1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (265+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Health has reported a fourth heat-related death this year, based on its Heat-Related Illness Data Dashboard. The latest data shows two of the four deaths occurred in Northeast Louisiana. One occurred…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (273+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in 2026. LDH said the case was reported in Ouachita Parish. “Mosquitoes may be a common summertime nuisance, but they’re more…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (311+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A World War II veteran from Rayne, Louisiana, died at the age of 100 on Friday, July 3. Prigeon Fontenot Sr. spent a little under two years in the U.S. Army as a member of the 52nd Armored…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (190+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A 25-year-old woman was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting early July 4 in Baton Rouge, according to police. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened around 1:17 a.m. in the 6600 block of Calumet…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (265+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested an alleged drug dealer on Wednesday. In June 2026, detectives from BRPD received a tip that Sedrick Tasco, 50, was involved in drug sales. Detectives started an investigation after they were…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (389+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Following the recent shooting on Bluegrass Drive that claimed the life of a 19-year-old, community leaders and youth advocates are urging residents to focus not only on responding to violence but preventing it before it…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (152+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorney General Liz Murrill’s motion for a stay of her recent indictment in Orleans Parish was granted by the Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday, July 3. This follow the handing down of a 16-count indictment by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (748+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Restaurants and businesses are offering deals on food and shopping throughout the holiday weekend for America's 250th birthday. Baton Rouge is celebrating big with America 250 on the River, a free concert Saturday featuring musicians with Louisiana…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (192+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A 9-year-old Gonzales student has been selected to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) Pathways to STEM this summer at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Jonathan Bates, an incoming fifth grader at Sugar Mill Primary…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (241+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Families will have an extra day to visit Knock Knock Children’s Museum this summer. The museum will be open seven days a week from July 6 to Aug. 3. This gives children and families more chances for…...