Baton Rouge News

When jail inmate William "Billy" Bates Colvin's mother expressed concern about bringing her son face wash last year, he told her not to worry, saying the guards at the Pointe Coupee Parish Jail never search him after he meets with visitors.

"I would rather address the problem on the front end rather than on the back end, because we're not going to adopt our way out of this mess."

For 30 years, twice a day, Michell Bond has been feeding ducks at Capitol Lake. But, today she noticed a strange film covering the surface of the water.

It began at 7:00 p.m., and it included a parade of athletes and the lighting of the Olympic Flame of Hope.

Baton Rouge police on Friday arrested a 34-year-old woman accused of serving as the lookout and getaway driver in the armed robbery of several thousand dollars from a man on Plank Road in June.

Already accused of placing the weapon that killed 5-year-old Jon'Qualon Pitre last week underneath the boy's home, a 16-year-old Opelousas boy is now charged with pulling the trigger.

Advocate staff file photo by PATRICK DENNIS -- The exterior of the East Baton Rouge School Board offices building on South Foster Drive.

West Baton Rouge Parish welcomed a new tool on Friday, Project Lifesaver. It includes a device that can be placed on anyone who wanders --- including autistic children, making it quicker and easier for officials to track them down.

Is Hollywood worried? A new report shows Louisiana surpassed California in the production of feature films for 2013.

A 33-year-old Baton Rouge woman died Friday in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Livingston Parish, State Police said.

Gov. Bobby Jindal said his top priority in the upcoming legislative session is aligning Louisiana's educational systems to state workforce needs.

A grand jury has declined to indict a 23-year-old Baton Rouge man on a murder charge in the death of his 6-month-old son, who showed signs of previous abuse, including having been burned in a scalding bath.

Cops from Addis and Brusly pull out their tasers and nearly used them on an off-duty major from the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office after the major shoved one of them at a traffic stop, and it's all caught on an officer's dash camera.

Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative, Inc. is hosting an enrollment and community outreach, Saturday, March 15, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center, 2013 Central Road, Baton Rouge, 70807.

The Spanish Town Parade was just one of many Mardi Gras weekend events throughout the state.

The changes cleared a committee of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, which is expected to sign off on the new rules Friday.

East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies on Wednesday arrested a 20-year-old man accused of grabbing some drugs during a planned robbery that ended with a 14-year-old being shot in the Gardere area in late February.

MINDFUL MEDITATION: 10 a.m., Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Greenwell Springs Road.

The Baton Rouge Fire Department reported it happened in the 2400 block of Hundred Oaks Avenue around 10 p.m. Curt Monte with BRFD said firefighters were able to keep the flames contained to the bedroom and bathroom in one of the units.

Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office are looking for a man who stole several items from a bait vehicle on February 16, 2014.