BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Emergency crews responded to Louisiana State Police headquarters Sunday morning for a phone call bomb threat. A spokesperson for LSP said multiple law enforcement agencies assisted with the response and conducted a thorough sweep of the compound before clearing it.

Louisiana is forecasted to have extremely cold weather next week with the chances of a winter storm trending upward again. A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for much of southern Louisiana, including the Baton Rouge metro area,

Streets on the running routes will be closed to traffic for the duration of each race, and Baton Rouge police officers will be at the cross streets to stop traffic until the intersection is clear of runners. "We encourage everyone to come out to the course," Wattigny said.

The plane was purchased for $5.5 million, replacing two helicopters that previous governors had used for 20 years.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended a Baton Rouge lawyer who pleaded guilty to possessing child porn. On Jan. 8, the Supreme Court considered a petition filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, that would suspend 69-year-old James Burland from practicing law in Louisiana indefinitely.

Authorities in Louisiana have warned people to prepare for extreme cold in the coming days, and a map by Newsweek shows where the polar vortex sweeping across large parts of the U.S. will hit the state hardest.

Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s second-largest city.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - More than 40 soldiers with the Louisiana Guard aviation unit received the Louisiana National Guard War Cross Medal in recognition of their service during their deployment to Kosovo in support of a NATO-led peacekeeping mission.

Louisiana lawmakers asked every Louisiana public school to submit a report on their spending related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Based on an Illuminator review of their submissions, there has been minimal spending on these programs.

Terryon Thomas, 20, known as “Mr. Prada,” was formally charged with first-degree murder, obstruction of justice, aggravated criminal damage to property and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The social media app, TikTok, is scheduled to be banned on Americans’ phones soon. On Friday, the Supreme Court cleared a law to allow the ban to start Sunday. Local TikTok creator Calli Nguyen said this will impact her livelihood.