Alanna Singleton, a 54-year-old real estate agent living in Central, knew what it was like to call 911 after multiple arguments with her boyfriend, Paul Varnado. In June, violence led to an arrest.

One man approached another outside an apartment complex, pulled out a gun and demanded money. Gunshots followed the victim as he tried to run away across the parking lot, then collapsed onto the ...

Baton Rouge's jail population has reached its lowest point this decade as officials across the local criminal justice system work to minimize the impacts of the spreading coronavirus. Jails and ...

The following is a news release from the Office of Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome: BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced at a press conference Tuesday morning ...

Authorities have given a regional commission the go-ahead to drill test wells around downtown Baton Rouge in the region's ongoing fight to keep saltwater away from supplies of water used for drinking ...