Baton Rouge
Serving Baton Rouge, Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish)Vol. 1, No. 4
Public safety
- Sun. 10/25
Weather service renews elevated fire danger statement for Sunday afternoon
A National Weather Service statement covering East Baton Rouge Parish says humidity will drop to 30 to 40 percent Sunday afternoon; outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.
- Thu. 10/22
State adds three mitragynine-related substances to Schedule I by emergency rule
The Louisiana Department of Health placed mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and MGM-16 on the state's most restricted controlled-substance list.
- Thu. 10/22
Two killed in crash on North Foster Drive, Baton Rouge police say
A southbound car crossed lanes and struck a northbound vehicle in the 600 block of North Foster Drive on Oct. 19; the driver and a passenger, both 25, died.