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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.

A 14-year-old girl was arrested on Valentine’s Day for allegedly trying to hire a hitman on a satirical website to kill her ex-boyfriend, according to Baton Rouge Police.

There are new developments regrading the death of a two-year-old child, whose body was found in rural Mississippi, as her mother has been arrested. The child's mother's boyfriend has already been arrested and charged with disposing of the body after it was concluded that the little girl was killed and then hidden.

A video circulating on social media Sunday has drawn the ire of the public and Baton Rouge's leadership.