Investigators with the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office are investigating after a woman lost her life due to a fire in a cabin. Continue reading…

Lions safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch will both return this season, general manager Brad Holmes said on Wednesday, but when exactly they suit u...

A truck driver reportedly escaped with only a minor injury after an 18-wheeler flipped and caught fire on I-10 near Crowley. Continue reading…

One man is dead following a shooting in Crowley Friday night. Police are asking the community for help in the investigation.

John 15:1-2 — I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that […] The post The Pain That Grew You appeared first on 88.7 The Cross.

Funeral services for Eddie Lamar Evans will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Burr Ferry Pentecostal Church with Reverends Ricky Egan Sr. and Mike Nolan officiating. The burial will follow in Evans Cemetery under the…

Julie Lejeune faces arson and insurance fraud charges after investigators say a March Estherwood house fire was intentionally set. Continue reading…

The La. Office of State Fire Marshal has arrested Julie Lejeune of Estherwood in connection with a March house fire investigators determined was intentionally set as part of an insurance fraud scheme.

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse highlighted his department's massive pay raise at a Tuesday news conference with Mayor-President Sid Edwards, as the two urged more people to apply for BRPD job openings. Sgt. Roderick McCoy, BRPD's director of recruiting, said interest in becoming a Baton Rouge police officer jumped 300% since the Metro Council approved a near-40% raise in April.That raise brought BRPD's starting pay for officers from $41,000 to $58,000&

BATON ROUGE — Community leaders gathered with residents at the Scotlandville Branch Library on Monday to address blight in Baton Rouge as part of a workshop called "Revitalizing the Block."Residents spoke with city leaders about rehabbing old homes, blighted properties and how the process works. Dist. 2 Metro Council member Anthony Kenney said the goal is to strengthen neighborhoods across Baton Rouge."We really want to make sure we bring everybody to the table who's interested in th