Baton Rouge News

Consumer and business spending in East Baton Rouge Parish increased by 6.2 percent in February compared with a year ago.

The Baton Rouge High School Foundation, the members of which are largely alumni of the school, wish to express our extreme disappointment in the latest rule change to disallow Louisiana public magnet schools from consideration for the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon program.

Advocate staff photo by RYAN BROUSSARD -- Baton Rouge police department crime scene technicians preserve the scene of a shooting late Tuesday on Avis Avenue.

Advocate staff photo by RYAN BROUSSARD -- Baton Rouge police department crime scene technicians preserve the scene of a shooting late Tuesday on Avis Avenue.

A plot to have three witnesses against a Baton Rouge murder suspect killed was thwarted after investigators listening in on jailhouse phone conversations developed information that led to an arrest Monday, court records show.

Joey Caillouet misses those standing lunch dates that he, and even some of his co-workers, would enjoy every Tuesday with his mother, Elsie, at her Old Hammond Highway condominium.

Unmanned aircraft would be limited on Louisiana private property if lawmakers agree to a bill that won the support of a Senate judiciary committee Tuesday.

At the Greenwood School, Cameron Ferachi found his place to fit in, made academic progress and discovered the courage to stand in front an audience and recite The Gettysburg Address.

Louisiana State Police reported Emmanuel Bailey, 21, of Fort Smith, AR, is an alleged pimp sought in an investigation into prostitution and online solicitation throughout the state.

A malfunctioning gas floor heater sparked a fire in the living room of a 3121 Seneca Street house Tuesday morning, burning a wall before firefighters were able to get it under control, said Curt Monte, a spokesman for the Baton Rouge Fire Department.

The Louisiana Senate has agreed to prohibit unmanned aircraft from flying over chemical plants, water treatment systems, telecommunications networks and other items considered "critical infrastructure" in Louisiana.

"It's the best thing for the town, me stepping down," Whaley said. "Brusly doesn't need to be in the news every day with bad publicity."

BATON ROUGE. -- Eight lawmakers asked Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday to scrap plans to use tests associated with the Common Core education standards, a proposal that Jindal called "a viable option" if the Legislature won't vote to jettison the tests.

Cane syrup and pie are demanding the same respect as similar sweet treats from Louisiana legislators.

WIDENING PROJECT: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Central Middle School, 12656 Sullivan Road, Central.

Advocate staff photo by DAVID J. MITCHELL -- Baton Rouge attorney Peter John, left, looks down at Bayou Francois in Gonzales late Wednesday afternoon along with neighbors and the family of a man who drowned in the Ascension Parish bayou Tuesday night while fleeing Gonzales police officers.

An incredible photo snapped Saturday at the iconic Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore is going viral.

Baton Rouge's new title as one of America's sneeziest cities probably won't be seen in tourism ads anytime soon.

A 30-year-old man was arrested Saturday night after Baton Rouge police found evidence of dog-fighting at his Washington Avenue home.

Advocate Photo by MARK BALLARD -- Ronald McDonald said he is perfectly capable at age 78 of serving as justice of peace.