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Portion of training facility under construction on Burbank Dr. collapses
A large portion of a new training facility for athletes, being built near the LSU campus, has collapsed. → Read More
Liz Murrill announces run for Attorney General
First Solicitor General Liz Baker Murrill has officially announced her candidacy for Louisiana Attorney General. → Read More
Grand jury decision in Ronald Greene case expected soon
A grand jury’s decision on whether to hand down any state-level criminal indictments in the death of motorist Ronald Greene is expected very soon. → Read More
Grand jury in Union Parish has indicted 5 law enforcement officers in connection with the death of Ronald Greene
Five Louisiana law enforcement officers were charged with state crimes Thursday in the deadly 2019 arrest of motorist Ronald Greene. → Read More
Ben Hur hit-and-run driver did not know for hours he was responsible, attorney says
The attorney for Andrew Brister, the Louisiana Tech student who hit and killed a man on Ben Hur Road last Saturday, said his client did not realize he was the person responsible until the following morning. → Read More
Marathon Petroleum fire injures two
An early morning fire at the Marathon Refinery in Garyville injured two workers, a company spokesman said. → Read More
Aspiring BR model involved in VA crash that killed 2
An aspiring model from Baton Rouge is currently paralyzed from the waist down and hospitalized in Virginia after a crash that killed two of her friends on her 23rd birthday. → Read More
No vote change in 19th JDC judge’s race after hand recount
A hand recount was done Thursday, May 5, in the race for judge in the 19th Judicial District Court. The hand recount confirmed those results. → Read More
Judge rules on request to delay Dennis Perkins trial
A Livingston Parish judge Tuesday granted a motion to delay the upcoming trial for Dennis Perkins. → Read More
Fisherman rescues man who fell off I-10 into Whiskey Bay, troopers say
A fisherman rescued the man who fell off Interstate 10 and into Whiskey Bay following a traffic accident Friday morning. → Read More
Ascension Parish deputies investigating Prairieville shooting
A man was shot multiple times in Prairieville Tuesday evening, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO). → Read More
Two retired judges appointed to 19th JDC after judge’s death
The Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed two retired judges to fill the seat of a district court judge who died. District Court Judge Christopher Dassau was found dead inside his home on January 16. → Read More
3 students withdraw from University Lab due to mask mandate
The boy’s father, Kyle Robichaux, says he withdrew both of his sons from the school because of the mask policy. → Read More
BR fourth-grader suspended for refusing to wear mask
A nine-year-old has been suspended from University Lab, a school located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, after refusing to wear a mask inside his fourth grade classroom. → Read More
BR fourth-grader suspended for refusing to wear mask
A nine-year-old has been suspended from University Lab, a school located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, after refusing to wear a mask inside his fourth grade classroom. → Read More
Sen. Cassidy’s property taxes triple after opponent questions assessment
The property taxes for U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy have more than tripled after a reassessment of his massive home near the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. → Read More
Ascension Parish councilman, client charged after fight
Deputies have charged Ascension Parish Councilman Corey Orgeron and one of his law clients with simple battery after the two got into a physical altercation last week, law enforcement records show. → Read More
Peeping Tom, Michael L. Jackson, denied new trial
Michael Lee Jackson will not be getting a new trial after a ruling by a Baton Rouge judge Friday, Oct. 1. → Read More
Nevaeh Allen case: Bond changes for mother, step-father
Both suspects in the death of Nevaeh Allen will remain in jail for now, after a judge Friday afternoon ordered both must stay locked up until new bond hearings can be held on Monday, Oct. 4. → Read More
LSU releases COVID-19 entry numbers
Students who fail to comply with LSU's COVID entry rules face being kicked off campus by the end of the day on Sept. 10, university spokesman Ernie Ballard said. → Read More