Baton Rouge serves double duty as a college town and Louisiana’s capital. See how the town's vibrant story told through its many museums, a lively restaurant scene, and of course, unforgettable ...

La’Tasha Thomas, a Black woman from Baton Rouge, is the latest victim of gun violence. Police say the woman’s life was ...

The grandmother who was shot to death by a teenager in Baton Rouge earlier this month was chasing after her daughter’s stolen ...

A Port Allen grand jury on Friday indicted a New York doctor after she filled an online prescription request for for an ...

Authorities in Baton Rouge confirmed an inmate they say was mistakenly released from the East Carroll Detention Center is ...

By Rick Rojas Reporting from Baton Rouge, La. As Sid Edwards tells it ... and replace her with “just an old ball coach,” as Mr. Edwards described himself. He had never run for office before ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy has emerged as a central figure ... “We shouldn’t be playing the old D.C. games ...

New Orleans is a town of resiliency, and while it still remembers last month's attack, it is ready for the NFL's biggest game of the year.

Special to the American Press U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered closing remarks during today’s hearing on ...

East Baton Rouge, LA (February 5, 2025) – Emergency crews responded to an accident with injuries on Old Hammond Hwy WB at Millerville Rd on Wednesday evening. The crash occurred around 5:00 p.m., ...