+2 State Supreme Court overturns recusal, orders judge back on bench in Madison Brooks case BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer 7 hrs ago The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed the findings of two other courts and overturned the recusal of a judge in the trial involving a defendant in the Madison Brooks rape case.
Second man arrested in connection with fatal shooting outside shoe store, police say BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer 10 hrs ago Three weeks after a fatal shooting at the Athlete’s Foot shoe store, police have arrested a second person for second-degree murder.
Man drove five blocks with fatally wounded passenger in front seat after shooting, police say BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer 11 hrs ago Police believe the double shooting that killed one and injured another happened on Annette Street. The victims then drove themselves to a gas station for help.
Surveillance evidence allowed in trial of alleged hit man for Baton Rouge gang BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer 15 hrs ago Evidence from surveillance collected against a man described by authorities as a hit man for the 5400 Boys gang will be allowed to be introduced at his trial on gun and drug charges.
+5 Caesars New Orleans casino is set to have a self-made Texas billionaire as its new owner By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer 18 hrs ago The sale of casino operator Caesars Entertainment to Fertitta Entertainment is expected to shake up the national gaming industry while giving the Texas billionaire behind the deal a growing fo…
Republicans may have redistricted enough seats to keep their majority — but the fight isn't over BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer 18 hrs ago WASHINGTON – The Louisiana Legislature approved a bill on Friday that turns Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields’ 6th Congressional District into one that favors White Republican candidates.
Police identify man who was killed when shots fired into vehicle Friday afternoon BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer May 29, 2026 The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office identified the man who was shot in his car Friday afternoon. The driver of the car was also shot and transported to the hospital.
+4 Gov. Jeff Landry signs Louisiana’s new congressional map after fierce political battles BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer May 29, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Louisiana’s new congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black voting districts, hours after the Louisiana Legislature passed it Frida…
Louisiana’s new budget has raises for prison guards, judges. Teacher pay is still unresolved. BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer Updated May 29, 2026 The Louisiana Legislature passed a package of budget bills Friday that will give pay raises to firefighters, judges and corrections officers, and draw over $800 milllion from a reserve fund to…
Louisiana universities can raise tuition, fees by 10% under bill going to governor. Here’s how it will work. BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer May 29, 2026 A bill is heading to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk that allows university administrators to raise tuition and fees by up to 10% without prior approval from the Legislature.
An inmate died Thursday at Angola prison. Officials awaiting autopsy for cause of death BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer May 29, 2026 An inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola died on Thursday, the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections reports.
+2 One dead, another injured after being shot while in their vehicle on Airline Highway, officials say BY ELLYN COUVILLION and OLIVIA TEES | Staff writers May 29, 2026 One person died and another was taken to the hospital Friday after they were shot inside their vehicle while driving on Airline Highway, a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said.
+2 New congressional map eliminating a majority-Black district passes Louisiana Legislature BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer May 29, 2026 After a month of contentious political battles, the Louisiana Legislature gave final approval Friday to a voting map for Congress that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts.
+2 20-year old killed in Livingston Parish remembered by her older sister, ‘She was like my sidekick’ BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer May 29, 2026 Christa Prestridge was a loving younger sister and had a strong bond with her older sister before she was killed while walking in front of her home in Livingston Parish.
13-year-old boy arrested, charged with hate crimes and vandalism in Central BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer May 29, 2026 A 13-year-old boy was arrested in Central on Thursday and is facing multiple charges, including hate crimes, after the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's office said he spray painted a racial s…
Angola guards who handcuffed inmate through bars, used pepper-spray granted immunity BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer May 29, 2026 Two Angola guards who handcuffed an inmate through his cell bars and then pepper-sprayed him did not break the law in the course of their duties, a federal appeals court ruled.Â
+6 Tunnel to Towers commemorates 9/11 with steel that 'once held up a skyline but now holds a story' BY ROBIN MILLER | Staff writer May 29, 2026 Brian Lawrence summed up the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Steel Across America" in his opening prayer for the ceremony Thursday commemorating the organization's stop at 91ÇÑ×Ó.
+8 St. George Fire Department unveils new equipment to fight wildfires, tackle high water rescues BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer May 29, 2026 The St. George Fire Department unveiled two new trucks designed to fight wildfires and rescue people from floods across the state.
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill aimed at empowering parents in special education disputes By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer Updated May 29, 2026 Louisiana will join a growing number of states that have shifted the burden of proof from parents to school districts in disputes over special education.
Should Louisiana governors only get two terms? Voters will be able to decide. BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer May 29, 2026 Voters will decide in November whether Louisiana should block governors from ever serving more than two terms, though questions are swirling around whether that rule would apply to those who h…
+3 Drive-thru coffee, cryotherapy, pilates: LA experts review latest retail trends from Vegas event By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer Updated May 29, 2026 More than 20,000 real estate professionals gathered in Las Vegas last week for the annual International Council of Shopping Centers convention, a networking, deal-making, schmooze fest that br…
Louisiana could give some parishes money to hire more prosecutors — at New Orleans’ expense BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer May 29, 2026 Judicial districts across Louisiana could get more prosecutors as a bill to give district attorneys more money to hire them nears final passage in the Legislature, with the most new funds slat…
+6 These are the books that Louisiana executives are reading this summer BY JONAH MEADOWS | Staff writer May 29, 2026 School's out. Humidity is on the rise. Hurricane season is just around the corner. And it's the perfect opportunity — whether at a shady park, on a sandy beach or in an air-conditioned living …
+3 28-year-old mother of 2 identified as victim in Elmwood murder-attempted suicide BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer May 28, 2026 The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has identified the woman shot and killed by her ex-husband before he turned the gun on himself in an Elmwood parking lot Thursday morning.Â
+5 Louisiana Legislature closes in on new congressional map, but legal challenges loom BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer May 28, 2026 The Louisiana Legislature is on the brink of passing a new congressional map after the House approved an updated version Thursday and Republican leaders in both chambers have thrown their supp…
Baton Rouge man police say killed his pregnant girlfriend arrested before for allegedly choking her BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer May 28, 2026 The woman who’s boyfriend killed her then himself had a battery charge against him two years ago. The case was dismissed and the no contact order dissolved.
+3 St. George broke promise, says city-parish in legal fight with district attorney over funding BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer May 28, 2026 The court fight over funding for the District Attorney’s Office has intensified, with the target of the lawsuit — the East Baton Rouge Parish government — arguing such spending decisions aren’…
French Settlement woman dies in fatal car crash along La. 444 Wednesday, State Police say BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer May 28, 2026 A woman is dead and two others injured after a car crash on La. 444 in Livingston Parish on Wednesday night.