BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — As Tropical Storm Francine moved through Louisiana, some homes and businesses near Baton Rouge were already reporting power outages as the storm moved through the area.

“Next time,” she said Thursday morning, ”I’m not staying.” Baton Rouge was largely spared when Francine blew through Wednesday night, but communities down the Mississippi River ...

Less than 24 hours after Hurricane Francine made landfall Wednesday, Baton Rouge is demobilizing the full efforts of its emergency preparedness team, as the storm appears to have dealt less damage ...

11, but may be subject to change due to Tropical Storm Francine. Check with the organizers for the latest updates before attending. The Louisiana Bourbon Festival returns to Baton Rouge this weekend, ...

The strongest winds and rains are located around Francine's eyewall, which will now run up through the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metros, the National Weather Service said at 6:20 p.m., as the ...

Francine roared ashore around 5 pm near Morgan City as a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds, raking parts of Terrebonne ... to quickly lose steam. Baton Rouge and New Orleans were being ...

East Baton Rouge Parish is under a state of state of emergency Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Francine in Louisiana. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome declared a parish-wide state of ...

A former Baton Rouge teacher launched an online shop in November 2023 and 10 months later she is celebrating the grand opening of her first brick-and-mortar store. Mary Hilse’s Gimme Gimme ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Some school districts have announced they will cancel classes for students on Wednesday, September 11 due to Hurricane Francine making landfall in Baton Rouge and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It was a tear-filled afternoon at the American Legion in Baton Rouge. “It just brings you back to that moment in time, everyone has that where they were or what they ...

Though it is too early to predict the storm’s exact route, Baton Rouge is forecasted to be in the storm’s path. As of Tuesday afternoon, LSU’s Office of Communications and University Relations said in ...