Rouge police investigating 'targeted' shooting after argument at Mall of Louisiana

Baton Rouge police are investigating a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.According to Chief TJ Morse, there is no threat to the public at this time.Police have confirmed in the second ...

East Baton Rouge family court judge race draws two candidates

Caulette Jackson-Guillard (D) and Joseph Cataldie (R) are running for the open Section 3, Division A family court judge seat in East Baton Rouge Parish in the May 16 election.
USA Today

1 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Baton Rouge's Mall of Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – A shooting broke out in a crowded food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on April 23, killing one and injuring five others in what started as a fight between two ...
ABC7

5 suspects in custody in shooting at Mall of Louisiana that killed 1, injured others: officials

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Five suspects are in custody in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge that killed one person and injured multiple others, police said. The shots were fired in the food ...
WAFB

Blues Festival returns to Baton Rouge with a packed lineup of performances

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A free festival celebrating swamp blues and all that the genre has inspired returns to Baton Rouge this weekend. The Baton Rouge Blues Festival, a family-friendly celebration ...