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If you were in Baton Rouge on Thursday, you may have had trouble getting through the city. Several photos surfaced on social media Thursday from the Mississippi River Bridge that showed a rescue happening. A woman reportedly wanted to jump from the bridge, then had second thoughts and attempted to...

A woman was found dead late Friday night in her home of "apparent trauma," Baton Rouge police said Saturday. Police responded to a call at about 11 p.m. Friday to a home in the 6700 block of Renoir Avenue. They found Kimberly Dean, 49, dead, the department said in a statement.

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police are investigating a homicide after finding a woman dead at 6700 block of Renoir Avenue late Friday night. According to authorities, police responded to the scene around 11:00 p.m. where they found 49-year-old Kimberly Dean dead inside her home from what appeared to be trauma inflicted.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating the death of a 49-year old woman. According to BRPD, officers responded to a call around 11 p.m. Friday night in the 6700 block of Renoir Avenue where they found Kimberly Dean dead in her home from apparent trauma.

The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office says State Police are investigating after a man and deputies exchanged gunfire on Friday.

Former LSU head baseball coach Paul Mainieri was recently linked to potentially filling the role as the head coach of Notre Dame, but that was quickly shut down by the legendary coach. The Fighting Irish are fresh off of a historic run to the College World Series but are searching...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives from the Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating a homicide on Renoir Avenue near North Ardenwood Drive. The body of Kimberly Dean, 49, was discovered by investigators around 11 p.m. Friday. She was found suffering from apparent trauma in her home, according to BRPD.

BATON ROUGE - A woman was injured in a domestic situation that unfolded along the interstate Friday morning. Police were dispatched after reported gunfire on I-10 at Acadian around nine o'clock. A woman was taken to the hospital for injuries related to the incident. Sources said it appeared the woman...

Children in Southeast Louisiana who need psychiatric care for behavioral disorders or severe trauma now have a home tucked away among the trees, winding roads and small shops in rural Tangipahoa Parish. Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services opened its doors Friday to its newest children’s home in Loranger,...

Have you ever stopped to pick up money off of the ground?. I think we can all say that we have at one time or another. However, I would caution you not to do that for the foreseeable future. It was reported earlier in June that authorities in Tennessee were...

Louisiana Man Arrested in Connection with a Murder that Took Place at a Baton Rouge Car Wash. Louisiana – On June 23, 2022, Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives arrested Kamayrion Glasper, 19, for the alleged shooting death of Richard Eackels Sr, 27, at a car wash located at on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Glasper was injured in the exchange of gunfire and was apprehended at a nearby hospital.

Ten years ago, Jennifer McMorris, a Louisiana resident from Mobile, Alabama, was pressured by her boyfriend at the time to drink until she blacked out. “I just remember passing out and waking up in the morning and thinking, ‘Why am I naked?’” she said. “Six weeks later, after he had been deployed, I was pregnant […] The post Baton Rouge residents speak out against Louisiana abortion ban appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.

Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron was spotted at Miami’s Legend’s Camp Saturday morning. The national championship-winning coach has ties to the Miami program, though he is not currently listed on staff at any school in the nation. Orgeron spent time as Miami’s defensive line coach in from 1988-1992, and his son Cody is currently an offensive analyst on staff for the Hurricanes.

BATON ROUGE - Westbound traffic on the Mississippi River bridge came to a halt Thursday evening when a woman exited her vehicle and jumped over the railing. “I think she had went to go jump and she kind of second-guessed herself and went to go to grab the rail and then I think she just landed on a beam. Just wasn’t her time to go," said Austin Hebert, a firefighter with the Port Allen Fire Department.

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana man is accused of fatally shooting another man on Thursday at a Baton Rouge car wash, authorities said. Kamayrion Glasper, 19, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder, WAFB-TV reported. Glasper is accused of shooting Richard...

One year ago, Mike Bianco was interviewing for the LSU (his alma mater) head coaching job – a move that left a sour taste in a lot of Ole Miss faithful’s mouths. Now that Bianco has led the Rebels back to the College World Series for the first time since 2014, all seems to be forgiven.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - High heat continues to start the weekend with another heat advisory and near triple digit heat. We’ll also be close to a record, as we’ve been the past few days. Expect mostly sunny skies with a 20% chance of afternoon showers and storms,...

When you’re a parent, or so I’ve been told, there are certain things that are easier to get away with when your kids are younger than when they get a little older. Dressing multiple kids in matching outfits (much less you, as a parent, matching with them) is one of those things.