Baton Rouge officials have begun demolishing abandoned houses to increase property values and reduce crime, with 125 homes demolished so far and 82 more in progress. Baton Rouge officials have begun ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Metro Council approved extending the city’s contract with Build Baton Rouge on Wednesday night, paving the way for the redevelopment of abandoned buildings that line ...

In just over a month, two bodies were found in separate abandoned Baton Rouge apartment buildings a few hundred feet apart. Authorities say they have no reason to think the homicides are connected.

A man found dead in an abandoned Baton Rouge apartment building Monday was the victim of multiple trauma injuries, authorities said. He is the second person found dead in an abandoned apartment ...

A Baton Rouge man was indicted Wednesday in the December robbery and shooting death of a Texas man found in an abandoned house on Dayton Street. Christopher Pender, 28, of 8947 Rickwood Drive, is ...

Capital Area Transit System CEO Theo Richard said he is “deeply disappointed” by recent indictments involving vendors who held contracts with CATS in 2021 and 2022. A Baton Rouge homeowner says the ...