Baker News

Planning and Zoning Commission members asked the mayor and City Council Tuesday to develop a master plan for the city.

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden's decision to push a separate taxing district for his capital improvements plan is the latest sign of the political fragmentation plaguing this parish.

The Baker City Council has authorized its engineering firm, PEC of Baton Rouge, to start developing a $4 million automated water meter project with 5,300 meters.

Livingston Parish Sheriff Willie Graves will be the guest speaker for the annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, set June 26 at the Baker Municipal Center Auditorium, 3325 Groom Road.

Some Louisiana residents may still be trying to catch their breaths after a shocking moment at a convenience store Tuesday morning.

The School Board approved a contract with a private company Tuesday to provide Baker schools with several "highly qualified" teachers.

Police investigating the Tuesday morning shooting death of a Baker man said Thursday they had obtained arrest warrants for two suspects in the slaying.

"Miracle of Missions" Golf Tournament: 6:30 a.m., LSU Golf Course, corner of Burbank and Nicholson.

A 22-year-old Baker man was indicted on murder and weapons charges Wednesday in the shooting death of a Donaldsonville man in June 2008.

Detectives had few clues as they began investigating the shooting death early Tuesday of a Baker man, the first homicide in the city in more than two years, a Police Department spokesman said.

A University professor was arrested last week after she allegedly sent threatening messages to herself, drawing police away from the serial killer investigation.

The Baker school system will have a job fair for prospective teachers from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Baker High School gymnasium, 3200 Groom Road.

A charitable bingo hall in the city can apply for a license to sell alcoholic beverages to patrons who drink on the premises, but state officials are legally bound to deny it, a recent attorney general's opinion says.

Five people were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a string of car burglaries, one of which involved the personal vehicle of a detective with the sheriff's office.

Authorities arrested at least four people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, booking records show.

The City Council voted Tuesday to approve the site plan for a proposed new hotel on La.

The film industry has all but disappeared from North Louisiana, drawn out of state by better incentives.

A man and a woman have been arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from a man in their care.

A 24-year-old teacher has resigned after being accused of molesting a 16-year-old student.

Prosecutors filed felony and misdemeanor charges Wednesday against seven former Southern University marching band members accused of hazing three band members with beatings last fall.