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Baton Rouge Hopes Efficiency Officer Can Turn 6-Month Trash Complaints Into 4-Month Trash Complaints

Baton Rouge has created a Chief Efficiency Officer role, promising faster service delivery. Leaders...

Baton Rouge Suspect Earns Platinum Status in State’s “Early Release Club”

Louisiana’s justice system is celebrating consistency, granting “Platinum Status” to a Baton Rouge...

City Rolls Out Curfew: Late-Night Taco Bell Runs Now Classified as Felonies

Baton Rouge’s new curfew outlaws late-night Taco Bell cravings, classifying Crunchwrap runs after 10...

BREC Calls $30K in Missing Equipment An Investment in Baton Rouge’s Thriving Pawn Shop Industry

An audit may have flagged $30,000 in missing equipment, but BREC insists the items aren’t lost...

Experts Debate if 19th JDC in Baton Rouge is a Court of Law or the Set of a Sitcom

Baton Rouge’s 19th JDC courthouse is less a temple of justice and more a live sitcom set. With...

Judge Gives Boosie Choice: Two Years in Prison or Move Back to Baton Rouge

A California judge shocked the courtroom by giving rapper Boosie a stark choice: serve two years in...

Sherwood Forest Sidewalk Expansion Increases Stolen Shopping Cart Capacity From 1 to 2 Wide

South Sherwood Forest’s long-awaited upgrades are finally complete, and city officials couldn’t be...

BR Officials to Launch Program Called “Parenting,” Refer to it as Curfew Enforcement

Baton Rouge’s new curfew, dubbed a “groundbreaking parenting program,” has sparked both eye-rolls...

Criminals Refuse to Commit Crimes in East Baton Rouge Until Parish Prison Conditions Improve

East Baton Rouge’s criminal community has declared a boycott of local crime, refusing to risk Parish...

Governor Landry Condemns LSU Twerk Performance After Accidentally Streaming It 47 Times

Governor Jeff Landry slammed LSU’s “degenerate” twerk performance, though insiders say he...

EBR Schools Redefine Truancy as ‘Nontraditional Attendance’ to Boost Graduation Rates

Baton Rouge schools have found a new fix for chronic absences: just rename them. Truancy will now be...

Zachary Man Kills Girlfriend’s Dad at Dad’s Home, Gets Same Sentence as Kid Who Egged a House

A Louisiana man broke into his underage girlfriend’s father’s home, killed the man, and walked away...

LSU Hires Indicted Developer For Arena Project After Struggling To Find One With Felony Warrants

City leaders defend the move as “perfectly on brand” for Louisiana. The arena is set to include a...

OLOL Bids $50M for LSU Arena Naming Rights, Says It’ll Take 12 ER Visits to Recoup

Hospital officials say the $50 million arena deal is a “community investment.” But for patients...

Perkins Overpass Project’s Phase One Includes Removing Everything People Liked About Perkins

Phase One of the Perkins Road Overpass project has begun with a clear mission: remove everything...

BREC Builds Temporary Splash Pad at the Brave Cave; Claims It’s Much Safer Than Howell Park

Despite Brave Cave's dark history, the new splash pad's security measures make it a better option...

BREC Zoo Installs “Caution: Animals May Be Alive” Signs to Prevent Future Lawsuits

After a child was bitten by a zoo bird, BREC defended itself by claiming it couldn’t have predicted...

West Feliciana President Launches Hands-On Leadership Tour, First Stop: Your Face

When a man questioned the ethics of a parish land sale, President Kenny Havard delivered answers in...

BREC Gun-Free Zone Signs to Be Upgraded to All-Caps

BREC officials say they’re upgrading the “Gun-Free Zone” sign to all-caps font hoping the change...

East Baton Rouge Library Staff Must Now Refer to Colleagues Using Preferred Font and Type Size

BATON ROUGE, LA – The East Baton Rouge Parish Library has rolled out a new inclusivity policy...

Police Chiefs Accidentally Attend ‘How to Stay Out of Federal Prison’ Workshop and Immediately Fail

Two Louisiana police chiefs were arrested mid-conference in Baton Rouge after allegedly filing a...

EBR Library Terminates Man Who Refused to Address Colleague as “Dungeon Master of Reference Materials”

A local man was fired from the EBR Library after refusing to address his coworker as “Dungeon Master...

Drivers Say They’ll Stop Crashing in St. George to Protest Privatized Accident Reporting

Several drivers have pledged to no longer crash their vehicles within St. George city limits, citing...

New BREC Leader Says She’s Open to All Ideas Except the Good Ones

BREC’s new superintendent is making the rounds to “listen,” but sources say she’s mostly just...

New 19th JDC Loyalty Program Lets Frequent Defendants Earn Points Toward Next Bond

A new “My19th Rewards” program is letting frequent Baton Rouge defendants earn bond points with...

EMS Ambulance Thief Beats All Previous Response Times—Immediately Hired as Supervisor

EBR EMS just promoted a guy who stole one of their ambulances—because he only hit two cars and got...

LADOTD Launches Study to Investigate Why Previous Studies Haven’t Studied Anything Yet

The LADOTD is now studying the studies about the new Mississippi River bridge—because apparently the...

EBR Declares All City Buildings Condom-Free in Wake of Latest Chauna Banks Scandal

After Councilman Anthony Kenney accused former councilwoman Chauna Banks of planting a condom in his...

State Says it Was Joking When It Told St. George Organizers to Form a City Then Apply for School District

Lawmakers now admit their guidance to St. George to “become a city first” was more of a polite...

BREC Launches Virtual Waterpark Experience to Offset Lifeguard Deficit at Liberty Lagoon

Amid a lifeguard shortage, BREC is rolling out their new "Virtual Swim Experience" at Liberty Lagoon...
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