Baker News

According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department, two people were killed in a shooting that happened Friday afternoon.

Authorities late Friday were searching for a man accused of fatally shooting a woman and another man Friday afternoon in Baker, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested late Wednesday in the Sunday shooting of a teenage girl, a police spokesman said.

Cotessa Solomon, 28, Crowley, affidavit warrant for felony theft Roderick Williams, 45, Baker, felony theft of goods and a bench warrant for failure to appear for theft of goods Vanetta Jackson, 28, Baker, bench warrant for failure to appear for theft Avery Brown, 49, Baker, fugitive through Baton Rouge PD Lemoyne Cobb, 37, Baker, first-offense ... (more)

Engineer Kevin Gravois of PEC, left, and Baker Public Works Director Julie McCulloch update concerned residents aboutA replacing natural gas lines.

A 23-year-old Zachary man was indicted Wednesday in the March 3 shooting death of a former Southern University football player.

The stepfather of murder victim Eric Frick stood in front of state Judge Bill Burris in a Covington courtroom on Wednesday and said, "I miss my son, and my wife does, too.

One person was injured, families are being evacuated and US 190 is shut down at Bueche Road between Port Allen and Erwinville due to a chemical fire.

Baker Police and agents with the Louisiana Alcohol Beverage Control Board arrested a local husband and wife May 18 after it was discovered that they were illegally operating an eating establishment while serving alcoholic beverages, said Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps.

Attending the National Day of Prayer ceremonies in Baker on May 3, from left, were: Roosevelt Bryant, Donald Ruth, Conway Knighten, Miriam McFarland, Charlene Heaton, Ken Ellis, Kenneth Chandler and Baker Mayor Harold Rideau.

Danielle Thomas, 25, Baker, bench warrant for failure to appear for simple battery Roy Hayes, 41, Zachary, bench warrant for failure to appear for speeding and fugitive through Zachary Police Department Michael Rogers, 47, Slaughter, bench warrants for failure to appear for expired motor vehicle inspection , license plate light, no insurance , no ... (more)

Allowing a slice of East Baton Rouge Parish's southeastern section to form its own school district would cripple the public school system financially and possibly lead to new desegregation litigation, opponents of the group said Tuesday night.

Lane Behavioral Health Services officially celebrated the opening of its second location on Thursday, May 10.

A community meeting is planned Wednesday concerning the fourth phase of a natural gas line-replacement program in the city, Mayor Harold Rideau said.

The two men on trial in the death of a Covington city employee were found guilty of second-degree murder Friday by a St.

Ernest Davis, 29, Baker, charged with simple battery Julio Arauz-Chaviez, 32, Jackson, charged with open container Rojel-Requeno Yenni Carolina, 23, Jackson, charged with open container Demarcus Holiday, 27, Zachary, charged with domestic abuse battery Jace Engels, 28, Baker, booked in for domestic abuse battery and three counts of contributing to ... (more)

The Baker City Council announced May 8 that bids will be solicited for new polyethylene natural gas lines to replace old steel ones in the Baker Heights, Leland College and Morvant areas.

A 73-year-old woman sat in the front row of a St. Tammany Parish courtroom Wednesday -- sobbing and moaning as quietly as she could -- as investigators described how a bullet pierced her son's neck, how he fell face-down and his blood ran down the front porch steps.

Joseph Johnson, 33, Baton Rouge, fugitive through EBRSO Elijah Lofton, 26, St. Francisville, booked for possession of marijuana and bugitive through EBR Warren Dixon, 20, Baker, booked for carnal knowledge of a juvenile , bench warrants for failure to appear for possession of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles Jeffrey ... (more)

The City Council announced Tuesday that bids will be sought for new polyethylene natural gas lines to replace old steel piping in the Baker Heights, Leland College and Morvant areas.