Baton Rouge, LA

The Red Clay Strays perform Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, La. The post PHOTOS: The Red Clay Strays’ Grateful tour makes a stop in Baton Rouge appeared first on Reveille.

This weekend in Baton Rouge, the Tigers will be faced with the challenge of Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell.    “Their quarterback has played awesome this year and is a problem,” LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin said Monday.    “He’s a problem because he can take off and run the ball, he can scramble and he’s... The post Back on Track: Keelon Russell looks to bounce back against LSU appeared first on Reveille.

BATON ROUGE — A recall petition calling for Jeff Landry's removal as governor has failed to garner the required number of signatures, the Secretary of State's office says. The petition, filed by Marian Hills in May, failed to meet the legal signature requirements by its Nov. 2 deadline. In May, the Secretary of State's office says the petition had 180 days to gather handwritten signatures from 20% of voters across Louisiana, which is just under 600,000 people.Landry

BATON ROUGE —  A man previously arrested for contractor fraud was arrested on similar fraud charges on Thursday by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. On Oct. 27, deputies spoke with a man who claimed he hired John Stacey of Compton Builders to perform various repairs and improvements to his residence.The man claimed that Stacey allegedly told him he needed to fix the foundation of his home due to issues with the house's brickwork. A licensed contractor later tol

MAUREPAS — A Maurepas man has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars and ordered to undergo chemical castration after pleading guilty to the sexual battery of a child. On Oct. 26, 61-year-old John Wesley Foster pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a child under the age of 13, stemming from a 2023 investigation in which Foster was abusing the child who lived with him.Officials added that the child Foster had been abusing came forward and reported the abuse."Because of this chi

BATON ROUGE — Two people have been arrested on drug charges after multiple addresses in Livingston and East Baton Rouge Parish were raided. According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies began investigating Baton Rouge area drug trafficker Dimitry Johnson in October. Narcotics Agents said they eventually identified two locations in East Baton Rouge and one location in Livingston that he used in his drug trafficking operation.On Thursday, addresses along

Today will mark the final afternoon in the 80s for at least a few days. A reinforcing front will move through tonight, dropping temperatures just in time for the weekend. With plenty of dry air in place, conditions will cooperate for another big football weekend in the Capital Area.Today & Tonight: Expect filtered sunshine on Friday, with little more than a few high clouds drifting through from time to time. Temperatures will climb quickly out of the 50s, reaching the upper 70s by lunchtim

BATON ROUGE — Saturday is the 91st matchup between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. To commemorate the matchup's return to Death Valley, WBRZ's John Pastorek looks back on decades of history between the two teams on the gridiron. One of the rivalry's most iconic and exciting games was in 2022. It had everything: overtime, a two-point miracle and an earthquake-level crowd.The game went into overtime, where Alabama scored first. But then Jayden Daniels rac

HAMMOND — A stretch of U.S. 190 in Hammond will be closed starting Sunday for lane striping.The highway will be closed from North Carter Street to SW Railroad Avenue from Sunday, Nov. 8, to Thursday, Nov. 12. During the closure, eastbound drivers should take U.S. 51 north to La. 3234, then southeast on La. 3234 to reintersect with U.S. 190. Westbound drivers should take La. 3234 northwest to U.S. 51, then south on U.S. 51 to reintersect with U.S. 190.Another closure between

Welcome to your Team 2 Traffic morning commute guide. This story will be updated as traffic occurs in and around the capital area to help you know what to expect on the roads each day.The main Plaquemine ferry is in service 4:30am- 7:45pm. A second ferry runs from 5:15- 9am and 3:15- 7pmPermalink| Comments