1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (214+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " A Baton Rouge blood center is offering new rewards to draw in donors, especially as there is an urgent need for more type O blood donations. LifeShare Blood Center will be offering gift cards to…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (137+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " The Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) is investigating a deadly shooting that happened Saturday night. Officers arrived at the 1100 block of Convention Street around 11:10 p.m. and found Gregory Lee, 31, on the front porch of a home…...

5+ day, 35+ min ago   (168+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " Louisiana rapper Boosie was sentenced in a California federal court on Friday. According to court documents, Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo sentenced Torence Hatch, 42, to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (235+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " The Buffet of Louisiana, a new buffet in Baton Rouge serving Asian cuisine, will open its doors Saturday, Jan. 10. The 13,000-square-foot restaurant was previously slated to open earlier, but couldn't due to fire safety issues…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (413+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " 2026 is off to a violent start here in Baton Rouge. In just the first eight days of the New Year, police have responded to multiple shootings across the city. The victims range from a toddler…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (161+ words) It costs Louisiana $949,000 a month to house immigrant detainees at its state penitentiary at Angola, and the federal government is covering that cost, according to public records Axios New Orleans obtained. Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state emergency in July…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (140+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " Progressive policyholders in Louisiana could see rates decrease after the state approved requests. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approved requests from Progressive Security Insurance Company for a 6.6% average rate decrease and Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company for…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (262+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " The 2026 MLK Fest is looking for volunteers for projects to help better the community. MLK Fest, which is put on by The Walls Project, will take place on Saturday, Jan. 17, and Monday, Jan. 19. Both days…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (284+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " A Baton Rouge man was arrested on Jan. 3 after being accused of attempted murder. According to an affidavit, Baton Rouge police officers were called to the area of Parkwood Drive on Jan. 2. When they arrived,…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (129+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) " A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition following a shooting in Baton Rouge that stemmed from a domestic incident, police confirmed. It happened on Thursday afternoon near the area of Columbus Dunn…...