Baton Rouge News

A WALK WITH THE BIRDS: 7 a.m., Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, 10503 N. Lakeside Oaks Ave. Hike with a member of the Baton Rouge Audubon Society who will help identify birds and share tips and techniques for bird watching.

Well-known worship group Hillsong, based in the Sydney, Australia, church of the same name, will perform in Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 18. David Ware, one of Hillsong's worship leaders, said the crowd at the sold-out concert at Healing Place Church can expect favorites as well as new songs.

After technicians take away a man's body for an autopsy, his friend and family discover that technicians had left his detached scalp where his body was found - in the back of a friend's van.

After being convicted on five counts of aggravated incest Thursday, a 57-year-old St. Martinville man cut his wrists and throat with a concealed razorblade inside the courtroom.

Large amounts of construction in the Baton Rouge, La.-area has led the region to be named among the top gainers in the nation for new construction jobs.

Have you been digging through store coolers across the area only to find there isn't a Coke with your name on it? Well, there's now some good news for you and others.

SCHOOL HAIRCUTS: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Remington College School of Cosmetology, 4520 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. Remington will offer students, 17 and younger, free haircuts before they head back to school.

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.