baton rouge police department

Robert Louis Focht, Jr. was involved in an incident in which he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police say they've arrested the man responsible for killing a Jefferson Parish father in a brawl at Fred's in Tigerland.

A Louisiana woman has taken to Facebook in a desperate search for a piece of her late father's legacy—a cherished LSU jacket mistakenly donated to Goodwill.

The investigation comes amid a growing number of disturbing headlines and lawsuits against the department over the treatment of detainees, including strip-searching a grandmother.

A video circulating on social media Sunday has drawn the ire of the public and Baton Rouge's leadership.