The company involved disputes the findings, saying such unfortunate accidents can never be fully prevented. But jurors found ...

The loss of sales tax revenue equals out to a $1.1-million gap between the sheriff's office and the fire department.

A Baton Rouge jury recently awarded $411 million to a Texas scaffolding contractor hit on the head by a heavy metal pipe in a work accident at a Lake Charles refinery, a verdict believed by his ...

A Baton Rouge jury has awarded what’s believed to be the largest single-plaintiff personal injury settlement in Louisiana history.

Atlantic Alumina, also called Atalco, became the last U.S. refinery of its kind after another one 20 miles away closed in 2020. On the banks of the Mississippi River halfway between New Orleans and ...

Emergency officials responded to a crash that left one person hurt in Livingston Parish. DOTD says there will be nightly ...

Drivers in the Baton Rouge area can expect a change to the I-10 West College Drive exit on Tuesday, April 8. Emergency ...

Concerns about salt contaminating Baton Rouge's underground drinking water supply has prompted regulators to order a sweeping — and some say difficult-to-accomplish — look at pumping and ...

The best time to visit Baton Rouge is March through May and September through November. The spring and fall months offer highs in the 70s and 80s and plenty of events. Winters here are mild ...