City of Baker to give out, deliver groceries to those in need

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Salvation Army is holding its monthly food drive. The food drive is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7361 Airline Highway. There will be 250 boxes available for anyone to come by and pick up until they are...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — On Friday, Feb. 24, Perkins Rowe’s Food Truck Round-Up returns to the iconic shopping center. The event brings together a curated collection of Southern and international street food trucks to provide guests with an opportunity to enjoy their favorite meals on-site or take home their choice of tasty treats.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Three parishes are going to be a beneficiary of a donation from Nutrien. The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is receiving this donation from the fertilizer company. The donation is in the amount of $600,000 and it will go to help feed people in...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Wednesday is Whisker Wednesday!. Julep is up for adoption at Cat Haven in Baton Rouge! She is a beautiful two year old tabby with a lot of personality. She may be a little shy at first, but once she warms up to you, her quirky personality will truly shine. Julep loves to “give hops” and rub on you to say hello. She would likely do best as the only kitty in the house.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The recent deaths of a 71-year-old woman and an LSU student on Burbank Drive has raised safety concerns for those who walk along the roadways at night. Two people were killed weeks apart, both on Burbank Drive. Ethel Wesley and Madison Brooks were killed...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A pothole in Zion City is getting fixed and residents couldn’t be happier. Tonia Causey and Alice Blackburn have lived in Zion City for over 60 years. They know the ins and out’s of the community including the not-so-famous pothole. The pothole...

PRAIRIEVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) — Two teachers in the Greater Baton Rouge area were surprised with $25,000 checks Tuesday. Elise Frederic, a first-grade teacher at Lakeside Primary School in Prairieville, and Dereka Duncan, a fifth-grade science teacher at Cohn Elementary School in Port Allen, each received a Milken Educator Award for their teaching styles.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The St. George Fire Department responded to a reported house fire a little before 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. The home was located in 13900 block of Poydras Avenue. Firefighters were able to get the house fire under control. SGFD said there were...

GONZALES, La. (BRPROUD) – Eight people accused of crimes out of Mississippi, were arrested Thursday night in Gonzales, La. According to GPD, Gulfport Mississippi Police Department contacted Gonzales Police about an active manhunt regarding the individuals they recently detained. Two suspects have warrants issued by the Gulfport Police Department and a location for the suspects. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies and Gonzales Police Department officers watched the location on Caroline Street. During the investigation, suspects were seen getting into described vehicles parked at the residence.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Crime cameras will soon be installed in areas where two high-profile deadly shootings happened in 2022. An initiative aiming to deter crime in Baton Rouge by installing cameras called the Page/Rice Camera Initiative was announced in November 2022. The initiative is named after two Baton Rouge shooting victims — Allison “Allie” Rice, 21, and Devin Page, Jr., 3.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Hollywood icon Jane Fonda is slated to deliver a speech at a March event hosted by the YWCA Greater Baton Rouge. The organization says the 85-year-old star of “80 for Brady” will be the featured guest speaker during the “Empowering the W” Brunch at the LSU Stadium Club.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has responded to a scene after a reported shooting in Baton Rouge on Thursday, Jan. 26. The sheriff’s office says the shooting involved a vehicle and happened around 5 p.m. near Marionette Drive and Corlett Drive.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Power to the Plaquemine substation has been restored, according to a city spokesperson. The entire city was left in the dark as the result of an outage that reportedly occurred when its major transmission line lost power. Since the outages occurred, Entergy had been working to restore power to the city.

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) –– The Louisiana Art & Science Museum is celebrating women through its “Mighty Voices: Mighty Women of Theatre Baton Rouge” event on Feb. 3. It’s a celebration of the powerhouse women featured in Ashley Longshore’s first museum exhibition, “Diamonds of History: Mighty Women,” including Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Diana Ross and Nina Simone. The event also features local performers Rebecca Smith, Nya Skipper, Chloé Marie and Brandy Johnson from Theatre Baton Rouge, accompanied by local band Alabaster Stag.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A Thursday night shooting on Mission Drive resulted in one person’s death and left a second person injured, officials say. Authorities say it was shortly before 7:30 p.m. when they were called to the 3300 block of Mission Drive, just off Winbourne Avenue.

ZACHARY, La. (BRPROUD) – After serving as superintendent of the Zachary Community School District for 11 years, Scott Devillier looks forward to retiring in the summer of 2023. Devillier announced his retirement plans via a Tuesday, Jan. 24 statement that referred to his decision as “bittersweet.”. Devillier said,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport will support daily nonstop flight service from Baton Rouge to Washington D.C. through American Airlines beginning this summer. The flights will depart and arrive at both locations geographically around the same time every day, according to an official press...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – In view of the severe weather that passed through Baton Rouge and surrounding areas last night, certain area schools have announced closures on Wednesday, January 25. Please note the running list of closures below. Diocese of Baton Rouge:. Details: St. John Interparochial School in...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A winning Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $100,000 was sold at a Baton Rouge Circle K. The ticket was sold at a gas station located at 5550 Bluebonnet Boulevard. The winning ticket was drawn on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Someone matched four of the...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – In just a span of a weekend we’ve seen back-to-back mass shootings across the country, including here in Louisiana. A shooter opened fire in a nightclub in Baton Rouge, injuring 12 people; meanwhile, here in Shreveport, a shooter injured eight people, including children. “It...