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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 Baton Rouge police officer is under investigation by internal affairs after allegedly criticizing a teenage girl who had a frightening encounter with a deranged gunman that shot an officer.

There are no pending murder charges in the death of Nathan Millard, and no suspicions of foul play.

Two pilots with the Baton Rouge Police Department were killed on Sunday morning when a police helicopter crashed near Port Allen.

The man, who was supposed to be assisting the BRPD in narcotics investigations, has been arrested after avoiding contact with authorities.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Baton Rouge late Saturday night.

As the investigation into the murder of LSU student Allie Rice continues, Baton Rouge police say misinformation is hindering their progress.

A teenager was reportedly arrested by Baton Rouge police officers after receiving a tip about someone selling drugs at a gas station along College Drive.

Monday, August 15th was not the first day of school for two Ascension Parish students, but it was memorable.

There are terrible allegations that have been made against a grandmother and mother by officials with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.

An 8-month-old infant was found in an empty field near a church in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.

A 14-year-old girl was arrested on Valentine’s Day for allegedly trying to hire a hitman on a satirical website to kill her ex-boyfriend, according to Baton Rouge Police.

There are new developments regrading the death of a two-year-old child, whose body was found in rural Mississippi, as her mother has been arrested. The child's mother's boyfriend has already been arrested and charged with disposing of the body after it was concluded that the little girl was killed and then hidden.

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

Our media partners at KATC-TV3 are reporting that Baton Rouge Police are looking for a suspect in an attack near the LSU Lakes. According to reports, the man punched the woman and verbally assaulted her.

A Baton Rouge Police officer is on leave after it was found that he posted racist messages online.

Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul fires one of two officers inmvolved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling.

Watch as a Baton Rouge police officer gets into a snowball fight with a few citizens during last weeks winter storm.

'Let me be very clear about...law enforcement. We've heard over the national news that police officers are scared to do their job. That's just not true.' - Lake Charles Police Deputy Chief

The Community Foundation of Acadiana has established the 'In The Line of Duty' fund to help the families of the slain police officers and those who were injured in the attack.