Baton Rouge News

A December 2013 image from the web site of Uber, a mobile application-based, car-for-hire service that is now operational in Baton Rouge.

Looking at you, Louisiana products. These are happening now. Also: I expect to see and report on more new products from our state next month, when there are usually debuts at the Louisiana Restaurant Show.

Travis Jones, 22 of 1860 Blvd De Province, was the Baton Rouge man shot to death Thursday night in the 200 block of South 17th Street, police announced at 9:05 a.m. Friday.

A Louisiana Supreme Court decision reaffirmed in May 2014 has revived a sex abuse lawsuit in which parents are suing a priest and a Baton Rouge Catholic diocese for not reporting the alleged abuse when the teenager confessed to the priest about it.

The George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts awarded $50,000 in scholarships to 21 finalists from around Louisiana in the 5th Annual Art Contest themed, "Louisiana's Natural Beauty."

Information provided by LSU Sports BATON ROUGE - LSU senior left tackle La'el Collins and junior left guard Vadal Alexander were named to the 2014 Outland Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced Thursday.

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT: 10 a.m., Leo S. Butler Community Center, 950 E. Washington St. Come make art for free with the Neighborhood Arts Project.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has released an image of the man deputies say attempted to rob a CVS store at 15255 George O'Neal Road around 9:10 a.m. Thursday.

East Baton Rouge Parish is one of four parishes that will enjoy a taxable-property bonanza over the five years ending 2017, thanks to expiring tax exemptions on refineries, according to economist Loren Scott.

Drivers on Burbank Dr. are allowed to continue through the intersection at E. Boyd Dr. without stopping.

The prosecution presented and rested its case Wednesday in the trial for the second driver charged in a "road rage" crash that killed five people, including three children.

Two homes were set on fire after lightning hit them during Tuesday's storm. One home was on Kenmore Avenue.

Another move in the Baton Rouge versus proposed City of St. George saga played out late Wednesday.

When Kendall Washington and about 70 other paramedics with East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services gathered for a training in-service recently, Washington was unaware he was about to receive his department's highest honor.

An Iberville Parish grand jury indicted five people Wednesday in connection to the shooting death of 34-year-old Hashim Henderson of Plaquemine, LA.

Former LSU star Glen Davis will make a three-tour junket around Baton Rouge to promote reading and youth literacy.

The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge has vowed to fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend its beliefs.

BREC and The Walls Project announced they will team up on Saturday, July 12 to create in a mural in BREC's Gayosa Park and are on the lookout for artistic volunteers.

An Irish language school released a cover of "Callin' Baton Rouge," the country love song made famous by Garth Brooks.

Baton Rouge Police Department Cpl. Richard McCloskey, right, and Sgt. Chris Polito, both members of the department's Special Response Team, we're honored Tuesday for surviving being shot while on duty by Safariland, the company that manufactures the bulletproof vests that stopped the .40-caliber bullets fired at the officers on April 16. "Baby, ... (more)