Already short more than 100 officers, the Baton Rouge Police Department won’t be adding to its ranks any time soon. The ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and emergency response agencies celebrated the opening of a vital new facility that marks a significant milestone for East Baton Rouge ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Baton Rouge has a new athletic training facility. D1 Training opened at 6401 Bluebonnet Blvd. Ste. 505. D1 Training offers online coaching, scholastic training, adult ...

Local youth in Baton Rouge are riding into the holiday season with new bicycles and valuable skills through a community ...

Baton Rouge North Economic Development District put on the classes, which cover topics such as marketing, budgeting, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An open house event is being planned for members of the public to learn more about the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative. The training program is a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An industrial training initiative for north Baton Rouge is creating new opportunities. Two Baton Rouge Community College students took part in the initiative and picked up a ...

A recent Officer.com poll showed that defensive tactics (including baton) was the most neglected area of training in law enforcement. Other training areas listed in the survey were firearms, ...

Before the sun rose Monday morning, 34 Baton Rouge Police recruits stood at attention, lining the hallway of the Training Academy, awaiting their next command. "Face!" barked the Baton Rouge Police ...

Over the past 20 plus years, baton use by law enforcement officers has taken a back seat to other less-lethal tools, such as use of deterrent sprays and electronic control devices. This decline in ...