Baton Rouge News

United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that two more Louisiana residents pled guilty in federal court yesterday to fraud charges related to hurricane disaster relief programs.

BATON ROUGE, La.HARTFORD, Conn. - - The state and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana have filed an agreement in federal court that will allow a death-row inmate at Angola to practice his Roman Catholic faith.

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana movie industry officials applauded Thursday the signing into law of legislation designed to help the state regain prominence as a premier location for making movies.

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Railroad Association is challenging the Public Service Commission enforcement of a state law regulating the closure of railroad crossings.

A fire at a storage facility in Baton Rouge Wednesday night forced people to salvage what they could.

Two men and a woman were found shot to death today inside a car at 6047 Byron St., Baton Rouge police said.

If you walk through the produce section of your favorite local grocery store, you may see an item labeled 'Creole tomatoes.' You may see a similar name for tomato plants at the garden center.

Gov. Bobby Jindal has kicked off a summer tour around the state. Jindal said Wednesday that he'll visit all 64 parishes within a few months, to talk about the state's economy and to hear from voters.

As thousands gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to remember the "King of Pop", millions more tuned in via television.

Devon B. Corbin, 17, was shot and killed Sunday in the 8000 block of Granite Drive near Gardere Lane, an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said in a news release.

The recession is causing organizers to delay a three-day conference that was designed give black mayors from six southern states a chance to discuss economic development strategies and ways to tap into the federal stimulus program.

BATON ROUGE - A new state law seeks to curb a growing trend of small communities annexing property along interstate highways and padding their budgets by posting police cars to catch speeders.

'Everything starts from a beginning,' explained state Rep. Henry Burns, which might seem like an obvious statement, except for legislators who learned to take nothing for granted in the recently adjourned legislative session, which was light on substance but slippery on process.

Apple pie. Fireworks. Stormy Daniels. It was an unusual Fourth of July mix in Shreveport and Monroe, as the adult film star brought her self-titled "listening tour" to some of the more conservative parts of Louisiana.

Dr. Lorrie Metzler Has anyone forgotten Derrick Todd Lee, the 2004 convicted Serial Killer? Lynne Marino, the outspoken mother of slain victim Pam Kenamore, certainly has not.

The interim pastor of Fairview Baptist Church on Braddock Street was arrested Wednesday for allegedly opening several lines of credit using the church's name and tax identification number.

The state and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana have filed an agreement in federal court that will allow a death-row inmate at Angola to practice his Catholic faith.

BATON ROUGE "'- In a year that the state is digging for money to pay bills and laying off thousands of workers, legislators sent to the governor more than $150 million in tax breaks for businesses and individuals.

BATON ROUGE -- The administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal has asked state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Tammie McDaniel to step down, McDaniel confirmed Wednesday morning.

A three-year-old girl was found dead inside a day care van in Baton Rouge Wednesday afternoon.