A fundraiser is raising money for a Baton Rouge police officer's family to cover medical and funeral expenses in the wake of their son's death.

Nursing homes are the most expensive option, averaging around $116,800 per year, while assisted living and in-home care are generally more affordable alternatives. Jump to insight Assisted living ...

When French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville traveled up the Mississippi River in 1699 and encountered a large red pole erected by Native Americans, he dubbed the location “le bâton rouge,” or ...

La’Tasha Thomas, a Black woman from Baton Rouge, is the latest victim of gun violence. Police say the woman’s life was claimed by a juvenile. However, the motive appears to be nothing else than an act ...

England's chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty has urged MPs to not overly complicate assisted dying laws if they are to introduce it. Giving evidence to a committee of MPs, he said the ...

Elijah Haven is the starting quarterback at The Dunham School in Baton Rouge and is the No. 1 player in the 2027 recruiting class according to 247Sports. A press release shared by The Jordy ...

Find more information here. Hear from the Surreal Salon juror Monday Visit the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex tonight, Monday, Jan. 27, to hear from Baton Rouge Gallery’s Surreal Salon’s special ...

The weather improved Thursday after days of snow and frigid conditions, but with temperatures expected fall below freezing again overnight, East Baton Rouge Parish school officials opted to ...

Interstate 10 from the Baton Rouge metro area to the Louisiana-Texas state line reopened to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation and ...

Click here for up-to-date information on road closures in the Baton Rouge area. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First News) — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD ...

On Tuesday morning, residents of New Orleans and Baton Rouge woke up to a winter wonderland with rare snow coating the ground. A winter storm is sweeping through the Deep South, bringing snow ...