Baton Rouge will stay sunny and warm through Thursday, but elevated fire danger and likely Halloween weekend storms are on the way.

The 5,000-square-foot mashup at 1500 MacArthur Drive serves pancakes and riblets under one roof, with hiring events set for Nov. 2-6.

Smoke and flames greeted crews at The Provincial & The Crillon, and the blaze escalated to two alarms. No injuries reported so far.

Baton Rouge gets sunny skies and low-80s warmth through Thursday, but fire danger remains elevated before Halloween weekend storms arrive.

Joseph Eslinger pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the death of his son Leo. Prosecutors say the boy was singled out from his siblings.

Ronald White, 21, is held without bond after allegedly forcing a woman at gunpoint in a Spruce Hall study room.

A brother and sister died Saturday in a Livingston Parish house fire. Investigators say the home had no working smoke alarm.

Nearly 422,000 Louisiana properties already use the existing tax freeze, and voters decide Nov. 3 whether to widen it further.

Inspector General Angele Davis wants tighter rules after one nonprofit director's arrest and gaps across 272 funded groups.

Jordain Hilliard faces attempted murder charges after an early-October shooting; Franklin police call him armed and dangerous.

Eric Chatelain and Carol Logreco, both Republicans, are fighting to replace term-limited Mayor Tim Baudier on Nov. 3.

The e-bicyclist wore no helmet and dark clothing; investigators still don't know why the truck struck him.

Nearly 30,000 parents could join the workforce if Louisiana fixed its child care gaps, a new report says.