A well-known businessman known for his creative costumes and giving back to the community died after being hit by a vehicle in Central early Friday morning, March 28.

William "Bill" Simon, the 88-year-old owner of Simple Simon, a tire and auto care shop on Airline Highway, was struck and ...

Funding for the gauges were part of reductions to adjust for the expected loss of revenue from the establishment of the city ...

A fireman and a woman have been arrested following an investigation into possible sexual misconduct involving a juvenile, ...

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore said ... He then drove to a remote stretch of Central Thruway with Kayden Johnson still in the back seat and tossed the child off a 30-foot roadway ...

East Baton Rouge Parish school leaders are hoping newly purchased AI weapons scanners will turn the tide after a rash of recent incidents where students have brought guns to school, prompting alarm ...

A Baton Rouge man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her young son pleaded guilty to charges ahead of a trial set ...

BREC could become part of the East Baton Rouge city-parish government under ... Mayor-President Sid Edwards declined to comment. Central Mayor Wade Evans said he does not support placing BREC ...