A man with a large knife was seen outside Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ office on the third floor of Baton Rouge City Hall on Thursday, but Edwards’ security detail was able to stop him, officials said ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Mayor-President Sid Edwards proposes pay raises for Baton Rouge police officers to tackle the shortage while keeping his campaign promise to reduce crime. Edwards ...

Federal authorities are investigating the Baton Rouge Police Department following allegations that some officers "abused their authority," the FBI announced. The investigation comes as the police ...

When you hear the word drone, there's a whole range of flying vehicles that might come to mind. Maybe it's a dirt-cheap Amazon toy that you'd buy for a kid as a Christmas present. Or it could be one ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police have arrested one of their own after an incident Monday night. Investigators said Anthony Jerome Buffington lied about a domestic dispute that left a child ...

Members of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council have asked Mayor-President Sid Edwards to revise his proposal for a historic pay raise for Baton Rouge Police Department employees to instead spread the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As the East Baton Rouge Metro Council prepares for a vote on what could make the Baton Rouge Police Department the highest paid police department in Louisiana, officials say ...