The Bally’s grand opening was a night that summed up my surprising year with The Advocate. As I drove home that night, I was ...

City-Parish offices in Baton Rouge will be closed for the New Year holiday, with no garbage, recycling, or out-of-cart ...

With just 21 days left until Election Day, the race for East Baton Rouge's mayor-president is shaping up to be more competitive. Fundraising has already surpassed previous races, with Democratic ...

Moody’s affirmed Baton Rouge’s Aa2 bond rating despite a budget gap, citing stable finances and conservative management amid ...

Sterling was killed by police in 2016. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council in Louisiana voted on a $4.5 million settlement Wednesday for the family of Alton Sterling, a Black man shot and killed by ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge is officially a Purple Heart City. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council passed a resolution declaring the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge as a ...

Baton Rouge is turning 200 years old in 2017, and city-parish leaders are rolling out events, logos and even a life-size red stick mascot to mark the occasion. The first known historical record of ...

A City of Baton Rouge employee is accused of taking part in a shootout on Nov. 10, 2025. Terry Hayes, 62, was charged ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The city of St. George will be in the southern tip of East Baton Rouge Parish. Residents have been working to incorporate since 2018, and a Louisiana Supreme Court ...

An individual was briefly detained at City Hall after being seen with a knife, but was released to his family after being ...

WalletHub has released a study showing the neediest cities in the U.S. These three Louisiana cities were among the 11 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Former East Baton Rouge Metro Council member, turned Louisiana State Representative, C. Denise Marcelle has rescinded a “key to the city” given to performer R. Kelly. R.