A lieutenant with the Louisiana State Police is in jail after the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to an off-duty domestic violence incident on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

South Louisiana is gearing up for the 2025 Mardi Gras season and there are several parades and parties that will roll through ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge man accused of rape on LSU’s campus was arrested and charged. An affidavit ...

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

The program started with 18 raised garden beds at Howell Park. Now, Baton Roots has expanded into public housing, classrooms, ...

A Louisiana State Police Lieutenant was arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department following an off-duty domestic violence incident. Forty-year-old James Jefferson III, of Baton Rouge, was arrested ...

Here are stories from Louisiana First News’ “Honoring Black History” special highlighting Black business, culture and history ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, ...

While home sales dropped nationally for the second year in a row due to elevated mortgage rates and higher home prices, metro ...

Baton Rouge celebrity chef Jay Ducote and radio host LaTangela Fay Sherman are each hosting a new competition series on the ...

Baton Rouge talent is making waves in streaming entertainment with the launch of two competition series on Fawesome.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers football staff brought in the top prospects from Louisiana for the program's 'Boys from the ...