East Baton Rouge Parish

WRKF Report for America corps member Alex Cox sits down with Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III to talk about the November 3 election.

An audit revealed financial flaws in the agency's bookkeeping, as well as two incidents of misappropriation.

The plan to split up the city and parish governments was withdrawn by the sponsor after an extensive debate among the council.

A transformer blew over labor day weekend leaving much of the campus without power

After a tumultuous beginning, Baton Rouge's immigration court is fully open to the public. But conditions elsewhere in the country raise concerns.

After an initial stumble late last year, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system has secured its funding for the next 10 years.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore is suing the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council and Mayor-President Sid Edwards in hopes of getting the $22.6 million he asked for in his 2026 budget proposal.

All East Baton Rouge city-parish employees are set to receive a raise soon, after the Metro Council approved a plan in a 10-1 vote Wednesday.

All officers will receive at least a 15% raise, non-sworn employees will receive a 3.5% raise and the police chief will receive a 5.9% raise. The base pay for a sworn officer would be kicked up from about $41,000 to about $58,000 under this plan.

Baton Rouge Police Department employees could soon get the largest across-the-board pay raises in department history if East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards latest ask of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council is successful.