The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated protocol that allows for ...

Mayor-President Coach Sid Edwards on Tuesday morning unveiled two new public safety initiatives during a press conference at ...

Roughly $200,000 in high-speed license plate readers are planned for Interstate 110, Interstate 10, and Interstate 12 as part of the Page/Rive Public Safety Initiative, the Baton Rouge Law ...

Deputies are investigating after a man was found dead on the Huey P. Long Bridge Thursday evening. The East Baton Rouge ...

In a major belt-tightening measure, Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said he's ending a $400,000 annual contract with a company that's provided the city for 18 years with sensor technology.

The West Baton Rouge Fire Department says no injuries were reported following a structure fire overnight. Crews worked ...

Louisiana has adopted nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method, following Alabama’s lead. Gov. Landry says it’s time for capital punishment cases to move forward after years of appeals.

Baton Rouge-area agencies and schools are announcing closures ahead of freezing weather and snow expected early next week, as other state and local departments are preparing to handle icy roads ...

Leon Ruffin was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024 for a murder in Jefferson Parish. He is well known to law enforcement in the New Orleans area.

A Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs employee from Haughton is accused of signing and submitting false applications for free disabled veteran hunting and fishing licenses while knowing the ...