Matthew Albright, Baton Rouge Advocate

Matthew Albright

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In shooting on 1-12 that killed father of two, second arrest made, Baton Rouge Police say

A second man has been arrested, accused of fatally shooting a 28-year-old father of two on Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge in October, police said Friday. → Read More

Body found at Port Allen truck stop related to Lafayette missing person case, sheriff says

A body was found Sunday in a vehicle at a Port Allen truck stop, and it is believed to be connected to a missing person case out of Lafayette Parish, → Read More

Louisiana man used info of inmates, dead people to collect $95K in COVID benefits, feds say

A Springfield man has pleaded guilty to using Louisiana residents' personal information — including that of prison inmates and dead people — to collect $95,000 in COVID unemployment benefits, the → Read More

Baton Rouge animal shelter overwhelmed, resorting to euthanasia: 'Please help us help them'

Baton Rouge's primary animal shelter says it has resorted to euthanizing animals because too many are coming in and not enough are being fostered or adopted — and officials are → Read More

Stopped for a busted light? Instead of a ticket, Baton Rouge might give you help fixing it.

When Baton Rouge police officers or sheriff's deputies pull someone over for driving with burned-out taillights, broken turn signals or other light bulb malfunctions, they may soon give out vouchers → Read More

Baton Rouge area under flash flood warning until 1:15 p.m. Friday; see radar, alerts

Much of the Baton Rouge area and communities to the east were placed under a flash flood warning Friday, the National Weather Service said. → Read More

Arrested teenager escapes from East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy; search underway

East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputies are searching for a 15-year-old who escaped from custody Thursday after he was arrested on suspicion of simple burglary. → Read More

Armed robbers pulling drivers over with flashing lights, Baton Rouge police say

Baton Rouge police are searching for four suspects who used flashing lights to pull over at least three different vehicles in Baton Rouge and then rob the people inside them, → Read More

It rained so much this summer that some Louisiana farmers faced disaster. New help is here.

Heavy rainfall this summer wreaked havoc on many Louisiana farms, and now the federal government has agreed to step in and help. → Read More

Man robbed five Baton Rouge businesses at gunpoint in about a month, police say

A Baton Rouge man has been arrested, accused of robbing five Baton Rouge businesses since Nov. 20, Baton Rouge police said. → Read More

State trooper fatally shoots someone on I-10 near downtown Baton Rouge

A Louisiana State Police trooper shot and killed someone overnight on Interstate 10 near downtown Baton Rouge, the agency said early Friday in a statement. → Read More

Man shot in road rage incident last month dies of his wounds, Baton Rouge police say

A man who was shot last month after a traffic accident has died of his wounds, and the man accused of shooting him has been booked on a murder count, → Read More

Beware scammers pretending to be Baton Rouge police officers, department says

Scammers are pretending to be Baton Rouge police officers, telling victims to send them money to stop an arrest warrant from being issued, the department said in an alert Thursday. → Read More

Car shot up on I-12 between Airline and Drusilla, BRPD says; two wounded

Two men were wounded, one "gravely" when their car was shot up on I-12 between Airline Highway and Drusilla Lane, Baton Rouge Police said. → Read More

Longtime pastor and Southern University leader Jesse B. Bilberry Jr. dies

The Rev. Dr. Jesse B. Bilberry Jr., a longtime Baton Rouge pastor and leader of Southern University, has died at the age of 93, the university said in a news → Read More

Man found shot to death in car in Donaldsonville Friday morning, sheriff's office says

A man was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds inside a car in Donaldsonville early Friday morning, Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said in a news release. → Read More

She prepared taxes for 950+ people — but she dodged $180,000 in her own taxes, feds say

A Denham Springs woman who ran a tax preparation business dodged more than $180,000 in her own taxes, federal officials said Wednesday. → Read More

Man found shot to death in car in Ascension Parish community of Darrow, sheriff says

A man was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds Friday night, the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said. → Read More

Baton Rouge doctor bought boat, plane while owing $1.6 million in taxes, indictment says

A Baton Rouge doctor bought a boat, airplane, real estate, and other items worth at least $6.7 million, even as she owed $1.6 million in taxes, the U.S. Department of → Read More

Iberville Parish asks residents to conserve water after barge crash on Intracoastal Waterway

Iberville Parish officials are asking people who live near the Intracoastal Waterway to conserve water after a barge carrying heavy fuel oil crashed. → Read More