Baton Rouge News

Firefighters responded twice to emergency calls at the same home just a few blocks north of LSU Thursday morning - first to a suspected arson and later to a fire without an immediately clear cause.

While those recommendations seem like sound advice while driving Louisiana's streets, roads and highways, starting Friday they're also the law.

For the last 25 years, May has made a living by saying what's on his mind, and despite now being a married guy with two kids, he has no intentions of cleaning up his act.

A scary crash involving an 18-wheelers that could have ended up much worse blocked I-110 South near the Governor's Mansion Curve.

Almost all New Orleans- and Baton Rouge-area schools with top scores on national Advanced Placement tests are long-time high achievers.

The Baton Rouge Fire Department said it started on Alliquipa Street between Wyandotte and Winnebago streets a little after 9:15 p.m. Mark Miles with BRFD said firefighters arrived on the scene to find the house filled with flames, but it only took them about 10 minutes to get the fire under control.

The operators of a healthcare company face prison time after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges.

The driver of a truck that was reported stolen by Enterprise Rental Car in Metairie killed himself in a restaurant parking lot after a short pursuit on I-12 in Baton Rouge Wednesday.

A second suspect has been arrested in connection to a case where the victim was shot in the face while attempting to protect a child.

Reports say police tried to pull over a pickup truck around 10:50 a.m. on I-12 West near Millerville for following too closely.

In a new viral video, a little girl is thrown into hysterics over the idea of her little brother growing up.

Auditions are now underway for the 2014-15 Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus. Everyone in the Baton Rouge area is invited to try out.

NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT: 9 a.m., Gardere Initiative Building. NAP will have tents with art supplies for the community to create art for free.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said their annual school supply event will be Saturday, Aug. 2nd from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Glen Oaks High School.

Pacific Gas & Electric is accused of lying to regulators in connection with a fatal pipeline explosion that leveled a suburban Northern California neighborhood in 2010.

An alleged rape involving a man and woman near LSU over this past weekend has sparked much conversation about the incident.

Detectives arrested a woman accused of using a corporate credit card to steal over $40,000 from the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge over the past three years.

The WBRZ Weather team works all year long to pinpoint and explain those pesky PoPs-as they are such a crucial forecast aspect of often showery South Louisiana summer afternoons.

If you still have not decided where to send your child to school when class resumes this fall, there are some new magnet programs in Baton Rouge schools that could help you make up your mind.

Traction is starting to build for a proposed new four-lane highway on the west side of the Mississippi and a new bridge across the river.