Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge is located along the mighty Mississippi in the in heart of plantation country. Some of the most beautiful plantation homes in the country are within an hour's drive of downtown, and offer tours of the history and culture of the Old South. As Louisiana's state capitol, Baton Rouge has a long tradition of playing host to some of the country's most interesting state politics and charismatic populist politicians; the Long brothers, Huey and Earl, are just one example. The Governor's mansion Huey built that emulates the floor plan of the White House is still on display. Although people always think of New Orleans when it comes to Mardi Gras, Baton Rouge knows how to party too, and holds a lively celebration of its own. And, of course, the food in Baton Rouge is unique Louisiana fare: Cajun and Creole favorites like jambalaya, gumbo, turtle soup, boiled crawfish, muffalettas, boudin and bread pudding.
The body of a man was found washed ashore today near an abandoned dock south of the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino, a Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman said.
The state health department has terminated Medicaid provider agreements with 13 health providers and companies facing indictment on Medicare fraud charges.
Signatures of those opposed to the deepwater drilling moratorium were gathered July 21 during the Rally for Economic Survival at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
One man has been arrested and another man named as a suspect in the Thursday killing of 41-year-old David Young, a spokeswoman with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
JACKSON, Miss. -- BP is giving a Louisiana charity $100 million to hand out to oil rig workers struggling because of the federal moratorium on new deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Friday.
BP announced Friday that it will set up a $100 million charitable fund to support unemployed oil rig workers experiencing economic hardship due to the deepwater drilling moratorium imposed by the Obama administration.
Police say a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled caustic soda on Interstate 10, closing all lanes of the highway between Ramah and U.S. 415 in Port Allen.
BATON ROUGE, La. a ' Oyster fishermen don't know if they'll be paid by BP for the shellfish deaths caused by opening the state's freshwater diversion structures in a bid to flush out oil encroaching on the oyster beds because of the Gulf spill.
Public Service Commission Chairman Lambert Boissiere III is in hot water with the Louisiana Board of Ethics for failure to timely file a required personal financial disclosure report.
