The Capital Region’s beleaguered hospitality industry is getting an unexpected boost from those fleeing the path of the approaching storm. Local hotels were nearing 100% occupancy this morning and were expected to be at full capacity by late today.

Baton Rouge Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 24-year-old man, Jace Boyd, and will charge him with second-degree murder and illegal use of a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting Saturday of a 61-year-old man, who was allegedly panhandling and harassing customers in the parking lot outside Trader Joe's.

Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul remains tight-lipped about the investigation into Saturday’s fatal...

Embattled school board member Connie Bernard is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for...

Local supermarkets that have been operating in pandemic mode for the past five months kicked into even higher gear over the weekend, as customers began preparing for a possible one-two punch from back-to-back hurricanes.

Sources familiar with the Trader Joe's incident say police are investigating reports that the victim in the shooting, who has been identified as Danny Buckley, was panhandling in the parking lot of the popular retail center and that the shooter fired in self-defense because he and his wife felt threatened by Buckley.

The Louisiana Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold a lower court ruling that disqualifies outgoing Metro Council member Tara Wicker from the Baton Rouge mayor’s race likely benefits incumbent Mayor Sharon Weston Broome more than any of the other six candidates in the crowded field, according to political experts.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has officially disqualified Tara Wicker from the Baton Rouge mayor's...

A deal that would have brought a new supermarket to the Greens at Millerville, at the intersection of Millerville Road and Interstate 12, has fallen through, after more than a year in the planning.

Nearly two weeks after President Trump issued an executive order extending unemployment benefits and...