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Deputies want the public's help finding Brennan Cole Griffin, 32, wanted on armed robbery and aggravated assault warrants.
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Drivers must be 16 with a license, but crossing state highways remains off-limits until next year.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Indianapolis-based Ambrose wants to build near the parish landfill, with buildings up to 1.5 million square feet.
Nearly every railroad crossing in Plaquemine closed Friday night after a bicyclist was struck near Fort Street.
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Slay-lor Swift and Nick Satan headline a Baton Rouge front yard packed with punny plastic skeletons for Halloween.
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Baton Rouge's Michael Mathews skied Antarctica's Deception Island to cap a record bid that began in Japan on New Year's Day.
East Baton Rouge Parish is one of four jurisdictions nationwide picked for DOJ's Model Cities Initiative funding, but the exact award hasn't been revealed.
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The ATA Lopez Foundation held its second annual inclusive Trunk or Treat in Denham Springs.
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The Red Barn property is offered through an online auction, while tractors and antique sugar kettles are part of a separate estate sale October 30–31, 2026, as the Haynes family relocates to Nashville.
Ronald Trahan faces animal cruelty and parole violation charges after deputies spotted the pig while on patrol near Jeanerette.
Friday morning's hit-and-run near W Carriage House Drive comes as a nearly $12 million safety project has begun on Old Hammond Highway.
A person died at the scene in Addis, and police have not said what led up to the shooting.
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Baton Rouge heats up into the 80s Friday, then faces increasing shower and thunderstorm chances through Halloween weekend. A cooler, more unsettled pattern arrives midweek.
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