Aurelius Paul Martinez led the first group of Black students into Baton Rouge High School on Sept. 3, 1963, as the district began integration. Martinez died Feb. 11 in Los Angeles at 78.

Baton Rouge's winter and spring high school sports are on fire with some outstanding individual performances. Who was Baton Rouge's best high school athlete for the week for March 3-9? You get to ...

A runner whose baton collided with another runner's head says it was accidental. Two high school runners are speaking out after a now-viral video showed one track star hitting her competitor in ...

Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic High five-star Blaine Bradford ranks as the No. 1 safety in America heading into his senior campaign with the LSU Tigers putting all hands on deck in their recruiting push.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch that includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The threat of severe weather prompted New Orleans Mardi Gras ...

The high school track star at the center of controversy for striking an opponent in the head with a baton said she “would never hit someone on purpose” as she grapples with “racial slurs ...

Cover of "Esli's Big Attitude," a children's book recently completed by ninth-graders at Tara High School in Baton Rouge as part of a class project. These Tara ninth graders have been working ...