In a release shared Thursday, Darius Bonton, Norisha Kirts Glover, Michelle Hardy, and Jerrell Thomas were named members of ...

Several members of the Baton Rouge Metro Council are questioning the use of an autopen device in Mayor-President Sid Edwards' ...

The state's goal is to prioritize carbon capture projects and incorporate more local input in the regulatory process.

Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first ...

US oil giant ExxonMobil has returned to Iraq after a two-year absence, reaching an initial agreement on Wednesday that could ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old that happened Saturday night. Police said Micah Booker was shot in the 7800 ...

There are 44 Baton Rouge metro high school football games in Louisiana this weekend, including two games featuring regionally ranked teams. You can follow every game live on our Baton Rouge Metro High ...

Oil giant Exxon Mobil is preparing to cut thousands of jobs worldwide in a corporate reshuffling. A spokesperson for Exxon confirmed to Barron’s on Tuesday that the company plans to cut 2,000 jobs, ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has requested the federal deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to police major cities. The governor cited elevated crime rates and police shortages, though violent ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire that destroyed a vacant building in Baton Rouge on Monday morning, Sept. 22. The fire happened around 6:53 a.m. on ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — ExxonMobil donated $220,000 to a Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) training program. The money will go to the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative ...

PORT OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AtmosClear BR, LLC is pleased to announce that it has selected ExxonMobil to provide CO2 transportation and storage services for its ...