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Rashie McDowell, a former East Baton Rouge Parish Prison employee, was arrested in Baton Rouge on a third-degree rape charge.

Baton Rouge Police Corporal Walter Brooks died Monday, June 15, 2026 after health complications. Brooks had served with BRPD since 2011 on the 1st District Evening Shift.

Two Baton Rouge Police officers face domestic violence charges in separate incidents. Officer Aimee Adams was arrested May 24 and Officer Darnell Brown was issued a summons June 8.

Robert Louis Focht, Jr. was involved in an incident in which he later succumbed to his injuries.

A former employee has been arrested for setting a fire at a Dollar Tree location.

Police say they've arrested the man responsible for killing a Jefferson Parish father in a brawl at Fred's in Tigerland.

A woman has been arrested for attempted kidnapping after police said she repeatedly snuck into Our Lady of the Lake's Children's Hospital.

Baton Rouge Police Officers are receiving a lot of praise after they were seen assisting a person who is wheelchair.

A Louisiana woman has taken to Facebook in a desperate search for a piece of her late father's legacy—a cherished LSU jacket mistakenly donated to Goodwill.

The investigation comes amid a growing number of disturbing headlines and lawsuits against the department over the treatment of detainees, including strip-searching a grandmother.

A Baton Rouge police officer is under investigation by internal affairs after allegedly criticizing a teenage girl who had a frightening encounter with a deranged gunman that shot an officer.

There are no pending murder charges in the death of Nathan Millard, and no suspicions of foul play.

Two pilots with the Baton Rouge Police Department were killed on Sunday morning when a police helicopter crashed near Port Allen.

The man, who was supposed to be assisting the BRPD in narcotics investigations, has been arrested after avoiding contact with authorities.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Baton Rouge late Saturday night.

As the investigation into the murder of LSU student Allie Rice continues, Baton Rouge police say misinformation is hindering their progress.

A teenager was reportedly arrested by Baton Rouge police officers after receiving a tip about someone selling drugs at a gas station along College Drive.

Monday, August 15th was not the first day of school for two Ascension Parish students, but it was memorable.

There are terrible allegations that have been made against a grandmother and mother by officials with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.

An 8-month-old infant was found in an empty field near a church in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.